Bøger af Margaret Ficaj

Five years ago the monstrous god Cthulhu awoke from his slumber under the sea, sending most of the world into madness. In the aftermath, terrifying creatures entered into our world, a cult of human-sacrificing Cthulhu worshippers emerged, and humanity has struggled desperately to survive. Saeko, Dell, and Kelsea are three such survivors, young adults who have lived in the underground bunker of Arkham since they were fourteen. As a new threat closes in on Arkham, these three must race to combat it and save their home and families. This horror story features no love triangles and no brooding monster men drawn to frail damsels in distress. The protagonists are in a fight for their lives against monsters that kill and sometimes eat people. If you enjoy an adventure with monsters and ethical dilemmas, this book is for you. It is the first in a trilogy inspired by the works of classic horror author H.P. Lovecraft, but you don't have to be familiar with his works to enjoy it. If you are, however, you may enjoy finding elements of The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Lurking Fear, The Unnameable, and more in this book.

Margaret never dreamed that purchasing her newly remodeled dream cottage on the north end of Houghton Lake, Michigan would send her family's life spiraling into any parent's worst nightmare. Shortly after moving in, the family finds themselves barricaded like prisoners in their own home in a vain attempt to dodge the swarming reconstructed wetland mosquitoes. Nobody's immune to the bug bites, but one-year-old Julia's welts quickly develop into bizarre and unexplainable lesions. In a matter of short hours, baby Julia loses consciousness and ultimately her life, with no clear explanation as to why. In the midst of mourning the loss of a child, Margaret throws herself into a desperate search to identify and counter the invisible monster that took her daughter's life. Was it actually a smart vectored virus, or did it have something to do with different toxicities or some other emerging disease in their new environment? And why wasn't anyone giving Margaret a straight answer? What practices did the authorities of these "protected spaces" have to hide? This powerful memoir asks these questions, and begs one more: Should we just trust our authorities with the safety of our lives, or can we find our own answers to things that are just beyond our comprehension?