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![]() Eventually, everyone needs to accept who they are, both the strengths and horrifying weaknesses. What happens next, what I considered the post ending, struck me as very odd, though brought everything full circle and grew on me the more I thought it over. That piques the narrator’s curiosity, and the ensuing visit starts off eccentric and ends in a horror show. A budget-saving decision leads to him learning of Innsmouth, a small, run-down town in Maine that neighboring townies steer clear of. Granted, the narrator is the one who called for the investigation in the first place, taking a trip to his New England family roots as a coming-of-age celebration. Told years after the incident occurred, this first person recount sheds some light on events seemingly covered up by the powers that be. ![]() Possibly inspired by his allergy to seafood, The Shadow Over Innsmouth shows how a town’s greed and/or quest for riches can lead to a deal with an underwater devil, which then leads to an interspecies marriage and an ancestor learning too much about his past. Finishing a story meant to terrify probably wasn’t the best idea. ![]() It was dark, the pool was empty and secluded, and the place reeked of not waking up in the morning due to something the guy who wrote Saw would have thought of. I finished reading this story while spending the night at a run-down inn in the mountains of New Hampshire. ![]() 2023 Bartending Awards are open for voting. ![]()
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