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In the Valley of Pnath
Industrial Trust
Innsmouth, Mass.
Innsmouth Look, The
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Ib. One of the blasphemous, prehistoric cities of earth.
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In the Vale of Pnath. Short story written by Robert Black in Providence during 1935.
The Haunter of the Dark, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Industrial Trust. Office building in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Haunter of the Dark, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Innsmouth, Massachusetts. Seaport village founded
in 1643 and located on the coast of Massachusetts between Newburyport and Arkham at the
mouth of the Manuxet River. Since the 1840s, Innsmouth has been shunned by the surrounding
community as cursed and diseased to the point of almost complete isolation. The citizens
of Innsmouth suffer a strange malady which brings about the Innsmouth look and
ultimately drives those afflicted into total reclusion. This look includes large,
staring, unblinking eyes; queer, narrow heads; flat noses; and skin which isn’t quite
right. As the afflicted progress in age, the skin gets rough and scabby, the sides of
their necks shrivel, giving the impression of gills, and they go bald. The fingers are
disproportionate to their hands and they have abnormally large feet.
Innsmouth was a bustling port during the War of 1812, though
prosperity soon faltered after the end of the war. If it were not for a prominent sea
captain named Captain Obed Marsh, Innsmouth may have died off altogether. Through trade
contacts in the South Seas, Captain Marsh was able to open the Marsh Gold Refinery which
remained operational until February, 1928. Other businesses such as the railroad and
numerous mills also opened their doors in Innsmouth, but none remained successful. Near
its closure, the refinery was reported to run on lean times, itself. Fish remains
plentiful in the area, though the locals do not take advantage of the trade. Devil’s
Reef lays a mile-and-a-half to the east of Innsmouth Harbour.
In 1846, an epidemic was reported to have taken over half the
population of Innsmouth, and riots and other ghastly doings were reported as well. The
epidemic occurred only a scant few weeks after Captain Marsh and thirty-two others were
arrested for unspecified charges on Devil’s Reef one evening. Though never actually
charged, it is recorded that the group was detained for human sacrifices and
devil-worship. In actuality, the epidemic was a cover-up for an attack by the Deep Ones on
Innsmouth after going too long without human sacrifices.
A winter-long investigation prompted by the reports of an
unidentified male of horrible doings during the summer of 1927 led to numerous arrests
during February, 1928. An enormous number of buildings were burned down or dynamited, and
a submarine sent torpedoes down the abyss at the base of Devil’s Reef. At that time,
the town population stood at from 300-400 people. Current population is unknown.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth, H.P. Lovecraft
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Innsmouth Look, The. A phrase coined to describe those who interbreed with the Deep Ones of the ocean. This look includes large, staring, unblinking eyes; queer, narrow heads; flat noses; and skin which isn’t quite right. As the afflicted progress in age, the skin gets rough and scabby, the sides of their necks shrivel, giving the impression of gills, and they go bald. The fingers are disproportionate to their hands and they have abnormally large feet. As time progresses, those afflicted with the look assume all characteristics of the Deep Ones, including the ability to live under water and immortality.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth, H.P. Lovecraft
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Inutos. A squat, yellow race that drove the inhabitants of Lomar from their polar kingdom. The predecessor of the Eskimo race.
The Shadow Out Of Time, H.P. Lovecraft.
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Irem. Also known as the City of Pillars, and The City of a Thousand Pillars. The lost city of Irem is located somewhere on the peninsula of Arabia in the area of Hadramant. Built by the tribe of Ad. The Lamp of Alhazred was found in the ruins of Irem. When man began building the city, the inhabitants of the Nameless City, reptilian creatures of great intelligence, abandoned their city and disappeared into prepared underground caverns.
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Iwanicki, Father. Priest at St. Stanislaus' Church. Father Iwanicki was the one who gave Joe Mazurewicz a silver crucifix to help ward off the spirit of Keziah Mason and Brown Jenkin.
The Dreams In The Witch-House, H.P. Lovecraft.
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