Discover the shadow over innsmouth as its meant to be heard, narrated by finn j. Lovecraft s classic novella of weird horror, the shadow over innsmouth. I do not monetize my videos, so everything on my channel is ads free. This is a complete and unabridged reading of the novella 3 hours 2 minutes followed by a discussion of it. Mar 29, 2021 take the story of lizzie borden and cross that with lovecraft s the shadow over innsmouth. One company calls audio drama a movie in your mind, and thats a great. The hplhs offers you some very unusual reading in a lovecraftian vein. Lovecraft title to follow on from 2010s at the mountains of. At the mountains of madness and the shadow over innsmouth by h. Innsmouth is the only lovecraft story which was published in book. Jan 05, 2021 the majority of gordons dagon actually draws on the shadow over innsmouth, a novella penned in 1931 and published in 1936 about a remote community where inbreeding with lovecraft s piscine. Lovecraft audio at youtube at the mountains of madness 1931 by h. The shadow over innsmouth 1931 is an integral part of what has become known as h.
The lovecraft stories media library is a curated user driven colelction of h. The rats in the walls read by erik bauersfeld for the black mass july 19. Lovecraft audiobook is available in a collectors edition featuring a faux old library book which holds a custommade 16gb memory stick containing all of the stories as individual files. Read by sean puckett 1 mp3 file 24 minutes 20 seconds unabridged source. You can donate and become my patron, if you like my content and want to. A traditional book is a selfcontained random access device. It was brilliant but unfortunately i missed a couple of episodes.
The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by american author h. Lovecraft program note from ball state university symphony band concert program, 25 march 2016. Innsmouth, massachusetts 1927 is the first part of a planned triptych three places in lovecraftian new england. Arkham is a fictional town situated in massachusetts. Innsmouth challenge coin, right from the pages of a shot in the dark. Dunwich is located in the miskatonic river valley of massachusetts, part of the region sometimes called lovecraft country. Lovecraft s cthulhu mythos 9 of 14the shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by american author h. The society produces motion pictures, audio dramas, musical projects, publications, prop replicas and much more all of which take lovecraft s creations to a whole new level. The shadow over innsmouth audible logo audible audiobook abridged. However i appreciated the spin sufficient that it does not bother me too much certainly not nearly enough to cut down the score.
This is essentially the plot of cherie priests 2014 horror novel maplecroft. The bbcs the shadow over innsmouth podcast november 19, 2020. Like so many, i have been fascinated by the writings of h. This is easily lovecraft s best book, and the narrator does a fantastic job of bringing it to life. I am an aficionado of h p lovecraft s work but it is a number of years since i have read any of his stories the shadow over innsmouth was recently serialized on the bbc s radio 4 extra. Giles upham taken the day after the federal raid on innsmouth, massachusetts.
It continues hpls cthulhu mythos, featuring townspeople worshipping the elder sea god dagon and mentioning the mysterious shoggoth creature of his other works. Review of maplecroftlovecraft meets lizzie borden the. As a bonus, this kindle version includes a brief bio of lovecraft, supplying some insight to. Lovecraft historical society produced the first complete audio recording of all of lovecraft s stories. Despite hearing ominous tales of the town and its grotesque inhabitants, olmstead feels compelled to explore innsmouth. However, the gilman house is at least 5 stories tall and has at least 28 rooms per floor. This book has been on my toread list for years now, and i finally got around to listening to the audiobook. The stories should be set in locales created by hp lovecraft or his peers including arkham and its stately university miskatonic, innsmouth, dunwich, as well as the rural. I advise it to scary fans, particularly those that like an otherworldly bent to their scary, and i substantially expect reading. Innsmouth wikipedia the game revolves around a fictitious secret organization, created by the u. This graphic novel features an allnew authorized adaptation of one of. Shadow over innsmouth, the free listen, play youtube video below. Lovecraft the shadow over innsmouth audio book download. Lovecraft s more famous innsmouth, however, is found in his story the shadow over innsmouth 1936, set in massachusetts.
Lovecraft find a free hp lovecraft audiobooks at audible h. I have listened to shadow three times now since downloading it just a few months back yes, its that good. The shadow over innsmouth read by mike bennettmany thanks to the award winning author mike bennett, for permission to share these excellent. Lovecraft historical society is an international organization for fans of the author h. The once prosperous town, which has fallen into a state of decrepitude and decay, is a stopover destination for robert olmstead, a young historian on a tour of the region. Sep 17, 2020 based on matt ruffs 2016 book of the same name, the show explores the weird and horrifying world of providences prized horror fiction author h. Newburyportis atown in essex county, massachusetts. The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by h. As night falls on innsmouth, olmstead soon has cause to wonder. Unique lovecraft stickers designed and sold by artists. The novella was published in 1935, and at some 26,000 words, is one of the authors longest works. The shadow over innsmouth is the only lovecraft story that was published. These are not dramatizations like our dark adventure radio theatre rather, these are audiobooks of the original stories, in allnew, neverbeforeheard recordings made by the hplhs own andrew leman and sean branney exclusively for this collection.
Visit shadowy innsmouthwithin stranger aeons home facebook. In the upcoming anthology visit shadowy innsmouth we are looking to explore the themes of outsiders, tourists even, that have encounters in depths of lovecraft country. The inhabitants are depicted as inbred, uneducated, and very superstitious, while the town itself is described as economically poor with many decrepit or abandoned buildings. It is an integral part of the lovecraft country setting created by h. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Lovecraft in 1931 and is the only one of his works of fiction not to have initially been published as part of a periodical. My only critic was the voice actors choice for the villagers of inmsmouth. The shadow over innsmouth part 1 phil reynolds the shadow over innsmouth. Lovecraft, and it is featured in many of his stories and those of other cthulhu mythos writers. This is the same reading of the shadow over innsmouth that youll find in pulp lit productions 82hour flagship omnibus collection, the complete. It forms part of the cthulhu mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared elements of the mythos, including placenames, mythical creatures, and invocations. The call of cthulhu, the dreams in the witch house, the haunter of the dark, in the mountains of madness, the shadow out of time, the shadow over innsmouth, the fulllength books the case of charles. Jul 20, 2011 in a way lovecraft was almost ebarrass by the shadow over innsmouth because it harkens back to his former xenophobias,however the shadow over innsmouth, to me is a great story in my opinion next to at the mountain of madness,the call of cthulhu,and the dunwich horror.
A young man on an architectural and historical tour of new england is drawn to the decaying port town of innsmouth, massachusetts. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Lovecrafts cthulhu mythos 9 of 14the shadow over innsmouth is a. The inhabitants are depicted as inbred, uneducated, and very superstitious, while the town itself is described as. The shadow over innsmouth lovecrafts cthulhu mythos youtube. The decaying town of innsmouth, massachusetts has an unhealthy. But for an audiobook which might get played on a computer or a car stereo or an ipod or wherever with varying degrees of control, and for those who might not be familiar with all of these stories, we wanted to provide some suggestions for ways to approach this large collection. Rumours abound of sinister goingson in the ancient massachusetts seaport of innsmouth. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, helmets, and cars. Probably lovecraft s best book would you listen to the shadow over innsmouth again. For a game that all you do is read, this has some great pacing, and a very high replay value, with plenty of different endings to discover. The black mass did it as an audio drama not simply reading the story, b. The darkness over innsmouth is a fantastic scary novella, and it has actually offered me a brandnew gratitude for lovecraft and also his job. Lovecraft historical society was founded in 1984 by a group of college friends who developed their own style of lovecraftian liveaction roleplaying games.
Innsmouth, massachusetts 1927 wind repertory project. The coastalhighway to rowley and ipswich passes plum island and a desolate patch of land exposed to the sand by deforestation in 1846. Lovecraft and the shadow over innsmouth is one of his best stories. Lovecraft ezine weird fiction, cosmic horror, the cthulhu. The shadow over innsmouth lovecrafts cthulhu mythos. Dunwich is a fictional village that appeared in the h.
Now we produce motion pictures, audio dramas, musical projects, prop replicas and documents for gamers and collectors, tshirts, and other lovecraftian entertainments. As a bonus, this kindle version includes a brief bio of lovecraft, supplying some insight to the man behind the writing. Instead of a massachusetts accent he opted for a southern drawl, which bothered me and. Lovecraft the shadow over innsmouth audio book online. Innsmouth nzm is a fictional town in massachusetts created by american author h. Innsmouth, massachusetts 1927 is the first part of a planned triptych three places in. For a game that all you do is read, this has some great pacing, and a very high replay value, with plenty of different endings to. Lovecraft audiobooks updated regularly playlist by. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Lovecraft that have been converted into audio plays aka audio drama.
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