Be the first to ask a question about the shadow over innsmouth. I super appreciate it, im actively uploading here for the time being. Shadows of innsmouth complete shadows of innsmouth is an almost faithful retelling of the h p lovecraft classic, shadow over innsmouth. Innsmouth pops up in several of lovecrafts other stories so this is a good place to start if you are new to his work. The public first learned of it in february, when a vast series of raids and arrests occurred. Pulp crazy the shadow over innsmouth by ron marz and ivan. The shadow over innsmouth, the town is populated with repulsive fish. Eagleeyed readers can spot the dunwich horror, the horror at red hook, the shadow over innsmouth, the thing at the doorstep, robert e. Sep 23, 2014 welcome back to the lovecraft reread, in which two modern mythos writers get girl cooties all over old howards original stories. It is part of the cthulhu mythos for which the author is famous, making numerous references to recurring places, creatures, and other shared elements.
The narrator is a student conducting an antiquarian tour of new england. 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. It has two sets of protagonists, who come into conflict with one another as the story progresses. The narrator escaped innsmouth and capture by the very peculiar inhabitants with the help of a map given to him by the store clerk. Writer ron marz and artist matthew dow smith tell a shadow story the fogshrouded town of innsmouth holds deep secrets. It forms part of the cthulhu mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization. Jul 21, 2018 the shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella written by h. Its nice not having to spend all my time out of work working on it, being able to take some commissions and draw some characters ive never drawn before. He travels through the nearby decrepit seaport of innsmouth which is suggested as a cheaper and potentially interesting next leg of his journey.
Tapastic is too much of a hassle and i never got much traction there. Shadow over innsmouth joel harlow the innsmouth taint moonlit vigil by joelharlow on deviantart. Differences between the title of the comic and that of lovecrafts original workno matter how minorare indicated by the title of the latter appearing in parentheses after the title of the former. Dark horse digital is proud to present dynamite comics. In this weeks episode i will be discussing the shadow over innsmouth, its a crossover comic that puts the shadow and margo lane in. Any reference to a town not shewn on common maps or listed in recent guidebooks would have interested me, and the agents odd manner of.
Redmarsh, a sleepy town with a dark secret, on the edge of the lizard folks swampy homelands. When lamont cranston and margo lane find themselves stranded in innsmouth, a fogshrouded town. Nobody does brooding horror like lovecraft and the shadow over innsmouth is brilliantly constructed as a story. The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by american author h.
This piece has a purely lovecraftian feel which i love. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. When lamont cranston and margo lane find themselves trapped in innsmouth, terrible truths will surface. As far as the comic goes, i havent really felt like working on it again, yet. The firstperson shooter game timesplitters features a level set in a fishing village inhabited by mutants and hybrids, which is very similar to innsmouth. This page contains a list of all publications in the series including items such as magazines, trade paperback books, and. Lovecraft stories the shadow over innsmouth part 35 duration. Jul 30, 2014 the shadow over innsmouth is a pulpy detective story that makes good use of the shadow. Shot in spain, that movie served as an adaptation of both the lovecraft stories dagon and shadow over innsmouth. Shadow over innsmouth very large science fiction movie pinup 14 sea monsters, 1 sexy nude mermaid.
I am an aficionado of h p lovecrafts 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. The shadow over innsmouth comic by ron marz a retelling of the. Agreed darkstar50, though back in those days that was how the language was, a black was until the 1950ths refered to as a negro, these days only suburban black thugs can call eachother nigger as if anyone else does they are just racist and politically correct idiots and trolls join in and drive the mob on. The shadow over innsmouth project gutenberg selfpublishing. The shadow over innsmouth is the only lovecraft story that was published in book form during his lifetime. Howard, william burroughs, clark ashton smith and much, much more. It continues hpls cthulhu mythos, featuring townspeople worshipping the elder sea god dagon and mentioning the mysterious shoggoth creature of his other works. The shadow over innsmouth is a pulpy detective story that makes good use of the shadow. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Dec 30, 2015 the shadow over innsmouth comic by ron marz a retelling of the original featuring shadow.
Lovecraft settings and influences to the fullest, its still an enjoyable story. 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, and that the story told to them by the narrator himself is the reason for this investigation. The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella written by h. Passing through innsmouth on a genealogical tour of new england, a young man makes an illadvised attempt to unravel the towns longveiled history.
I found the first several pages of the comic over at tapastic, and im really enjoying it. Lovecrafts classic novella of weird horror, the shadow over innsmouth. Call of cthulhu hp lovecraft audio book with words closed captions by jayc2469. There are legends of inhuman creatures raised from the depths, of supernatural rites and elder gods from beyond. The shadows over innsmouth commonly abbreviated tsoi is a webcomic by seth witfoth, set in a version of the cthulhu universe. It was brilliant but unfortunately i missed a couple of episodes.
Read the shadow over innsmouth full comic online free and high quality. I say almost faithful as all of the core events in the original book happens in the comic, but this time with more sex, a female lead character and its set in 2014 not 1914 but im sure you will. Read the shadow over innsmouth comic online free and high quality. Also note that those items that are followed by an asterisk also appear in at least one other collection listed here. The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by h. The shadow series gets a special oneshot in april of 2014. The shadow over innsmouth by stephen schleicher on july 29, 2014 0 comments cant wait to read this shadow oneshot where lamont cranston heads to the legendary town of innsmouth. The fogshrouded town of innsmouth holds deep secrets. Lovecraft stories the shadow over innsmouth part 15. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Feb 11, 2018 that was the first i ever heard of shadowed innsmouth. Lovecraft, the shadow over innsmouth mother hydra is mentioned only once in lovecrafts fiction. Index status cover scan status 1 cover for 1 issue available.
Apr 27, 2017 while gordon never got to film this incarnation of the shadow over innsmouth, he did get to direct a version of the project with 2001s dagon. The innsmouth legacy by ruthanna emrys is a deconstruction of and sequel to the shadow over innsmouth by h. Motion comic the call of cthulhu by jeremy zahn zfx. First, even though newburyport was the inspiration for innsmouth, it is clearly a separate location since lovecraft himself placed the reallife newburyport to the north of innsmouth in the shadow over innsmouth. The shadow over innsmouth, a mustread creepy tale by h. Innsmouth was a finalist for the 1936 summer olympic games. There he interacts with strange people and observes disturbing events that ultimately lead to horrifying and personal revelations. During the winter of 192728 officials of the federal government made a strange and secret investigation of certain conditions in the ancient massachusetts seaport of innsmouth. Shadow over innsmouth very large science fiction movie. Lovecraft in 1931 and is the only one of his works of fiction not to have initially been published as part of a periodical. Innsmouth mansion insumausu no yakata is a japanese virtual boy game based on a japanese lowbudget movie which in turn is based on the shadow over innsmouth. One night, margo walks to the wharf and is pursued by undersea creatures who attack her. Stuart gordons shadow over innsmouth nat brehmer april 27, 2017 no comments 665 views 0 likes welcome to script to pieces, a recurring feature at wicked horror where we look at the best, most interesting and at times most unbelievable horror movies that never happened.
It references several shared elements of the mythos, including placenames, mythical creatures and invocations. Avoid like you would someone w that fishy, inbreed innsmouth look. H p lovecrafts the shadow over innsmouth part 1 of 3. The shadow over innsmouth deep cuts in a lovecraftian vein.
Writer ron marz and artist matthew dow smith tell a shadow story like no. The shadow over innsmouth is written by ron marz green lantern and artist. Jul 28, 2014 writer ron marz and artist matthew dow smith tell a shadow story like no other, placing the pulp avenger in h. The premise is the deep ones of innsmouth, massachusetts were actually a deeply spiritual and peaceful people rather than the depraved cultists in the novella. Im glad to see youre still actively telling the story.
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