This is an interesting, if gory, graphic novel that uses the mythology created by H.P. Lovecraft as an underlying theme. A strange collection of serial murders/mutilations are being investigated by the FBI after one of their star agents goes from being investigator to murderer. What they find is an underworld of sex, drugs, violence, and otherworldly creatures all connected to the writings of Lovecraft. It is creepy and extremely violent and the artwork by Jacen Burrows enhances the darkness of the story. This is not a book for the squeamish. The only problem I had with it is that I haven't read Lovecraft in about thirty years and I feel the need to go back and re-read his stories to really understand the connections.
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