Innsmouth: Shadowed Village

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This is based solely on the story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". Any information or trivia from video games, movies, or stories by other authors is purely coincidental.

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Last updated: January 14, 2021

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Question	Answer
What county is Innsmouth in?	Essex
Where does the narrator encounter the jewelry that inspires him to visit Innsmouth?	Newburyport historical society
what sort of jewelry is it?	a tiara
How is Innsmouth geographically isolated?	salt marshes on three sides
What is popularly blamed for the downfall of Innsmouth in the middle of the last century?	the 'plague of 1846'
How did the existence of Innsmouth become obscured from the outside world?	it was discorporated and removed from maps
What is the predominant religion at the time the story takes place?	The Esoteric Order of Dagon
How does the narrator get to Innsmouth?	The Innsmouth Bus
How often does it stop in Newburyport?	twice a day
Who drives the bus?	Joe Sargent
What is it's southern terminus?	Arkham
What odor permeates the town?	rotting fish
How do outsiders tell an Innsmouther on sight?	The Innsmouth Look
How many oaths are there for membership in the dominant cult listed above?	three
What is the name of the only hotel in town?	The Gilman House
What is the name of the grocery store in town?	National Grocery

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What is the name of the family that was responsible for the prosperity of Innsmouth and ultimately it's downfall as well	Marsh
Who brought the new religion back from the 'south seas'?	Obed Marsh
Who is the only fully human person left who was actually born in town, at the time the story takes place?	Zadock Allen
Why do the members of the cult generally not bother about him?	he's the town drunk
How does the narrator escape the hotel when the cult members come to kill him?	jumps to another building's roof
When he escapes the town, where does he escape too?	Rowley, MA
What is the name of the meeting place of the humans and the beings that have tainted Innsmouth?	Devil Reef
What causes the physical taint of the people of Innsmouth?	interbreeding with sea creatures by their parents
Does Lovecraft ever actually name the beings who have tainted the town?	no
What do the oldest members of the cult ultimately do to leave the town?	they take to the sea
What does the federal government do to Devil Reef once it discovers the existence of the tainted ones?	torpedos it
when did the raid take place?	winter 1927-28
How are the mass arrests, dynamiting of buildings and the fate of Devil Reef explained to 'uninquiring minds'	as part of the 'war on liquor'
Where is the narrator telling his story from?	an insane asylum
What is the ultimate irony of the story?	the narrator is one of the tainted ones.

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