Lovecraft, Massachusetts is a town in Massachusetts where most of the series takes place.
The city is based on Nahant, Massachusetts, and the Drowning Cave is based on the local Swallow Cave.
The Netflix adaption changes the name of the town to Matheson.
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- The town shares its name with H.P. Lovecraft, a gothic horror novelist renowned for his work in The Cthulhu Mythos and eldritch lore.
- Lovecraft, Massachusetts is referenced in Joe Hill's horror novel NOS4A2 and its AMC TV series adaptation. In the series, the dimension where Charles Manx's Christmasland is located is called "The United Inscapes of America". On its map, there is a town in the Inscape of Massachusetts called "Lovecraft Keyhole" which shows a giant keyhole. It is unclear if this indicates a connection to the Lovecraft, Massachusetts in Locke & Key or is simply an allusion.
Map of the United Inscapes of America as it appears in the novel. It shows a giant keyhole labeled "Lovecraft Keyhole".
Map of the United Insapes of America as it appears in the AMC TV series. Showing the wave point called "Lovecraft Keyhole".