Editing Cthulhu Mythos (section)

== Fictional cults ==
A number of fictional [[Cult (religious practice)|cults]] dedicated to "malevolent supernatural entities" appear in the Cthulhu Mythos, the loosely connected series of horror stories written by Lovecraft and other writers inspired by his creations.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Zeller |first=Benjamin E. |date=2019-12-30 |title=Altar Call of Cthulhu: Religion and Millennialism in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos  |journal=[[Religions (journal)|Religions]] |volume=11 |issue=1 |page=18 |article-number=18 |doi=10.3390/rel11010018 |doi-access=free }}</ref> These fictional cults have in some ways taken on a life of their own beyond the pages of Lovecraft's works. According to author John Engle, "The very real world of esoteric magical and occult practices has adopted Lovecraft and his works into its canon, which have informed the ritual practices, or even formed the bedrock, of certain cabals and magical circles".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Engle |first=John |date=October 15, 2014 |title=Cults of Lovecraft: The Impact of H.P. Lovecraft's Fiction on Contemporary Occult Practices |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26815942 |journal=Mythlore |volume=33 |issue=125 |pages=85–98 |jstor=26815942 }}</ref>