Sunday, August 2, 2015

The Scarlet Gospels / Clive Barker / 361 pages

"The great wound of the world was deepening..."  Pinhead, a priest of Hell, has waged war on mankind using magic and magicians as tools.  Harry D'Armour, an ex New York police officer and PI with extraordinary perceptions of beings from the other side, has dedicated his life to stopping evil whenever possible.  His many tats etches upon his body by Caz and his blind friend, Norma - who communicates with the dead, aid him on his crusade.  When Norma is taken by Pinhead to the very depths of Hell, Harry and his Harrowers follow to secure her release.  "The world-soul is sick...crazy sick, and if we don't each do our part and try to get to the root of its pain and burn it out, then everything is for nothing."  Although this was an interesting page-turner, I would have liked additional character development and less dismemberment. 


"War is but a continuation of diplomacy by alternate means."

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