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    The Shadow Over Innsmouth
    The Shadow Over Innsmouth
    The Shadow Over Innsmouth
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Shadow Over Innsmouth

    Written by H.P. Lovecraft

    Narrated by Phil Reynolds

    4.5/5

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    Considered to the be one of most influential American authors, Howard Philip Lovecraft is synonymous with some of the best fantasy and horror fiction of the 20th century, second only to Edgar Allan Poe. Innsmouth is a dilapidated seaside town with secrets as a hybrid race of half-human and half-amphibian creatures worship the gods of Cthulhu and Dagon… Written in 1931, and published by the Visionary Publishing Company some five years later. “It’s a genre blessed with many great stylists, H.P.Lovecraft’s baroque imagination and outrageous use of language still manages to stand head and shoulders above the rest. A timeless master of the macabre and the true connoisseur of dread”. Michael Marshall-Smith.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Copyright Group
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781780004082
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    H.P. Lovecraft

    Renowned as one of the great horror-writers of all time, H.P. Lovecraft was born in 1890 and lived most of his life in Providence, Rhode Island. Among his many classic horror stories, many of which were published in book form only after his death in 1937, are ‘At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror’ (1964), ‘Dagon and Other Macabre Tales’ (1965), and ‘The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions’ (1970).

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    Reviews for The Shadow Over Innsmouth

    4.5/5

    235 ratings9 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a good introduction to H.P. Lovecraft's work. They appreciate the diary format and how it helps them understand references in movies and videogames. The horror essence is well captured in this beautifully narrated story. Some readers are highly impressed with the author's writing skills. However, there is a minor complaint about the mispronunciation of the titular town's name. Overall, readers enjoy the varied voice work and atmospheric storytelling, making this their favorite Lovecraft story so far.

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    • 4/5
      Great story. The audio recording though has some errors. Wrongly spoken words: honor instead of horror, skipped sentence fragments.
    • 1/5
      Perhaps bother learning how to correctly pronounce the name of the titular town.
    • 5/5
      This is my first foray into H.P.'s work, and wow, good stuff. I like that it is written as a diary.
    • 5/5
      There are three audio book versions. This one is narrated best.
    • 5/5
      Very much enjoyed this reading of the story. Phil Reynolds did a great job narrating, and providing varied voice work when the story called for it.
    • 5/5
      Q w e r t y u I t 5
    • 5/5
      Lovecraft at his best! Now I understand all the references in movies and videogames. All the escence of his horror is contained in this title. Also its beautifully read. Im shure Ill remember this story for a long time.
    • 4/5
      First time I've come across the author and I'm highly impressed, what a wordsmith ?
    • 4/5
      Wonderfully read. This atmospheric and mysterious story is my so-far Lovecraft favourite, having only read The Color out of Space and At the Mountains of Madness.