We’re back and we’re enjoying a nice whiskey. OK, maybe we shouldn’t drink a whole quart of the stuff, but you’d do the same if you lived in Innsmouth. The alcohol fumes go some way towards masking the stench of rotting fish, especially if you’re drinking down by the dock. It can be quite relaxing as long as you learn to ignore the dirty looks coming from the surf. Apologies if all this booze ends up giving us a West Country accent. We’ll try not to go full Wurzels this time. Main Topic: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 3 This is the third part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we jumped on Joe Sargent’s bus, made the journey to Innsmouth, and bought some cheese crackers. Now, in chapter 3 of the story, we finally meet Zadok Allen for one hell of an episode of Drunk History. Sure, this chapter is mostly exposition, but it’s written in such strong dialect that you’ll hardly notice. Links Things we mention in this episode include: * Privateering * The War of 1812 * “The Dunwich Horror” by HP Lovecraft * The Mythos as religion * “The Call of Cthulhu” by HP Lovecraft * “Dagon” by HP Lovecraft * “Out of the Aeons” by HP Lovecraft * “The Temple” by HP Lovecraft * Theosophy * Atlantis * Mu * Dagon (2001) * Philosopher’s Stone * Swastika * “Witches’ Hollow” by August Derleth * Elder sign * Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin *