Batman: The Animated Series 
The Demon Within
Story by: Rusti Bjornhöel  Written by: Stan Berkowitz 

    Well folks, once again we provide screenshots and soundbites for yet another Lovecraft-influenced cartoon episode.  First it was Ghostbusters, then ThunderCats...now Batman.  One of the Blackgoat's faithful servants was kind enough to help me track down this episode.  The plot deals with Clarion, a young warlock, who gets ahold of an old branding iron originally owned by Morgan Le Fay.  The second screenshot is of Jason Blood (shaking hands with Bruce Wayne), a paranormalist, who holds a dark secret.  His life force is fused with the Demon Etrigan, and although he has always fought on the side of good, Batman only looks to him for help when there is no other choice. His near mastery of the occult makes him a formidible ally, but yet a great danger at the same time. Clarion manages to summon forth the demon Etrigan from Jason Blood and uses him to reek havoc across Gotham City.  It's up to Batman to snatch the branding iron and break the spell, returning the demon to Blood's control.
    Some of the Lovecraft name dropping in this episode is a few spell chants that mention Azathoth and Jason Blood casting the spell Klark Askhton Tsathoggua!  And later we hear mentioning of Yohvombis Nyartep.  Interesting mix of names.

  batman1.wav  Clarion invokes a spell with Azathoth's name. 

  batman2.wav  Jason Blood counters Clarion's spell with an interesting one of his own. 

  batman3.wav  Did I hear a Yoh Vombis in there somewhere?