Monday, April 18, 2011

Innsmouth




















"It was a town of wide extent and dense construction, yet one with a portentous dearth of visible life. From the tangle of chimney-pots scarcely a wisp of smoke came, and the three tall steeples loomed stark and unpainted against the seaward horizon. One of them was crumbling down at the top, and in that and another there were only black gaping holes where clock-dials should have been. The vast huddle of sagging gambrel roofs and peaked gables conveyed with offensive clearness the idea of wormy decay, and as we approached along the now descending road I could see that many roofs had wholly caved in. There were some large square Georgian houses, too, with hipped roofs, cupolas, and railed “widow’s walks”. These were mostly well back from the water, and one or two seemed to be in moderately sound condition."



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, I hope your holiday was less eventful than the story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Over_Innsmouth

JuliaM said...

Such a shame Benicio Del Toro isn't going to get to do a Lovecraft film.. :(

JuliaM said...

Or Guillermo, even! /facepalm

Laban said...

Shoggoth and chips - with 'scrats'.

Can't beat it.