We’re back and we’re on a bus journey. Sure, this is a bone-rattler, but that’s like combining a gym visit and a massage, right? It certainly seems to have done the other passengers good. Have you seen how long their arms are? And it must do wonders for the feet as well. We can’t even imagine where they buy their shoes. The only question is whether the jolting is also responsible for those odd creases in their necks. It must be. There can’t be any other reasonable explanation. Main Topic: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 2 This is the second part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we explored the origins of the story and then joined Robert Olmstead for a quick tour of Newburyport. Now, moving into chapter 2 of the story, we catch Joe Sargent’s bus from Newburyport, travel across the bleak seaside landscape, and then enjoy the faded grandeur of Innsmouth’s buildings. Come for the salt marshes, stay for the extended discussion of roof architecture! Links Things we mention in this episode include: * At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft * Flotsam and Jetsam on How We Roll * Salt marsh * Kingsport * “The Strange High House in the Mist” by HP Lovecraft * In the Mouth of Madness (1994) * Widow’s walk * Car Wars * A guide to roof types * Necronomicon Providence One of Paul’s holiday snaps from his recent visit to Innsmouth Scarborough * Monument Circle, Indianapolis * Gen Con * Prohibition * “The Thing on the Doorstep” by HP Lovecraft * “The Dreams in the Witch-House” by HP Lovecraft * The House of Eliot *