Thursday, July 25, 2019

ELDRITCH EXCAVATIONS: WEIRD ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE MYTHOS WRITERS

Jeffrey Shanks will be giving a presentation on the Howard House Archaeology project at NecronomiCon Providence in August as part of the Eldritch Archaeology panel.
Rusty Burke is moderating.

ELDRITCH EXCAVATIONS: WEIRD ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE MYTHOS WRITERS – Bristol-Kent Room, Omni 3rdFloor

Ancient artifacts, cyclopean ruins, and forgotten pre-human civilizations are themes that permeate the works of writers like Lovecraft, Howard, Smith and others. Join our panelists as they delve into archaeological tropes in weird fiction, including a presentation on the recent real-life National Park Service excavations at the Robert E. Howard House in Cross Plains, Texas.

Panelists: Rusty Burke (M), John Carlson, Edward Guimont, Jeff Shanks, Peter Cannon



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