num_pages: 120
description: Innsmouth: a crumbling Massachusetts seaport shadowed in rumor and suspicion. A town inhabited by sullen and hostile people with disturbing amphibian looks. Its no place for a sightseer. Passing through Innsmouth on a genealogical tour of New England a young man makes an ill-advised attempt to unravel the towns long-veiled history. What unfolds is a terrifying tale of a town transformed by its interaction with a monstrous aquatic civilization. As Innsmouths murky history is brought to light the narrator learns that the towns mysterious past is tied to his own family history. It is a revelation that has chilling consequences for the presentand for the future.
language: English
title: The Shadow Over Innsmouth
publisher: SelfMadeHero