One of the particularly fun easter eggs is the Lovecraftian stuff.
A lot has happened in the Fallout universe.
Here’s a guide to help you understand the important events of Fallout’s extensive timeline.
Its not exactly heaving at the sides with H.P.
themed things, but there are a few little tidbits here and there if you know where to look.
Or just happen to accidentally stumble upon it.
Lovecraft reference in the Fallout games so far.
Why Are There Lovecraft References In The Fallout Games?
The reason the devs putLovecraft references in the Fallout gamesis pretty simple, because they can.
So it fits perfectly.
Bethesda putShadow Over Hackdrift in Oblivion, a reference to The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
And also developed Call of Cthulhu.
How Many Lovecraft References Are There?
Overall theres quite a lot of references to good old H.P.
Heres what you might look forward to if you go out hunting for some interdimensional horror.
Though they did have theoccasional ghostand lots of body horror.
The Dunwich Building
First things first, if you bring up H.P.
Lovecraft in Fallout 3, everyone always points with a trembling finger tothe Dunwhich Building.
Dont worry, well get to The Dunwhich Borers Company.
Theypop-up againin Fallout 4.
Along with sounds of the inhabitants becoming Feral Ghouls as the background radiation mutated them.
The Wasteland Is More Real Than We Thought.
Its already quite unsettling, butthe true terror lies below.
Underneath the building isa cavern with a strange obeliskthats covered in vines and is extremely irradiated.
If the game volume is high enough a strange voicepraising a deity known as Ug-Qaualtothcan be heard.
A creature that will be referenced once again later in the Point Lookout DLC and other future Fallout games.
Cults, mutants and worse were out there, and it was a spooky time for all.
The main Lovecraftian hook in the DLC that were looking into though isBlackhall and the Krivbeknih.
Their book, the Krivbeknih, was said to be ahighly occult and powerful tome.
An evil book said toalter one’s sanityshould they read from, or have it in their possession.
Its a prominent tome of unspeakable horror and power in the Lovecraft universe.
Uq-Qaultoth also makes another appearance intheFallout 4 tabletop game bookWinter of Atom.
The Necronomicon also is themagical evil book antagonist of the Evil Dead movies.
If youre looking for more Lovecraft, heres what you could find in Fallout 4.
Its exterior has Raiders, but the interior is where things start to get weird.
There are plenty of mechanical humans in the Fallout 4 wasteland.
The dagger is called Kremvhs Tooth, and it comes with a mod calledSacrificial Knifethat inflicts poison and bleed.
An entity thatrewards forbidden eldritch knowledgeto those that hey it.
Perhaps thats all the worshippers could recover before they became Feral Ghouls.
Pickmans Gallery
Next up we have Pickmans Gallery.
Its a lovelyserial killer themed questinvolving an artist thats plagued by an otherworldly entity.
Found north of Goodneighbor, theres a seemingly unspecial building that houses a horrible secret.
Cabot House
Settle in, because this ones a little long.
Jack tasks you withretrieving more of the substance, whilst Lorenzo is trapped under Parsons State Asylum.
Forever guarded by mercenaries whilst Jack works on a cure.
Which is true asLorenzo badly wants revengeon his kin.
’s short story Out Of The Aeons.
Plus, the quest itself is interesting and has multiple ways to play out.
Some fans theorise that the Children of Atom (COA) are a reference to Lovecraft as well.
OrThe Fogas its more commonly known by the fishing communities struggling to survive on the isle.
So it was alreadyoozing Lovecraftian eldritch terrorright out of the gate.
But it doesnt stop there, because this reference is a little layered.
However,King himself cites H.P.
Lovecraft as his main source of creativityfor his books.
So we can safely gesture to the whole of Far Harbor and say that itsH.P.
Lovecraft approvedand a big old reference in itself.
Fallout 76
Last in our list is Fallout 76.
At first it wasthought by many that there weren’t any Lovecraftian referencesto dig up in this game.
Heres where you should go hunting.
Its similar to the Dunwhich Borers situation, but instead of miners itsa splinter group of the Mothman Cult.
The other Mothman splinter faction would become The Enlightened.
A group that wouldvisit Appalachia seasonallyas part of an ingame yearly event.
Fun fact, its alsothe same one found within the Dunwhich Borershidden temple.
Either its the same head, or another one is unsure.
Its often an entity, orrepresentative and harbinger of the old godsthat lay just beyond the veil.
you might find romance even in a wasteland.
