The Shadow over Innsmouth

The Shadow over Innsmouth
Dust jacket from the first edition
AuthorH. P. Lovecraft
IllustratorFrank Utpatel
Cover artistFrank Utpatel
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
PublisherVisionary Publishing Company
Publication date
April 1936
Publication placeUnited States
OCLC3920225
TextThe Shadow over Innsmouth at Wikisource

The Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared elements of the Mythos, including place-names, mythical creatures, and invocations. The Shadow over Innsmouth is the only Lovecraft story that was published in book form during his lifetime.

The narrator is a student conducting an antiquarian tour of New England. He travels through the nearby decrepit seaport of Innsmouth which is suggested as a cheaper and potentially interesting next leg of his journey. There he interacts with strange people and observes disturbing events that ultimately lead to horrifying and personal revelations.


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