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** The Byakhee they summon originally appeared [[Literature/TheFestival Lovecraft's Festival]].
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A crossover between no less than eight of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu Mythos]] works, both by Lovecraft himself and other authors:
** Professor Henry Armitage and the Whateleys originate from [[Literature/TheDunwichHorror The Dunwich Horror]].
** Herbert West is, of course, the titular character of [[Literature/HerbertWestReanimator Herbert West - Reanimator]].
** Randolph Carter and Harley Warren are both recurring character, first appearing in the short story ''[=The Statement Of Randolph Carter=]''.
** Jill and Asenath's Book of Eibon originated in the works of [[Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith Clark Ashton Smith]].
** The Byakhee they summon originally appeared [[Literature/TheFestival Lovecraft's Festival]].
** Obed Marsh, the Esoteric Order of Dagon, Deep Ones and so forth originate from [[Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth The Shadow Over Innsmouth]].
** The titular Shoggoth first appeared in [[Literature/AtTheMountainsOfMadness At The Mountains Of Madness]].
** And finally, Cthulhu himself made his original appearence in [[Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu Call Of Cthulhu]].
** Professor Henry Armitage and the Whateleys originate from [[Literature/TheDunwichHorror The Dunwich Horror]].
** Herbert West is, of course, the titular character of [[Literature/HerbertWestReanimator Herbert West - Reanimator]].
** Randolph Carter and Harley Warren are both recurring character, first appearing in the short story ''[=The Statement Of Randolph Carter=]''.
** Jill and Asenath's Book of Eibon originated in the works of [[Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith Clark Ashton Smith]].
** The Byakhee they summon originally appeared [[Literature/TheFestival Lovecraft's Festival]].
** Obed Marsh, the Esoteric Order of Dagon, Deep Ones and so forth originate from [[Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth The Shadow Over Innsmouth]].
** The titular Shoggoth first appeared in [[Literature/AtTheMountainsOfMadness At The Mountains Of Madness]].
** And finally, Cthulhu himself made his original appearence in [[Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu Call Of Cthulhu]].
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Except the family is the [[Literature/TheDunwichHorror Armitage]] family, lead by Miskatonic University librarian and show narrator Henry, and they live in [[LovecraftCountry Arkham]]. So, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' with Tentacles.
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Except the family is the [[Literature/TheDunwichHorror Armitage]] family, lead led by Miskatonic University librarian and show narrator Henry, and they live in [[LovecraftCountry Arkham]]. So, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' with Tentacles.
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* TriangRelations: Prudence's situation is a Type 4- Wilbur Whateley wants to marry Prudence, who's already in a loving relationship with Herbert West.
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* TheScottishTrope: Do not speak the name of the play's creator, or perform it for profit- [[YouWannaGetSued you'll get sued]].
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* BitingTheHandHumor: Considering Lovecraft himself was notoriously antisemitic, it's hard not to read a little bit of vengeance in putting his cast of New England Puritan descendants in a riff on a very Jewish work, singing to the same klezmer melodies as the residents of Anatevka.
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Herbert West again. The original stories give him no interest in romance at all (save the occasional fleeting moment of HomoeroticSubtext between him and his unnamed assistant, and even that seemed mainly on the assistant's side). The [[Film/ReAnimator film adaptations]] amplified this by making him possibly even more asexual and regularly scornful of his roommate Dan's relationships. But in this musical, he's head over heels in love with Prudence Armitage, to the point of declaring his love for her his other great purpose in life.
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Except the family is the [[Literature/TheDunwichHorror Armitage]] family, lead by Miskatonic University librarian and show narrator Henry, and they live in [[LovecraftCountry Arkham]]. So, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' with Tentacles.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Herbert West, the crazed and frankly rather dangerous MadScientist from the original stories, is here shown (despite his ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder) as Prudence's true love and [[spoiler:the only hope the people of Arkham have in the end against the [[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]] ]]. He even manages to convince Armitage to let them marry, even though Armitage cheerfully admits that "young West should face a firing squad".
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavinia Whateley is entirely for the idea of her sons ending the world and using Prudence's uterus as a means to do so. In the original story, she was herself the victim of such a plot by her father, and was killed by Wilbur for regretting her involvement. Perhaps justified by the fact that she never actually shows up and is only described in an invented dream Armitage uses to convince his wife to allow Prudence to marry Herbert West instead.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavinia Whateley is entirely for the idea of her sons ending the world and using Prudence's uterus as a means to do so. In the original story, she was herself the victim of such a plot by her father, and was killed by Wilbur for regretting her involvement. Perhaps justified by the fact that she never actually shows up and is only described in an invented dream Armitage uses to convince his wife to allow Prudence to marry Herbert West instead.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Herbert West, the crazed amoral and frankly rather dangerous callous MadScientist from the original stories, is here shown (despite his ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder) as Prudence's true love and [[spoiler:the only hope the people of Arkham have in the end against the [[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]] ]]. He even manages to convince Armitage to let them marry, even though Armitage cheerfully admits that "young West should face a firing squad".
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavinia Whateley is entirely for the idea of her sons ending the world and using Prudence's uterus as a means to do so. In the original story, she was herself the victim of such a plot by her father, and was killed by Wilbur for regretting her involvement. Perhaps justified by the fact that she never actually shows up and is only described in an invented dream Armitage uses to convince his wife to allow Prudence to marry Herbert Westinstead.instead (filling the role of the original's Fruma-Sarah).
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavinia Whateley is entirely for the idea of her sons ending the world and using Prudence's uterus as a means to do so. In the original story, she was herself the victim of such a plot by her father, and was killed by Wilbur for regretting her involvement. Perhaps justified by the fact that she never actually shows up and is only described in an invented dream Armitage uses to convince his wife to allow Prudence to marry Herbert West
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* NightmareFetishist: All of Armitage's daughters, apparently. Alternately, they're really, really desperate.
** Prudence actually just seems to see a highly practical application for her beloved Herbert's re-animation serum, and is more or less oblivious to the nastier aspects. He's also, at the very least, handsome and gainfully employed.
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* NightmareFetishist: All of Armitage's daughters, apparently. Alternately, they're really, really desperate.
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** Prudence actually
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->''"How does it sit on such a pointy roof? I can tell you in one word: TENTACLES!"''
-->--'''Professor Armitage'''
''A Shoggoth on the Roof'' is a parody of ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof''. It involves a family with three eligible daughters, and the family dealing with each daughter's suitor. So, much like ''Fiddler''.
Except the family is the Armitage family, and they live in Arkham. So, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' with Tentacles.
The plot was written several years ago by Him Who (For Legal Reasons) Must Not Be Named, and polished up and printed by the Creator/HPLovecraftHistoricalSociety. The music is identical, which has led to the owners of ''Fiddler'' suing every single for-profit production; many free productions have been struck by mysterious mishaps. The only three productions that have been performed, albeit in an edited form, are a Swedish version done at Miskatonicon, a minimalistic English version with an edited score done for the Irish gaming con Leprecon and another Swedish version done at Gothenburg Concert Hall.
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!!This play shares the basic frame of its plot with ''Fiddler on the Roof'', so they share many tropes. However, those unique to this play, or belonging to both but twisted, are as follows:
* AdaptationalHeroism: Herbert West, the crazed and frankly rather dangerous MadScientist from the original stories, is here shown (despite his ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder) as Prudence's true love and [[spoiler:the only hope the people of Arkham have in the end against the [[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]] ]]. He even manages to convince Armitage to let them marry, even though Armitage cheerfully admits that "young West should face a firing squad".
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavinia Whateley is entirely for the idea of her sons ending the world and using Prudence's uterus as a means to do so. In the original story, she was herself the victim of such a plot by her father, and was killed by Wilbur for regretting her involvement. Perhaps justified by the fact that she never actually shows up and is only described in an invented dream Armitage uses to convince his wife to allow Prudence to marry Herbert West instead.
* AffectionateParody: The plot of ''Fiddler'' is wonderfully twisted by the Mythos.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Just how bitter is Wilbur Whateley at seeing the lovely Prudence become Mrs. Herbert West? Bitter enough to [[DisproportionateRetribution call down Cthulhu on her wedding day!]]
* DownerEnding: As with Fiddler, "The only positive thing you can take out of that ending is that they didn't die." Well, at the very least, [[spoiler:they don't stay dead for long thanks for Dr. West's reanimation serum, and Jill's probably off in the sea growing gills at the time of the attack.]]
* EldritchAbomination
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Asenath's beloved is merely referred to as the Head Cultist.
* FishPeople: The Deep Ones [[spoiler:and eventually Jill and Old Man Marsh]].
* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: How Wilbur Whateley happened in the first place. [[spoiler:And what Jill is willing to do for Old Man Marsh.]]
* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Wilbur Whateley again.
* IHaveNoDaughter: Armitage disowns Asenath after her betrothal to the Head Cultist.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Obed Marsh wishes he were a Deep One.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Asenath feels this way toward the Head Cultist.
* LyricalDissonance: Pretty much everything, by the nature of the play. "Do You Fear Me?" deserves special mention, however, for having the tone of a soft love song (since the original song was one), despite being about the terror inspired by the rising of Cthulhu.
* MayDecemberRomance: Teenaged Jill falls for ninetysomething Obed Marsh. [[spoiler:Though the fact that she's willing to become a Deep One for him means they'll both be immortal. Awww?]]
* NightmareFetishist: All of Armitage's daughters, apparently. Alternately, they're really, really desperate.
** Prudence actually just seems to see a highly practical application for her beloved Herbert's re-animation serum, and is more or less oblivious to the nastier aspects. He's also, at the very least, handsome and gainfully employed.
* OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope: Lyrics by: HE WHO (For Legal Reason) MUST NOT BE NAMED.
* RecurringExtra: Randolph Carter and Harley Warren's ghoul-fighting plot has nothing to do with what anyone else is up to and only intersects with the main story when Carter mentions the power of dreams to Armitage, which inspires Armitage to claim a dream told him to allow Prudence to marry Herbert.
* RecycledINSPACE: ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in LovecraftCountry.
* TriangRelations: Prudence's situation is a Type 4- Wilbur Whateley wants to marry Prudence, who's already in a loving relationship with Herbert West.
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-->--'''Professor Armitage'''
''A Shoggoth on the Roof'' is a parody of ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof''. It involves a family with three eligible daughters, and the family dealing with each daughter's suitor. So, much like ''Fiddler''.
Except the family is the Armitage family, and they live in Arkham. So, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' with Tentacles.
The plot was written several years ago by Him Who (For Legal Reasons) Must Not Be Named, and polished up and printed by the Creator/HPLovecraftHistoricalSociety. The music is identical, which has led to the owners of ''Fiddler'' suing every single for-profit production; many free productions have been struck by mysterious mishaps. The only three productions that have been performed, albeit in an edited form, are a Swedish version done at Miskatonicon, a minimalistic English version with an edited score done for the Irish gaming con Leprecon and another Swedish version done at Gothenburg Concert Hall.
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!!This play shares the basic frame of its plot with ''Fiddler on the Roof'', so they share many tropes. However, those unique to this play, or belonging to both but twisted, are as follows:
* AdaptationalHeroism: Herbert West, the crazed and frankly rather dangerous MadScientist from the original stories, is here shown (despite his ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder) as Prudence's true love and [[spoiler:the only hope the people of Arkham have in the end against the [[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]] ]]. He even manages to convince Armitage to let them marry, even though Armitage cheerfully admits that "young West should face a firing squad".
* AdaptationalVillainy: Lavinia Whateley is entirely for the idea of her sons ending the world and using Prudence's uterus as a means to do so. In the original story, she was herself the victim of such a plot by her father, and was killed by Wilbur for regretting her involvement. Perhaps justified by the fact that she never actually shows up and is only described in an invented dream Armitage uses to convince his wife to allow Prudence to marry Herbert West instead.
* AffectionateParody: The plot of ''Fiddler'' is wonderfully twisted by the Mythos.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Just how bitter is Wilbur Whateley at seeing the lovely Prudence become Mrs. Herbert West? Bitter enough to [[DisproportionateRetribution call down Cthulhu on her wedding day!]]
* DownerEnding: As with Fiddler, "The only positive thing you can take out of that ending is that they didn't die." Well, at the very least, [[spoiler:they don't stay dead for long thanks for Dr. West's reanimation serum, and Jill's probably off in the sea growing gills at the time of the attack.]]
* EldritchAbomination
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Asenath's beloved is merely referred to as the Head Cultist.
* FishPeople: The Deep Ones [[spoiler:and eventually Jill and Old Man Marsh]].
* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: How Wilbur Whateley happened in the first place. [[spoiler:And what Jill is willing to do for Old Man Marsh.]]
* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Wilbur Whateley again.
* IHaveNoDaughter: Armitage disowns Asenath after her betrothal to the Head Cultist.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Obed Marsh wishes he were a Deep One.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Asenath feels this way toward the Head Cultist.
* LyricalDissonance: Pretty much everything, by the nature of the play. "Do You Fear Me?" deserves special mention, however, for having the tone of a soft love song (since the original song was one), despite being about the terror inspired by the rising of Cthulhu.
* MayDecemberRomance: Teenaged Jill falls for ninetysomething Obed Marsh. [[spoiler:Though the fact that she's willing to become a Deep One for him means they'll both be immortal. Awww?]]
* NightmareFetishist: All of Armitage's daughters, apparently. Alternately, they're really, really desperate.
** Prudence actually just seems to see a highly practical application for her beloved Herbert's re-animation serum, and is more or less oblivious to the nastier aspects. He's also, at the very least, handsome and gainfully employed.
* OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope: Lyrics by: HE WHO (For Legal Reason) MUST NOT BE NAMED.
* RecurringExtra: Randolph Carter and Harley Warren's ghoul-fighting plot has nothing to do with what anyone else is up to and only intersects with the main story when Carter mentions the power of dreams to Armitage, which inspires Armitage to claim a dream told him to allow Prudence to marry Herbert.
* RecycledINSPACE: ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in LovecraftCountry.
* TriangRelations: Prudence's situation is a Type 4- Wilbur Whateley wants to marry Prudence, who's already in a loving relationship with Herbert West.
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