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 references several shared elements of the mythos, including placenames, mythical creatures and invocations. The shadow over innsmouth audible audiobook unabridged h. The shadow over innsmouth is the only lovecraft story which was published in book form during his lifetime. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
By the way, this one is an audio drama, not an audio book. Lovecraft s classic novella of weird horror, the shadow over innsmouth. Brown university holds the typed manuscript of the shadow over innsmouth and has scans of the entire manuscript on the brown digital repository. It was founded in 1643, noted for shipbuilding before the american revolution. Loved the intro using audio from the movie humanoids from the deep too. In late 1936, he witnessed the publication of the shadow over innsmouth as a paperback book. Lovecrafts poetry is collected in the ancient track. Lovecraft title to follow on from 2010s at the mountains of madness, and the. I would really like to listen to the call of cthuhlu. By the way, this one is an audio drama, not an audio book the difference between an audio drama and an audio book is that the former has various actors and sound effects, and the latter is simply someone reading a story. Innsmouth lovecraft encyclopedia lovecraft stories. The narrator is a student conducting an antiquarian tour of new england. Wish you would have mentioned that for those who may not know where its from. Readers of this website know that i have a large lovecraft audio collection, and as time permits, i post them to this website.
This is by far the best transfer of lovecraft s literature to audio format that i have had the pleasure of listening to. The narrator happens to take a detour to innsmouth. Nobody does brooding horror like lovecraft and the shadow over innsmouth is brilliantly constructed as a story. Lovecrafts later works written in 1936 and published in 1936, the only of his works of fiction to be published during his lifetime he died in 1937.
Innsmouth is a fictional town in lovecraft country, and is the primary setting in the story the shadow over innsmouth. Lovecraft that have been converted into audio plays aka audio drama. Lovecraft find a free hp lovecraft audiobooks at audible h. There is an interesting and frightening twist at the end. 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. He travels through the nearby decrepit seaport of innsmouth which is suggested as a cheaper and potentially interesting next leg of his journey. Everyone was arrested yet none of the prisoners turned up in the prison system. 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. So i am asking you all if you have any suggestions for hp lovecraft audiobooks that are read by individuals that help express the dread and fear associated with lovecraft. Lovecraft, the shadow over innsmouth, bbc radio 4, richard coyle the complete the shadow over innsmouth, narrated by richard coyle, from bbc radio 4 as shared on.
However, lovecraft was displeased, as his book was riddled with errors. Lovecraft is a five volume set of audio books released by audiorealms, a firstrate audiobook publishing company. He wrote in a letter to friend and publisher, august derleth, that the shadow over innsmouth includes all the defects i deplore. They entered a contract with the people of innsmouth to keep the fish plentiful in their area. Lovecraft and the shadow over horror lovecrafts stories are among the foundations of modern horror. I am currently listening to the shadow over innsmouth read by mike bennett and he is absolutely gripping. The shadow over innsmouth audible audiobook original recording h. The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by american author h.
Lovecraft, the shadow over innsmouth, bbc radio 4, richard coyle. The shadow over innsmouth 1931 is an integral part of what has become known as h. Lovecraft historical society has produced an audio recording of all of lovecrafts stories. The complete the shadow over innsmouth, narrated by richard coyle, from bbc radio 4 as shared on. Lovecraft night shade books, 2001, while much of his juvenilia, various essays on philosophical, political and literary topics, antiquarian travelogues, and other things, can be found in miscellaneous writings arkham house, 1989. In 1927 the coastal town of innsmouth was raided by police, federal agents and elements of the united states navy. Listen to shadow over innsmouth by hp lovecraft at. Love the shadow over innsmouth and think that these are some of your best episodes. Unfortunately, this recordings narrator does not convey much if any feeling whatsoever in his recitation of the narrative, making it very dry, matteroffactand dull. Lovecraft and the shadow over innsmouth is one of his best stories. The shadow over innsmouth audio book librivox audio books. The novella was published in 1935, and at some 26,000 words, is one of the authors longest works. Lovecraft historical society has produced an audio recording of all of lovecraft s stories.
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. The shadow over innsmouth is the only lovecraft story that was published in. This is easily lovecrafts best book, and the narrator does a fantastic job of bringing it to life. A strange and brilliant piece of horror writing that has remained very fresh, unlike the folk of innsmouth. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
The remaining manuscripts were destroyed after the publisher went out of business. Lovecraft himself disliked the story, thinking it poorly written and not suitable for publication. Innsmouth pops up in several of lovecrafts other stories so this is a good place to start if you are new to his work. If youre looking for lovecraft audios, youre in the right place. Probably lovecrafts best book would you listen to the shadow over innsmouth again. The dramatization medium favored by the hp lovecraft historical society lends itself well to making the lengthy exposition of lovecraft more suspenseful. May 04, 2017 listen to shadow over innsmouth audiobook by hp lovecraft. Aug 03, 2011 youre doing a great job on innsmouth, always a favorite of mine. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The shadow over innsmouth audiobook howard phillips. It forms part of the cthulhu mythos, using its motif of a malign.
They also seem to have a supply of gold artifacts of unearthly design. These are not dramatizations like our dark adventure radio theatre rather, this is an audiobook of the original stories, in allnew, neverbeforeheard recordings made by the hplhs own andrew leman and sean branney. The shadow over innsmouth audio drama lovecraft ezine. 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.
Sep 23, 2014 and then theres the shadow over innsmouth, which ends in a manic, even ecstatic, surrender to the weird. The shadow over innsmouth is a horror novella by h. Call of cthulhu hp lovecraft audio book with words closed captions duration. That said, good luck, happy trading, and stay out of the last wagon on the left. I had never read a hp lovecraft book and was pleasantly surprised now i want to read more of. I have listened to shadow three times now since downloading it just a few months back yes, its that good.
Download h p lovecrafts the shadow over innsmouth for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Almost the entire first section is actually a travelog or guide book to the town of innsmouth. Innsmouth pops up in several of lovecraft s other stories so this is a good place to start if you are new to his work. Lovecraft the white ship audio book by baskerville manor. As night falls on innsmouth, olmstead soon has cause to wonder. We hope it will provide lovecraft fans with a high quality means to enjoy to these stories read aloud by professional actors who share their love for hpls writing. Buy a cheap copy of the shadow over innsmouth and other. The shadow over innsmouth was one of the first stories i read, and one of my favorites. From now on, every audio i upload will also be listed below. The shadow over innsmouth read by mike bennett duration. It was brilliant but unfortunately i missed a couple of episodes. August derleth, that the shadow over innsmouth includes all the defects i deplore. Your updated link has finally been added to the worlds largest h.
Time for another great lovecraft audio from my collection. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Lovecraft historical society narrator, publisher 4. Angie 2620 this book was slow in places, but it was a good story overall. It forms part of the cthulhu mythos, using its motif of a. The shadow over innsmouth is one of lovecrafts classic stories. Listen to shadow over innsmouth audiobook by hp lovecraft. It forms part of the cthulhu mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization. While the flow seemed a bit choppy at times, i still was captivated at every page and fearful at just the right spots.
Its taken us three years to record, edit, mix and master this collection. At the mountains of madness was written by hp lovecraft in 1931, originally a serialised story published in astounding stories magazine in the us. One company calls audio drama a movie in your mind, and thats a great. I wanted to read these socalled defects that he spoke of for myself. The deep ones are an oceandwelling race, as evidenced by their name, with an affinity for mating with humans. Lovecraft audio at youtube at the mountains of madness 1931 by h. Lately ive been reading the collection of hpls travel writings and i have been struck by the similarity to shadow over innsmouth. Lovecrafts classic novella of weird horror, the shadow over innsmouth. Written in 1931, innsmouth shows lovecraft at the height of. Plus, this is a classic tale in just about every way. It sold slowly and only approximately 200 copies were bound. The shadow over innsmouth is the only lovecraft story that was published in book form during his lifetime. The shadow over innsmouth dramatized audio book store. The deep ones worship father dagon and his consort mother hydra hpl.
The shadow over innsmouth audible audiobook abridged. In 1927 the coastal town of innsmouth was raided by police, federal agents and elements of the united. Welcome back to the lovecraft reread, in which two modern mythos writers get girl cooties all over old howards original stories. A large selection of lovecraft in high quality audio. Lovecraft s classic tale the shadow over innsmouth. Thank you sincerely for the updated information on your reading of the discarded draft of h.