Ancient Evil Unleashed: The Proof Is in the Portal to Hell

MILWAUKEE, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In his new haunting, mystery novel, The Portal (published by Trafford Publishing), experienced author Craig Conrad finds the epicenter of darkness in the Midwest and leads readers to a house buzzing with evil that could unleash unseen wickedness on the world -- if not for the heroics of one man, who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Vietnam veteran Paul Rice, a man who suffers from constant nightmares and guilt as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder, promises his new girlfriend, Linda Eastman, an artist with movie-star looks, that he will take a week off from work, travel with her to meet her parents as well as her younger brother and sister, and stay in her family's recently renovated home in Lanark, Wis. Once there, Paul meets her father, who turns out to be a wealthy man in the plumbing fixture business, and her mother, a woman who is only keeping the family together for the benefit of her teenage children still living at home.

Strangely, Paul's dreams turn toward something more menacing, especially when a series of brutal, ritualistic killings start to take place and he begins to uncover the strange killings and disappearances that date back to the time when the Durie clan built the house that the Eastmans recently renovated. Soon, he discovers that the Duries actually created a grimoire, a book of precious sacrifices that would open a portal to the underworld and finally prove that hell indeed exists.

Can Paul follow this twisting trail of evil that leads to the darkest corners in the old Durie mansion and exorcize its unyielding demons with the newfound help of Police Chief Clive Thayer? Can they figure out the pattern of murders in time and together track the killer to the next house before he claims the life of his next victim? Can Paul destroy the house before it opens the hell mouth and unleashes untold evil? Find out in the startling conclusion of Conrad's novel, The Portal, a book that promises as much unflinching horror as it does bone-chilling suspense.

About the Author

Conrad enjoys reading all types of fiction and historical nonfiction, especially thrillers. He got hooked on horror at an early age, catching all the monster marathons at the local neighborhood theater and then running home late at night in the middle of the street. In addition to The Portal, he has also published The Calling, which is also available for order, as well as The Chosen and Last Goodbyes, forthcoming later this year. Conrad currently resides in Milwaukee, Wis.

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