question regarding robert olmstead and the shadow innsmouth

satinsoven123 · Post by **satinsoven123** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:09 pm

Hi, i'm new to this forum. I don't know if this is in the right section, so please move it accordingly.

I recently read the Shadow over innsmouth, and as is usually prevalent in HP's stories, I found many questions unanswered. My most important question is this:
Why was the protagonist being chased by the deep ones during his escape from the hotel?

edit: Also, what the hell is the illustration on the cover of the call of chthulu and other weird stories a picture of?

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:30 pm

a famous public domain painting...

satinsoven123 · Post by **satinsoven123** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:37 pm

what do you mean? isn't it a scene from some story?

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:46 pm

no...its a painting...just because its the illustration doesn't mean its in the book...

satinsoven123 · Post by **satinsoven123** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:44 am

oh ok. So then can you answer my question about robert olmstead?

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:57 pm

I think they wanted to kill him/sacrifice him to Dagon/Hydra...at least that's my impression...that and they might not of liked him too much being evil fish monsters...After he escapes, I'm pretty sure they just don't want him to get out of town

satinsoven123 · Post by **satinsoven123** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:37 pm

the sacrifice theory sounds the most probable. They had to take advantage of the opportunity, because olmstead remarks upon the scarcity of normal humans in the town. Another (rather unlikely) theory is that they might have wanted him because of his ancestral connection to Obed Marsh. Whether to punish him or praise him, I dunno.

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:34 am

Yah idk if they could realize that by simply looking at him...The sacrifice theory seems the best in my opinion

lovecraft518 · Post by **lovecraft518** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:38 pm

He also knew way too much about what was going on in town

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:25 pm

They're fish people...you can't let something like that leak out or the state police will come in and have a giant Fish n chips fest!

tsathoggua · Post by **tsathoggua** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:55 pm

Hardly state that looks like federal government stuff to me

JJ Burke · Post by **JJ Burke** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:23 am

i don't know the name of that painting, but it might have been chosen to represent a scene from 'dagon'.. if that's in the book

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:11 pm

yah maybe

satinsoven123 · Post by **satinsoven123** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:39 pm

I think that makes sense. Dagon is the only story from that book that features a man climbing over rocks and ledges on the island in the sea, and because of the shipwreck his clothes are all torn.

tsathoggua · Post by **tsathoggua** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:55 pm

i think you've got it there