Rats of NIMH
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| Name: | Rats of NIMH |
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| Creator: | Robert C. O'Brien and Jane Leslie Conly (father and daughter) |
| Date(s): | December 22, 1998 |
| Medium: | Books, Animated Films |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | at Wikipedia (series) at Wikipedia (second book) at Wikipedia (third book) at Wikipedia (1982 film) at IMDb (1998 film) at Wikipedia (1998 film) |
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Rats of NIMH is a trilogy of children's novels published between 1971 and 1990 about a society of intelligent rats who had been subjects of scientific experiments. A popular animated adaptation, The Secret of NIMH, was directed by Don Bluth in 1982, later followed by a direct-to-video sequel in 1998.
Canon
Books:
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971), by Robert C. O'Brien
- Racso and the Rats of NIMH (1986), by Jane Leslie Conly
- R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (1990), by Jane Leslie Conly
Animated Films:
- The Secret of NIMH (1982)
- The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)
Fandom
NIMH is a relatively small fandom, but for many years had several archives of fanfics and fanart. Paul S. Gibbs, who was been a NIMH fan for 17-plus-years, commented:
One of my other major areas of interest is Don Bluth's magnificent 1982 film, "The Secret of NIMH." Many people, including myself, regard this movie to be Bluth's masterpiece; nothing he has done since has come close. In particular, the film has a complex storyline and a rather dark and somber tone, very different from the usual run of Disneyfied "musical comedy" cartoons. I was quite surprised, some months back, to discover that the Internet is home to quite a community of NIMH-fans. One of them, [...] has also been kind enough to post some of it on her new site, along with her own works and that of several others--hopefully more to come.– Paul S. Gibbs about Robin's Fanfic Archive
Multiplayer RPG
From 1998 to approximately 2016, ran by fans a multiplayer role-playing game text-based and set in the universe of the first animated film, The Secret of NIMH, called NIMHmuck. With Simon Tesla as the last head admin, but after due to technical and time constraints, as well as a diminishing presence, the MUCK server was shut down, with the intention of replacing it with a Discord server, however this move didn't end up working out in practice.[note 1]
While it was running it was a hub for collaborative storytelling in the NIMH universe with a setting inspired by Paul S. Gibbs Rats of Thorn Valley fanfic, encompassing such themes as life in Thorn Valley after the move, the fate of the lost mice at NIMH, and the reactions of the creatures inhabiting the valley to the presense of the Rats.[3]
NIMHcon 2000
Held in Atlanta, Georgia, the convention of 2000 and eight people were in attendance.
The t-shirts were made by Gregg in partnership with Simon who also designed the convention logo:
Example Fanworks
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Archives, Communities & Resources
Fansites
For more NIMH-fans sites see: List of NIMH Sites.
- NIMHmuck, a multiuser text-based role-playing game (discontinued)
- Maximum NIMH - Badbird's Secret of NIMH Site
Archives
- Robin's Fanfic Archive, a Secret of NIMH online fic archive
- Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Robert C. O'Brien tag at AO3
- The Secret of NIMH (1982) tag at AO3
- Secret of NIMH tag at FFN
Notes & References
Notes
References
- ^ "Thorn Valley - Simon's Secret of NIMH Site". 2005-08-06. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01.
- ^ "NIMHmuck". 2022-04-12. Archived from the original on 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - Thorn Valley - Simon's Secret of NIMH si…". 2022-04-12. Archived from the original on 2024-02-15.