Christmas in snowy, seaside Massachusetts should be a joyous reunion for one man and his family. Instead, he is drawn into an ancient festival that feels anything but comforting. The rituals, once forbidden, are steeped in mystery, and the peculiarities of the community gnaw at his mind.
At his family’s house, the familiar turns sinister as unsettling details come to light. Before long, the man is thrust into a world beyond comprehension, where tradition blurs with terror and reality with nightmare.
What he witnesses will haunt him forever. This chilling tale from the acclaimed author of The Call of Cthulhu plunges readers into a macabre holiday celebration unlike any other—a grim descent into the horrors that lie beneath the surface of familial bonds.
