Campus Life

If our students seem like zombies after their frequent all-night study sessions, fear not: some of them actually are undead. Miskatonic students are known not only for their disturbingly dedicated work ethic, but also for their eclectic variety of extracurricular pastimes and pursuits. 

The city of Arkham has much to offer in terms of nightlife and entertainment, as well as a richly haunted history and an ever-decreasing variety of shops and restaurants. Whether it is hunting for ghosts in the halls of long-abandoned gothic mansions, casually strolling through ghoul-infested subterranean ruins near campus, scouring the shelves of our town’s famous old bookshops for forgotten grimoires, or even deep sea diving near Innsmouth Reef at midnight, the Miskatonic community has something for everyone, both the living and the once deceased.

Popular Attractions

  • Arkham Boardwalk
  • Gilman House & Old Eel Restaurant
  • Miskatonic River Bridge
  • Pickman’s Art Gallery
  • Innsmouth Aquarium
  • Miskatonic Center for the Performing Arts
  • Arkham Theater
  • Dunwich Mills
  • Whateley Farmstead
  • Lovecraft’s Lighthouse
  • Miskatonic Gardens
  • Arkham Unnatural History Museum

Student Organizations

  • Future Paranormal Investigators of America
  • Miskatonic Times Student Newspaper
  • Dagon Literary Journal
  • Maritime Expedition Association
  • Deep Sea Diving Team
  • Amateur Radio Technician Society
  • Arkham Automotive Association
  • Mock Witch Trial Team
  • New England Folklore Society
  • Nautical Archeology Association
  • Miskatonic Finance Club
  • Arkham Antiquarian Association
  • NecronomECON (Economics Association)

Important Notice

ATTENTION STUDENTS: Please exercise caution when walking through Miskatonic after dark. Recent paranormal sightings around campus include: eldritch horrors, Deep Ones, Mi-Go, Wendigos, Nightgaunts, Wandering Triffids, unnameable abominations, and other blasphemous, indescribable terrors.

NOTE: The Administration, Faculty, and Staff of Miskatonic University is in no way responsible or liable for any fright, shock, emotional distress, or insanity which may result from wandering around too long on dark, possibly haunted grounds.

Club Spotlight

Arts & Crafts Club

Sculpt your favorite eldritch horror

Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, Azathoth, The King in Yellow, Deep Ones, Nightgaunts, Mi-Go, Shoggoths... so many to choose from!

Illustrate Your Most vivid Nightmares

Member illustrations are often entered in the annual university art contest. Winning entries are displayed in Carter Memorial Hall.

Paint new england's haunted landscapes

Inspiration is all around the Miskatonic campus: abandoned manors, decaying lighthouses, desolate reefs, dark forests, murky swamps, etc.

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