Robert olmstead innsmouth look
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The "Innsmouth look" appears in the Cthulhu Mythos story, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and refers to a set of physical features that result from the hybridization of humans with Deep Ones. The "look" is shared by nearly all inhabitants of Innsmouth and its origins are a zealously kept secret.
In addition to physical traits, the subjects are also universally afflicted by strange dreams of undersea cities, and an urge to venture into the sea to join their Deep One brethren. These psychological traits can manifest even in individuals that show little or no physical abnormalities whatsoever (HPL: The Shadow Over Innsmouth, EXP: "The Innsmouth Heritage").
According to the Church Minister, in the Church basement, Ichthyosis is the medical condition affecting the skin, making it where it become dry, irritated and scaly. (EXP: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth)
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The characteristic features of Innsmouth's townspeople are:
- great affinity for water an
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Shadow Over Innsmouth Narrator
In HPL's preliminary notes to the story, the narrator fryst vatten called Robert Olmstead. However, HPL renamed a number of the characters in the sista story, so it's impossible to tell if he still considered Robert Olmstead to be the character's name.
The narrator had the Deep Ones taint, received from his great-grandmother, Pth'thya-l'yi. For details of his ancestry, see The Descent of Robert Olmstead. The narrator was born in , probably in Toledo, Ohio; at least, his immediate family was living in Toledo when he was attending college. He attended Oberlin College in Ohio. Following his third year in college, he decided to celebrate turning He undertook a tour of New England, intending to view antiquarian sights and research his family geneaology. As part of this tour, he visited Innsmouth on July , From talking to Zadok Allen, he learned too much of the town's curse. The locals tried to detain him, but he managed to escape. He made frightened appeals to
- Written By: Simon Birks
- Art By: R.H. Stewart
- Letters By: Lyndon White
- Cover Art By: R.H. Stewart
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In THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH, PART 1, available from Blue Fox Comics now, is a near faithful adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s original story with the added twist of using Lovecraft’s likeness as the main character. When Robert Olmstead investigates Innsmouth, a strange town with bizarre residents, he finds its citizens have a very ancient and monstrous lineage.
The Details
Was It Good?
For Lovecraft fans, this is an excellent start to the seminal story. The tone, the look (especially of the Innsmouth residents), the feel, and the mood hit all the right notes.
The art is a sketchbook style that adds to the feel of antiquity, but admittedly, it may not be everyone’s cup of tea.
What’s It About?
[SPOILERS AHEAD]
Robert Olmstead is a cash-strapped man on his way from Newburyport to Arkham, Massachusetts in July Without enough mone