A history professor tracing his family tree visits the seaside town of Innsmouth, on the North Yorkshire coast. While there he becomes caught up in disturbing events that lead to horrifying ...

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One Lovecraftian obsession ... can also be traced back to Lovecraft, with his The Shape of Water hat-tipping Lovecraft’s tale of evil fish people The Shadow Over Innsmouth.