The Case of Charles Dexter Ward graphically depicts the nature of supernatural evil. This aspect of the novel makes it too frightful for children, although Lovecraft's depictions would probably not disturb a young adult for more than a moment. On the other hand, Lovecraft's monsters in his Cthulhu Mythos would appear to fall outside of the Judaic-Christian tradition. A close examination of the ethical views in the novel, however, show it to be part of the Faustian tradition and well within the Judaic-Christian framework. Evil is plainly unattractive in the novel, and the practitioners of evil suffer for their bad deeds. Good is very clearly on the side of ethical behavior. The notion that those without good sense and a sound understanding of ethics are easy prey for evil is a point well worth making.