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Connolly on H. P. Lovecraft - 'Crypt of the Mind'
Tom Connolly of Suffolk University will speak on H. P. Lovecraft and his nightmare vision of Marblehead. This free talk is open to all.
On Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30 pm Tom Connolly, English Professor at Suffolk University, will speak on H. P. Lovecraft, St. Michael’s and a nightmare vision of Marblehead. All are welcome. The talk is free and will be held at St. Michael’s Parish Hall, 26 Pleasant St, Marblehead.
Connolly’s expertise includes American literature, drama and theatre and he is a popular commentator on WGBH radio and TV. His presentation will take up Lovecraft’s obsession with Marblehead and St. Michael’s, their importance to his macabre and influential writings, and controversies about fact and fantasy in Lovecraft’s literary landscapes.
Shown here is a photo of H. P. Lovecraft from about 1915, from Wikimedia Commons.
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St. Michael’s is celebrating its 300th anniversary with a series of lectures, organ recitals and special services. For more information see www.stmichaels1714.org.
