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This subject contains information from the Expanded Cthulhu Mythos, and not based on H.P. Lovecraft's works directly. Carl Sanford is a character who features in Fantasy Flight Games' Arkham Horror Files range of Cthulhu Mythos-related content.

Description[]

The High Priest of Arkham's Silver Twilight Lodge, Sanford is a tall, slim man with an air of breeding about him. An antiquarian by trade, he holds a degree of influence in nearly every organisation in the city. Despite his standing in the community, there are many who fear the man, and rumours abound regarding the unwholesome deeds perpetrated in both his name and that of the Lodge.

Feeders from Within (EXP)[]

During the events of the novel, Sanford inducted Phillip Avery into the Lodge as a way to gain the services of the Mi-Go known as Mr. Stone and his Byakhee servants.

Behind the Mythos[]

Carl Sanford's name is a nod to games designer Sandy Petersen, whose full name is Carl Sanford Joslyn Petersen, the man behind the original Call of Cthulhu role-playing game.