▁C th ul hu ▁who ▁is ▁introduced ▁in ▁" The ▁House ▁on ▁Cur wen ▁Street ", ▁L aban ▁Sh rew s bury ▁is ▁an ▁anth rop ologist ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁philosophy ▁at ▁M isk at onic ▁University . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wisconsin , ▁Sh rew s bury ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Ark ham , ▁Massachusetts . ▁After ▁publishing ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁Investig ation ▁into ▁the ▁M yth - Pattern s ▁of ▁the ▁L atter - Day ▁Prim it ives ▁with ▁Es pe cial ▁Reference ▁to ▁the ▁R ' ly eh ▁Text , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁Sh rew s bury ▁myster iously ▁disappeared . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁writ ings , ▁titled ▁C th ul hu ▁Among ▁the ▁Vict ori ans , ▁saw ▁publication . ▁ ▁Just ▁as ▁myster iously , ▁Sh rew s bury ▁re app eared ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁immediately ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁book , ▁C th ul hu ▁in ▁the ▁N ec ron om icon . ▁Before ▁he ▁could ▁complete ▁this ▁work , ▁however , ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Ark ham ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁an ▁in exp lic able ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Sh rew s bury ▁was ▁pres umed ▁dead ▁and ▁his ▁un fin ished ▁volume ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁work . ▁ ▁Sh rew s bury ▁had ▁actually ▁escaped ▁to ▁C ela eno , ▁fle eing ▁certain ▁M