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Miskatonic University

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Miskatonic University Archives (1921)

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Blackwood Artists: It's If Mulder & Scully Went To Miskatonic University | SDCC 2018 | SYFY WIRE

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Miskatonic University The Restricted Collections on Kickstarter

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The Hurst Gallery at the Miskatonic University

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Cultists of Cthulhu: Miskatonic University

Miskatonic University is a fictional university located in Arkham, a fictional town in Essex County, Massachusetts. It is named after the Miskatonic River. After first appearing in H. P. Lovecraft's 1922 story "Herbert West–Reanimator", the school appeared in numerous Cthulhu Mythos stories by Lovecraft and other writers. The story "The Dunwich Horror" implies that Miskatonic University is a highly prestigious university, on par with Harvard University, and that Harvard and Miskatonic are the two most popular schools for the children of the Massachusetts “Old Gentry”. The university also appears in role-playing games and board games based on the mythos.
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