The Shadow Over Innsmouth
1936 novella by H. P. Lovecraft
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Summary
The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,191 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: H. P. Lovecraft[3]
- Publisher: Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.[4]
- Genre: horror fiction[5], science fiction[6], weird fiction[7]
- Place of publication: United States[8]
- Commons category: The Shadow Over Innsmouth[9]
- Language of work or name: English[10]
- Distribution format: audio podcast[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Inception: December 1931[13]
- Publication date: April 1936[14]
- Narrative location: Massachusetts[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Shadow over Innsmouth[16]
- Title: The Shadow Over Innsmouth[17]
- First line: During the winter of 1927–28 officials of the Federal government made a strange and secret investigation of certain conditions in the ancient Massachusetts seaport of Innsmouth.[18]
- Last line: We shall swim out to that brooding reef in the sea and dive down through black abysses to Cyclopean and many-columned Y'ha-nthlei, and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory for ever.[19]
- Copyright status: public domain[20]
- Form of creative work: novella[21]
Why It Matters
The Shadow Over Innsmouth has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]