Deacon James is a rambling bluesman straight from Georgia, a black man with troubles that he can't escape and music that... (more)
Deacon James is a rambling bluesman straight from Georgia, a black man with troubles that he can't escape and music that won't let him go. On a train to Arkham, he meets trouble--visions of nightmares, gaping mouths, and grasping tendrils, and a madman who calls himself John Persons. According to the stranger, Deacon is carrying a seed in his head, a thing that will destroy the world if he lets it hatch. (less)