#skekok the scrollkeeper

Images submitted by @stinging-metal, after their visit to the The Museum of Pop Culture.

The plaque by SkekOk reads; "THE DANGER OF REWRITNG HISTORY: SkekOk, voiced by Neil Sterenberg in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), is the most dangerous of the Skeksis, the maleficent, self-proclaimed rulers of the land of Thra. Officially known as the Scroll Keeper, SkekOk rewrites history and official records to suit the narrative of the Skeksis' reign, pushing their politicial agenda. Drunk off the essence elixirs, the SkekOk and his fellow Skeksis are gluttons for parties and snacks. In conceptualizing the Skeksis, Jim henson was inspired by Jacobean-era costumes, characters from Charles Dickens' novels, and illustrations from Lewis Carroll."

I’ve finally been catching up on the masterpiece that is For Unity by @babycharmander​ and @jaywings​! it’s absolutely heartbreaking, horrifying and hilarious all at the same time, so. as you can see I’ve been focusing on the latter to cope 

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Thra-Athon Fan Fiction Contest

We would love for you to write an original Dark Crystal fan fiction or poem. What would a holiday celebration be like on Thra, in the life of a Gelfling, a Podling, or even the Mystics & Skeksis ? 3 winners will be featured in narrated videos and 1 lucky winner will have their entry illustrated by Eliane Torralba ( @feusus , the one who did that SkekOk above !) 

You must be 16 or over to enter.

The theme for this year’s Fan Fiction & Poetry Contest is to create your own Thra-themed holiday and tell us about it. This can be done in prose or poetry, from a character’s point of view or your own.

You must submit your entry to [email protected] by Sunday, November 22nd.

In the email SUBJECT, please put Thra-athon Fan Fiction (or Poem) Entry and then your name (e.g ‘Thra-athon Fan Fiction Entry Joe Bloggs’).

In the email you must include your full name, address, and a social media handle (if you have one and are happy to be tagged).

Word count must be a minimum of 350 words and a maximum of 500 words.

We would ask that you keep the content family friendly i.e. no swear words, sexual references, or nudity.

Limit one entry per person.

Entries must be in English.

Entries must be the work of the entrant and must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.

Copyright of original content remains with the author. Trademarked characters are the property of The Jim Henson Company. This event and this contest are hosted by fans and for fans. It is not endorsed or run by The Jim Henson Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.

Entries cannot be returned.

The results of the competition will be announced on the Thra-athon social media event page and The Great Con-Junction social media pages.

Entries should be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx) or PDF (.pdf).