Šarlatová evangelia – Barker Clive (2024)

The last wizards of this world live in a panicked fear of death; of nearly three hundred members of the Supreme Circle, only five remain. Despite their knowledge, they succumb to a sadistic demon who strips them of their power so he can become the sovereign ruler not only of hellish realms... ***** Private detective Harry D'Amour fulfills the last wishes of the dead who communicate with his companion Norma. The blind medium Norma Paine lives in a New York apartment filled with over a hundred televisions, which protect her from the onslaught of the loudest ghosts. At Norma's request, Harry one day sets off to New Orleans and in an inconspicuous house, which hides a number of grotesque secrets, discovers something that introduces him to the company of an ambitious demon. And he is approached with a most peculiar offer... ***** Clive Barker (* 1952) in The Scarlet Gospels loosely follows up on the famous novella Hellraiser (1986, published in Czech in Carcosa 2021). The main cenobite, Pinhead, also known as the Hell Priest, is thrown into a much more epic adventure set in various terrifying locations, including Hell itself. ***** The Scarlet Gospels is the last novel by this titan of dark fantasy, which has yet to be translated into Czech.