The Shadow Over Innsmouth, H. P. Lovecraft
The Shadow Over Innsmouth, H. P. Lovecraft
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The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Author: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrator: Pincent Vrice

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/25/2024

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

This is one of the most famous Horror novels by perhaps the most famous - certainly, most famous American - Horror author of the early Twentieth Century. With the creeping, inevitable advance towards unspeakable revelations and disaster, it is a masterclass in suspense - with an engaging and cleverly crafted cast of characters.This reading has been produced by Alexander Leithes with the aid of his thespian friend, Pincent Vrice, doing his utmost to capture the spirit of his near namesake.

About H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips "H. P." Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on September 08, 2020

After one false start, in the final months of 1931, Lovecraft completed it: the novella which embodies his two greatest fears. The most obvious of the two, the fear of immigration and miscegenation, was derived from his narrow cultural focus and his xenophobia, but the second—a microcosm of the firs......more

Goodreads review by Peter on July 16, 2019

One of the quintessential Lovecraft novellas! A first person narrator comes to visit a decayed fishing town named Innsmouth and is having an nightmarish time there. You'll hear about the cosmic horror, read about 'The Order of Dagon', meet Zadoc Allen and his gruesome tale what actually befell the t......more

Goodreads review by Leonard on July 22, 2020

After At the Mountain of Madness, HPL is back in New England with this novelette. Once more, as in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward or The Colour Out of Space, the protagonist investigates the strange events that have been taking place in a deserted town, seemingly afflicted with a curse. In the end,......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on April 03, 2018

This is the dark heart of Lovecraft fiction at its finest: secret cults, secret cities under the sea and strange mutated people- what’s not to love? The Shadow of Innsmouth depicts a fear, a fear of the unknown and a fear of the watering down of the human race. In the isolated town of Insmouth the p......more

Goodreads review by Alejandro on October 31, 2018

Not what I was expecting QUITE POPULAR BUT... This novella is one of the most popular between H.P. Lovecraft's fans, however sadly I must say that I wasn't able to enjoy the reading experience as I'd expected initially. This is part of the Cthulhu Mythos,... ...set in the fictional town of Innsm......more

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