: The author describes the book as having a "Great Gatsby party vibe," where the excessive wealth of the 1920s masks an underlying, indefinable doom.
: As illusions begin to blur with nightmare, Alden—aided by investigative reporter Nina Tarrington —must realize the true danger before Balthazarr can summon his god and consume Arkham. Key Themes
: The commune is visited by Juan Hugo Balthazarr , a charismatic Spanish surrealist who is secretly a cultist of the ancient deity Yog-Sothoth .
: Alden is invited to join a mysterious art commune called the New Colony.
The story follows , a wealthy but failed aspiring painter who returns to his hometown of Arkham after a disturbing supernatural encounter in Spain.
