The Horror in the Lamplights
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Romania-1942.
OSS operative Robert Danforth parachutes behind Axis lines to investigate a lead obtained through the horrors he experienced in the Arabian desert. What he finds is the Ordinul Negru-an unholy alliance between SS occultists and the surviving fanatics of an exiled Romanian order.
In a remote Carpathian valley, children begin disappearing from the villages. Every clue leads to Castelul Umbrelor, an ancient fortress that appears abandoned by day. But at midnight, screams rise from beneath its walls.
At the center of it all is Elena, a young artist imprisoned within her ancestral manor. She has no memory of painting the nightmares filling her canvases. Yet, each morning, another part is completed. Each month, the SS carries a finished painting to the castle.
As Beltane approaches, SS kill teams close in, the resistance begins to fracture, and the terror Danforth carried out of the desert starts whispering to him from the shadows.
The last painting is almost complete. The gate is already beginning to open. An interrupted blood rite from World War I is reaching its climax-and what crosses through will recognize neither nations nor armies as its master.
The Nazis came seeking a weapon.
What answers them is hungry.
A gripping blend of WWII historical fiction, supernatural horror, and occult thriller, this gothic horror novel for fans of dark historical fantasy delivers one of the most atmospheric immersive books of the series sequel to H. P. Lovecraft's mind-bending tale, At the Mountains of Madness.
Perfect for readers who love Nazi occult horror, WWII supernatural thrillers, and cosmic horror steeped in real history, Danforth's second investigation is an engrossing, creepy page-turner that proves evil doesn't need a uniform to find a war worth fighting.
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Christopher Michael
Christopher Michael is an author, law enforcement officer, and a former soldier in the U.S. Army, where he completed multiple deployments in Afghanistan, East Asia, and Europe. Blending his real-world military experience with a love for cosmic horror, Christopher is the author of the series Danforth: Eldritch Tales of WWII, a thrilling combination of historical fiction and Lovecraftian horror that marks his entry into the literary world.Chris began writing in high school, going over the top on writing assignments that required an original story. Since then, he has intermittently written material throughout his adult life, but only recently began to commit. After attending therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from military and law enforcement service, he began a new journey of using his writing as a form of therapy and channelling his demons into stories that reflect his innermost thoughts. He hopes that by writing and infusing these stories with the pain and uncertainty that he has felt, it might help other military and law enforcement veterans, as well as anyone struggling with their own demons.
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