Matthew M. Bartlett, almost fifty-three, has just moved from Leeds, Massachusetts to the devil-haunted streets of Arkham, and he's anxious to fit in with his new friends. When he's asked to join a secret club, he leaps at the opportunity. But when the cultists start talking about shoggoths, night-gaunts, and participating in their shadowy, fire-lit rituals, Matthew starts to wonder if he's normal. There are some things about being evil that are tough...