Zadok Allen

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Zadok Allen is an elderly, alcoholic town resident in H. P. Lovecraft’s novella "The Shadow over Innsmouth" who reveals the sinister history and dark secrets of Innsmouth to the narrator.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lovecraft character
fictional character
literary character
addiction alcohol
age elderly
alignment opposed to the Esoteric Order of Dagon
appearsAs old drunk
appearsIn Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED
The Shadow over Innsmouth NERFINISHED
associatedWith Deep Ones NERFINISHED
Esoteric Order of Dagon NERFINISHED
basedIn New England fishing town
characterTrait alcoholic
fearful
paranoid
talkative
confidantOf unnamed narrator of The Shadow over Innsmouth
createdInYear 1931
creator H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED
fears Deep Ones NERFINISHED
Esoteric Order of Dagon NERFINISHED
reprisals from Innsmouth authorities
firstAppearance The Shadow over Innsmouth NERFINISHED
gender male
importance major supporting character in The Shadow over Innsmouth
knows secret history of Innsmouth NERFINISHED
language English
literaryGenre horror fiction
weird fiction
locatedInFictional Massachusetts NERFINISHED
medium prose fiction
narrativeFunction to increase atmosphere of dread
to provide backstory
nationality American
occupation fisherman
publishedInWorkYear 1936
residence Innsmouth NERFINISHED
reveals Esoteric Order of Dagon NERFINISHED
disappearances and sacrifices in Innsmouth
history of Innsmouth
hybrid nature of Innsmouth inhabitants
pact between Innsmouth and Deep Ones
rituals of the Esoteric Order of Dagon
role exposition character
informant
settingOfActivity streets of Innsmouth NERFINISHED
speechStyle New England dialect
universe Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED

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