The Last Ritual
AN ARKHAM HORROR NOVEL
by S. A. Sidor
A mad surrealist’s art threatens to rip open the fabric of reality,in this twisted tale of eldritch horror and conspiracy, from thewildy popular world of Arkham Horror Aspiring painter Alden Oakes is invited to join a mysterious art communein Arkham: the New Colony. When celebrated Spanish surrealist Juan HugoBalthazarr visits the colony, Alden and the other artists quickly fall underhis charismatic spell. Balthazarr throws a string of decadent parties forArkham’s social elite, conjuring arcane illusions which blur the boundariesbetween nightmare and reality. Only slowly does Alden come to suspectthat Balthazarr’s mock rituals are intended to break through those wallsand free what lies beyond. Alden must act, but it might already be too lateto save himself, let alone Arkham.