The Horror at Red Hook (Fantasy and Horror Classics) ; With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss

<p><strong>Under the squalor of the docks ancient evils are preparing for a ceremony of blood.</strong></p><p>Thomas F. Malone an Irish-American detective obsessed with the occult finds himself assigned to the notorious <strong>Red Hook</strong> neighborhood of Brooklyn New York. This district is a bewildering labyrinth of decaying tenements waterfront smuggling and a vast dense population of immigrants whose secret dark traditions baffle and frighten the police.</p><p>Malone begins investigating the rise of strange cult activity--bizarre symbols unsettling rites and the terrifying disappearance of local children. The trail leads him to a strange old man named <strong>Robert Suydam</strong> a reclusive millionaire who has suddenly embraced a secret wicked marriage to a young foreign woman and is funding the neighborhood's escalating descent into chaos.</p><p>As the detective delves into Suydam's mansion and the hidden catacombs beneath Red Hook he uncovers the devastating truth: the area is a nexus point for an ancient global conspiracy. Suydam and the neighborhood's criminal element are not just running a smuggling ring; they are preparing a massive coordinated occult ceremony designed to summon unspeakable colossal entities from beyond our world.</p><p><strong><em>The Horror at Red Hook</em></strong> is a tense paranoid story that fuses traditional detective fiction with Lovecraft's signature <strong>cosmic horror</strong>. It is a chilling exploration of urban decay cultural fear and the profound dread that the modern city harbors secrets and evils far older and more powerful than any police force can comprehend.</p><p><strong>The darkness of the alleyways is merely a cloak for the darkness of the cosmos.</strong></p>