Talk:Shoggoth/@comment-26570826-20191017092816/@comment-27045866-20191018042129

@ Sleepinmonkey

" I didn't think of Attach-Nacha and Night Gaunt as Lovecraft inspired but I do see it "

The Night Gaunt was made by Lovecraft from nightmares he had as a child and are from The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, one of his stories.

Atlach-Nacha was created by Clark Ashton Smith but is generally part of the greater Cthulhu mythos as a great old one.

The Wendigo is also partially based on a great old one called Ithaqua (also not made by Lovecraft but part of the cthulhu mythos) and isn't just pure native amerian lore.

And while Mind Flayers are from DnD, they are obviously based on Cthulhu and his star spawn.