Cellars
by John Shirley· 2019
An ancient evil deep beneath New York City turns subway stations into bloody altars for ritual sacrifice. Monsters made of blood arise from drains, an invisible hellhound devours human flesh, and feral children stalk the shadowy streets. Occult investigator Carl Lanyard risks his life, his love, and his sanity as he battles the unspeakable forces of darkness.
Cellars is set in the New York of the 1980s—the New York of Studio 54, the first assault of Wall Street, the era of cocaine-infused selfishness and glossy partying, the Hellfire Club, Plato's Retreat, and the buying up of tenements. This was a modern Gomorrah, where the primordial worship of the golden bull, the sacrifices to Ba'al and Moloch, and ancient sorcerers like Simon Magus remained. Cellars explores what is hidden beneath the outer gloss of sophistication, the glamor, and the clamor. The cellars, the sub-cellars, and the forgotten subway tunnels under New York contain ancient secrets that fester anew and reveal the monsters among us.
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An ancient evil deep beneath New York City turns subway stations into bloody altars for ritual sacrifice. Monsters made of blood arise from drains, an invisible hellhound devours human flesh, and feral children stalk the shadowy streets. Occult investigator Carl Lanyard risks his life, his love, and his sanity as he battles the unspeakable forces of darkness. Cellars is set in the New York of the 1980s—the New York of Studio 54, the first assault of Wall Street, the era of cocaine-infused selfishness and glossy partying, the Hellfire Club, Plato's Retreat, and the buying up of tenements. This was a modern Gomorrah, where the primordial worship of the golden bull, the sacrifices to Ba'al and Moloch, and ancient sorcerers like Simon Magus remained. Cellars explores what is hidden beneath the outer gloss of sophistication, the glamor, and the clamor. The cellars, the sub-cellars, and the forgotten subway tunnels under New York contain ancient secrets that fester anew and reveal the monsters among us.