Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth - (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

More spine-tingling tales of Lovecraftian horror inspired by the classic novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth--with stories from Caitlín R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, and more

Respected horror anthologist Stephen Jones edits this collection of 17 stories inspired by the 20th century's master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, in which a young man goes to an isolated, desolate fishing village in Massachusetts, and finds that the entire village has interbred with strange creatures that live beneath the sea, and worship ancient gods.

"Introduction: Weirder Shadows..." by Stephen Jones
"The Port" by H.P. Lovecraft
"Innsmouth Bane" by John Glasby
"Richard Riddle, Boy Detective in 'The Case of the French Spy'" by Kim Newman
"Innsmouth Clay" by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth
"The Archbishop's Well" by Reggie Oliver
"You Don't Want to Know" by Adrian Cole
"Fish Bride" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
"The Hag Stone" by Conrad Williams
"On the Reef" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
"The Song of Sighs" by Angela Slatter
"The Same Deep Waters as You" by Brian Hodge
"The Winner" by Ramsey Campbell
"The Transition of Elizabeth Has Kings" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
"The Chain" by Michael Marshall Smith
"Into the Water" by Simon Kurt Unsworth
"Rising, Not Dreaming" by Angela Slatter
"The Long Last Night" by Brian Lumley

Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH

"GOOD, SLIMY FUN . . . There are a number of genuinely frightening pieces here."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"A FINE ASSEMBLY OF TALENTED WRITERS . . . A super anthology for Lovecraft fans."
--Science Fiction Chronicle

"A terrific anthology . . . from some of the best British writers in the field today. Highly recommended."
--The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

"A supremely entertaining volume . . . A very strong anthology."
--The Scream Factory

"Horror abounds in Shadows over Innsmouth."
--Publishers Weekly

"Addicts of American Gothic will like it."
--The Times (London)

"An intelligent, witty anthology."
--The Good Book Guide

"Lovecraftians will rejoice."
--Booklist

PRAISE FOR WEIRD SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH

"Not just H.P. Lovecraft fans will revel in this fine follow-up to Jones's Shadows Over Innsmouth (1994), a World Fantasy Award finalist. As in its predecessor, the stories in this anthology draw inspiration from Lovecraft's classic novelette of alien miscegenation, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," but avoid Cthulhu Mythos clichés. The two best tales are Kim Newman's metafictional "Another Fish Story," which involves a quest for a subterranean sea in the Mohave Desert by Charles Manson and Lon Chaney Jr., and Paul McAuley's affecting "Take Me to the River," which explains why people would seek the gods known as the Old Ones. Other contributors include Richard A. Lupoff, Basil Copper, Caitlín R. Kiernan and Ramsey Campbell." --Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR WEIRDER SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH

"One of the best Lovecraft-inspired anthologies ever!" --This is Horror

About the Author

Stephen Jones is a leading expert on horror and is the author of the Illustrated Movie Guide series. He is the winner of three World Fantasy Awards, four Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Awards and three International Horror Guild Awards as well as being a twenty-time recipient of the British Fantasy Award and a Hugo Award nominee.