The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Howard Philips Lovecraft

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American writer, poet, literary critic and essayist, recognized as one of the greatest writers of horror literature together with Edgar Allan Poe and considered by many to be one of the precursors of Anglo-American science fiction. His works, a contamination between horror, soft science fiction, dark fantasy and low fantasy, have often been described, even by himself, with the term weird fiction (where weird stands for "strange"), being recognized among the main origins of the modern literary genre of the new weird.Written in 1931 and published in 1936, The Shadow Over Innsmouth is one of the most celebrated novellas by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. It is a fundamental pillar of the Cthulhu Mythos, blending elements of gothic horror, suspense, and the "cosmic dread" that defines Lovecraft’s literary legacy. Unlike many of his other stories which focus on scholarly research or distant stars, this tale brings the horror to a decaying, desolate town on the Massachusetts coast.The story follows an unnamed protagonist (later identified as Robert Olmstead in Lovecraft’s notes) who is on a celebratory tour of New England. While looking for a cheaper way to reach Arkham, he hears of the shunned seaport of Innsmouth. Despite warnings from locals in neighboring towns about the "Innsmouth look" and the town’s sinister reputation, he decides to visit.Once there, he finds a crumbling, foul-smelling ruins inhabited by people with strange physical deformities: bulging eyes, narrow heads, and scaly skin. Through a long, booze-fueled conversation with an old local named Zadok Allen, the protagonist learns the town’s dark secret: a pact made generations ago by Captain Obed Marsh with oceanic entities known as the Deep Ones. This pact traded human sacrifices for gold and plentiful fishing, eventually leading to the interbreeding of humans and monsters.The novella culminates in a terrifying night-time escape as the protagonist is hunted through the streets of the town, followed by a shocking revelation regarding his own ancestry.

Disponibile da: 12/01/2026.

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