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The Shadow over Innsmouth
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
The Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft, written in NovemberDecember 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization. It references several shared elements of the Mythos, including place-names, mythical creatures and invocations. The narrator is a student on an antiquarian tour of New England. He sees a piece of exotic jewelry in a museum, and learns that its source is the nearby decrepit seaport of Innsmouth. He travels to Innsmouth and observes disturbing events and people. It is the only Lovecraft story which was published in book form during his lifetime. According to L Sprague de Camp, Lovecraft distrusted his ability to narrate action, and the story is unusual in that Lovecraft includes in chapter IV a sustained and effective piece of action writing.
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Emilymdxn
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
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For the photo challenge today we‘ve got the last book I read with shadow in the title! Free audiobooks on YouTube are a wonderful thing to have while I‘m at work, particularly when it‘s things I‘ve already read and don‘t need to pay too much attention to each word of. I love Lovecraft‘s atmospheres so much (but not much of the rest of his personality 😬)

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew #scarathlonphotochallenge @Clwojick @StayCurious

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Emilymdxn
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
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For the photo challenge today we‘ve got the last book I read with shadow in the title! Free audiobooks on YouTube are a wonderful thing to have while I‘m at work, particularly when it‘s things I‘ve already read and don‘t need to pay too much attention to each word of. I love Lovecraft‘s atmospheres so much (but not much of the rest of his personality 😬)

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew #scarathlonphotochallenge @Clwojick @StayCurious

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Emilymdxn
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
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Panpan

There are Lovecraft stories that I can enjoy without thinking about his personal views and this is unfortunately not one of them - I love the sea monsters, cults and sense of dread, and there‘s a lot to like in this story, but there must have been a hundred references to ethnic groups‘ facial features and intelligence levels. I loved the sea monsters but I have to be honest and say it‘s one of the hardest ones to read in 2023. I won‘t be rereading

Billypar Yeah, I have the same problem with Lovecraft. I always recommend Thomas Ligotti to anyone who wants frightening Lovecraftian images but without the racism (and better writing overall imo). 1y
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Jadams89
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H.P. Lovecraft
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Pickpick

This narration by Mike Bennett was very good. Hybrid-amphibians seemed liked a good starting point with Lovecraft. +16 #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon2020 #SpookitupaNotch

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hungrybird
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H.P. Lovecraft
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I'm paused at 54% of this collection of Lovecraft's works, and this is the only part that I've highlighted so far. I think it will take me quite a while to read the whole thing.

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Verba Docent
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
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There are legitimate concerns about HPL's personal views which are well documented elsewhere. Speaking only for the novella, it is among his best stories. The pacing is solid even with some long descriptions of urban navigation. There is an atypically high (for HPL) amount of action too. Usually I have figured out the horrific “reveal“ well before the end, but this tale managed to keep me interested to the last. Typical excellent HPL atmosphere.

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GoneFishing
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft

Where does madness leave off and reality begin?

violettemeier In my head...lol 7y
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GoneFishing
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft

One night I had a frightful dream in which I met my grandmother under the sea. She lived in a phosphorescent palace of many terraces, with gardens of strange leprous corals and grotesque brachiate efflorescences, and welcomed me with a warmth that may have been sardonic. She had changed - as those who take to the water change - and told me she had never died. Instead, she had gone to a spot her dead son had learned about...

BarbaraBB I am just reading The Night Ocean, so completely into Lovecraft. These quotes do fit the image I have of him. 7y
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GoneFishing
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft

Certainly, the terror of a deserted house swells in geometrical rather than arithmetical progression as houses multiply to form a city of stark desolation. The sight of such endless avenues of fishy-eyed vacancy and death, and the thought of such linked infinities of black, brooding compartments given over to cob-webs and memories and the conqueror worm, start up vestigial fears and aversions that not even the stoutest philosophy can disperse.

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SerialReader
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
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There's something off about this crumbling New England sea town. The locals are hostile to outsiders, the local drunk is terrifying, and don't get me started about the reef off the coast. It's all, well... fishy. 🐟

One of Lovecraft's best with lots of action, chills, and a fun (if obvious) twist ending. Trending today in Serial Reader!

Caterina I love the idea of Serial Reader, but I've heard that (at least some of) the books are subtly abridged. Is this true? 8y
SerialReader @Caterina That is not true. All the books are unabridged, to the best of my knowledge. 8y
Caterina @SerialReader Thanks so much for the response! I'm excited to try the app out. :) 8y
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SerialReader
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft

There's something off about this crumbling New England sea town. The locals are hostile to outsiders, the local drunk is terrifying, and don't get me started about the reef off the town's coast. It's all, well... fishy. 🐟

One of Lovecraft's best with lots of action, chills, and a fun (if obvious) twist ending. Trending today in Serial Reader!

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Qemorio
The Shadow over Innsmouth | H. P. Lovecraft
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Pickpick

I finished this one using the @SerialReader which I ❤️btw. This was my first Lovecraft. I'm in. I can't believe it has taken me this long to read him. This one is about a little seaside town, sea creatures and an unholy cult. There's a twist I saw coming but it doesn't matter it was still a great little read.