The Shrieking Madness

"The Shrieking Madness" is an episode of the animated children’s show Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. It is heavily inspired by H. P. Lovecraft and "The Call of Cthulhu" in particular.
==Synopsis==
The Mystery Incorporated gang investigate attacks made by a fictional monster named Char Gar Gothakon, the creation of one H. P. Hatecraft. They uncover a crazed superfan who is dressing up as one of his favorite characters to exact revenge on those who have been in any way critical of his idol.
==Characters==
*Mystery Incorporated: Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, a gang of crime-solving teens and their talking dog.
*H. P. Hatecraft, a hack author pretending to be writing stories based on ancient texts to increase his sales.
*Howard E. Roberts/Char Gar Gothakon, a fan who will go to any lengths to protect what he sees as Hatecraft's professional integrity.
==Trivia==
*The character of H. P. Hatecraft was voiced by B-movie legend Jeffrey Combs, who has starred in several adaptations of Loveecraft's work, and even starred as a fictionalised version of the man himself in the 1993 film Necronomicon: Book of the Dead
*The episode features many nods to both Lovecraft's real life and the Cthulhu Mythos, including:
**H. P. Hatecraft, clearly a parody of Lovecraft himself, both in name and character design.
**Howard E. Roberts, the villain whose name is a play on that of one of Lovecraft’s closest friends, Robert E. Howard.
** Char Gar Gothakon, Hatecraft's creation which bears more than a passing resemblance to Cthulhu.
==Gallery==
Char Gar Gothakon.webp|The Char Gar Gothakon disguise
Category:Mythos-Inspired Film & Television Works