H. P. Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1931) [Novel]

The Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 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. It is the only Lovecraft story which was published in book form during his lifetime in the 1936. After Lovecraft's death, the story appeared in an unauthorized abridged version in the January 1942 issue of Weird Tales. <Link Here>

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Novel by H. P. Lovecraft

The story is divided into five chapters. In the first chapter, the narrator begins by recounting to the reader of a secret investigation that was undertaken by the government at the ruined town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts.

Innsmouth By Sebastien-Ecosse

The second chapter details his ride into Innsmouth, described in great detail as a crumbling, mostly deserted town full of dilapidated structures and people who look just a bit odd and who tend to walk with a distinct shambling gait.

Innsmouth Look by Propnomicon

The third chapter is composed of the conversation between Zadok and the narrator. Zadok, who is very old, has seen much in the town and goes on at length, telling a tale of fish-frog men known as Deep Ones who live beneath the sea.

Zadok Allen - Innsmouth by tallkid47

Chapter four tells of the night that the narrator was forced to spend in town. The narrator has no choice but to spend the night in a musty hotel. While attempting to sleep, he hears noises at his door like someone trying to enter. Wasting no time, he attempts to escape out a window and through the streets. Eventually he makes his way to some train tracks where he hears a great many creatures passing in the road before him. Upon seeing the fish-frog creatures in full light for the first time, faints in his hiding spot.

Innsmouth Parade by Pete von Sholly

In the final chapter, we hear of how the narrator wakes up unharmed and quickly walks to the next town (Rowley).

EXTRA

The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1992) - Insumasu o ouu Kage - Directed by Chiaki J. Konaka | Video on YT / Link Invidious

Dagon 2001 - Spanish horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Dennis Paoli. It is loosely based on the short story Dagon (1919) and his 1931 novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

Radio play - The Shadow over Innsmouth, a Dark Adventure Radio Theatre adaptation of the story.

La Sombra sobre Innsmouth - Spanish theater adaptation