The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Summary

The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,236 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Shadow Over Innsmouth authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.^[5].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's genre is horror literature^[6].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's genre is science fiction^[7].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's genre is weird fiction^[8].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's place of publication is recorded as United States^[9].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's Commons category is recorded as The Shadow Over Innsmouth^[10].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth was distributed by audio podcast^[12].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• December 1931 marks the founding of The Shadow Over Innsmouth^[14].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth was released on April 1936^[15].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's narrative location is recorded as Massachusetts^[16].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Shadow over Innsmouth^[17].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth'}^[18].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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.'}^[19].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "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."}^[20].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth's form of creative work is recorded as novella^[22].

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Authorship and Creation

The Shadow Over Innsmouth authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3]. It was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.^[5].

Publication

The Shadow Over Innsmouth was published on April 1936^[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include horror literature^[6], science fiction^[7], and weird fiction^[8]. It was distributed by audio podcast^[12].

Why It Matters

The Shadow Over Innsmouth ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,236 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]