CARL KOLCHAK VS. CRYPTOPOLIS!

As the sun set on Halloween night, intrepid reporter Carl Kolchak showed up on my doorstep to warn me that my recent collection, CRYPTOPOLIS & OTHER STORIES, had been inhabited by the spirit of an ancient demon known only as "Belphegor"! In order to destroy this iniquitous creature, every copy of CRYPTOPOLIS must be gathered together, bathed in holy water, and set on fire. Of course, to bring about this righteous conflagration, ALL the copies must be purchased first! To save the world, Kolchak is urging you to buy as many copies of this evil tome as soon as humanly possible! DIE, CRYPTOPOLIS, DIE!!!

 

 

At one point during Carl's visit, the anti-matter version of Alice in Wonderland ripped her way through a portal in time and space and tried to abscond with the book, but an ancient incantation uttered in Vulgate Latin solved that problem quickly enough.

 

After the grimoire was dispatched at last, Carl spent the rest of the evening battling other supernatural entities in Southern California. He wrestled with Mothman in a haunted laundry room located somewhere in East Long Beach.

On nearby First Street, Carl dived into the Case of the Cyclopean Skeletons.

 

 

Soon afterwards, the Case of the Newlywed Phantoms was brought to a swift but bloody conclusion.

 

 

In a particularly dangerous interlude, the disembodied head of Jeffrey Epstein attempted to perform unspeakable acts upon Carl, but decisive action involving a vial filled with sanctified holy water blessed by the ghost of Pope John Paul I took care of the infernal revenant soon enough.

 

After stalking the beast-filled streets of the city throughout All Hallows' Eve, Carl kicked up his heels in the haunted Reno Room Bar on East Broadway where he proceeded to exorcise the infamous Ghost Girl with the Bloody Hands, bringing his epic odyssey to a satisfying close.