Cromm — Kenneth C. Flint

It began with the dreams . . .visions of strange and disturbing spectres from a time long ago. Easygoing artist Colin McMahon has never taken life too seriously, but the images that torment his nights have changed that forever. In his dreams he rides across the rolling hills of a battle-torn land, reliving the memories of a fearless young warrior who shares his name--and losing his heart to a woman as brave as she is beautiful. He helplessly witnesses the brutal rituals of a savage cult that makes blood offerings to a cruel deity: Cromm Cruaich, the Crooked God. And then the visions begin to invade his waking life, as nightmare creatures wreak bloody havoc on the streets of the city.

Desperate for explanations, Colin travels to Ireland, his ancestral home. In a village untouched by the centuries, he discovers the living woman of his dreams--and learns that the ancient cult of the evil god Cromm has arisen again, plotting to place the world under its terrible dominion... .