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Creepy in the best way. In that gorgeously horrifying, uncomfortably dreadful way that Kiernan does so well. The looming apocalypse unfolds in multi-time that promises future horrors as it outlines how we get there. There are plenty of questions with no answers and suggestions of ties to other novels and characters. The Lovecraftian nod to the Elder Gods permeates this little novella, as does crime noir staples dressed in 50's sci-fi B-movie clothes, and a kind of psychedelic 70's 35mm horror aesthetic reminiscent of The Omen or The Wicker Man. All of those Salton Sea scenes were grainy and washed out in my head. I'm curious about the rest of the series and how this all gets steered into an ending of the world that seems to be completely horrific and utterly unavoidable.
