We shall dwell amidst wonder and glory for ever
Olmstead stood on the shore and removed his clothes. He’d only been back there once in the past two years, after he’d salvaged Joe Sargent from the degrading pit that the upper-earth men were rotting him in. Olmstead was proud of liberating so many of his kin while avenging the unnatural deaths of those who’d fallen.
Innsmouth had been thoroughly razed by the bastard authorities, and their precious torpedoes had done for Devil Reef. It’d be a fair swim but Olmstead knew his great-great-grandmother would guide him home, as she’d done so many times in his dreams.
- Category: FanFiction & Mashups
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Horrorshow over 9 years ago
The third and final part of my tribute to H.P. Lovecraft's, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". I wanted to call the piece, "We shall dwell amidst wonder and glory for ever" but didn't have enough room in the title field!
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Richard Charles Davidson over 9 years ago
Just got done rereading a bunch of HP. A fitting tribute. Good job, Horrorshow.
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Horrorshow over 9 years ago
Thank you for reading and commenting, Drew and Richard. I'm really pleased that you both got something out of my little trilogy. :-)
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Horrorshow over 9 years ago
Thanks for the kind words, Samantha! Lovecraft is definitely not for everyone so I'm not sure if he'd be your cup of tea, but his work and view of the universe certainly resonates with me. :-)
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Jonathan Mills over 9 years ago
I'd have liked to have seen some mutation in Olmstead, to really drive home the Dagon thing - the frog-like mutations were the real star of the show in the original, and resonate with the use of the word "croaked" in the other two part, but that's probably just me - nice job.
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Josh Peters over 9 years ago
I find a drabble works best as a complete story. This series does that for the most part but I found "Salvage" the strongest.
Either way, I enjoy Lovecraft stories and Innsmouth in particular. Thanks!
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Jonathan Mills over 9 years ago
Also, audible has a really good version of this story to download, in case anyone's tempted to try it but doesn't have a lot of reading time free. The reading's got a certain atmosphere that really adds to the story.
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Horrorshow over 9 years ago
@Jonathan - Thank you for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the drabble. With hindsight I completely agree; I should've at least hinted at an "evolution" in Olmstead's physical traits.
@Josh - Thanks a lot for the comments. Delighted that you got something out of the series and that there is another HPL fan here on at drablr.com!
