' s ▁play ▁The ▁Lost ▁Col ony ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁production ▁today . ▁ ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁attended ▁the ▁play ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 — V ir gin ia ▁D are ' s ▁ 3 5 0 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Bere ft ▁of ▁its ▁full ▁context , ▁the ▁colon ists ' ▁sparse ▁message ▁of ▁" C RO AT O AN " ▁has ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁par an ormal ▁quality ▁in ▁Har lan ▁Ell ison ' s ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁short ▁story ▁" C ro ato an ", ▁Stephen ▁King ' s ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁television ▁min is eries ▁Storm ▁of ▁the ▁Century , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁television ▁series ▁Super natural . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁graph ic ▁novel ▁Bat man - S pa wn : ▁War ▁Dev il ▁states ▁that ▁" C ro ato an " ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁powerful ▁demon ▁who , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁attempts ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁Goth am ▁City ▁to ▁Sat an . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁novel ▁The ▁Last ▁American ▁V amp ire , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁are ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁a ▁v amp ire ▁named ▁Crow ley ; ▁the ▁ins cription ▁" C RO " ▁was ▁thus ▁an ▁incomplete ▁attempt ▁to ▁imp licate ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Hor ror