Miskatonic University

Miskatonic University is a fictional university located in the equally fictional Arkham, Massachusetts. It was introduced in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft and continues to figure prominently in Cthulhu Mythos stories written since his death as well as roleplaying games based on the Mythos.

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Fictional university - Arkham - Massachusetts - H. P. Lovecraft - Cthulhu Mythos - Roleplaying games

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The stories describe the library at the University as holding one of the few genuine copies of the Necronomicon. Other occult tomes known to be in it?s library include the Unaussprechlichen Kulten of von Junzt and the fragmentary Book of Eibon. According to the stories, Miskatonic has a medical school, which figures prominently in Lovecraft's novella "Herbert West, Re-Animator".

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University - Necronomicon - Unaussprechlichen Kulten - Book of Eibon - Medical school

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The horror movie Re-Animator, based on a Lovecraft story, took place at Miskatonic University. As a tribute to Lovecraft, Bill Pullman's character in 'Brain Dead' attended the university, as did some characters in the film Dagon. Also, the DC Comics character Zatanna, a female magician, uses the alias "Miss Katonic". John M. Ford's Star Trek novel How Much For Just The Planet? puts "Princess DeeDee the First" into a Miskatonic U. sweatshirt at one point.

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Horror movie - Re-Animator - Tribute - Bill Pullman - Dagon - DC Comics - Zatanna - John M. Ford - Star Trek - DeeDee

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It is speculated that the word "Mis-katonic" is derived from Greek chthonic, since many of Lovecraft's monsters and gods were chthonic.

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