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From Bram Stoker and CWA nominated and Utopiales Nantes Award-winning author Ashok Banker comes a chilling new novel of occult horror set in 1980s Bombay

A masterful fusion of Lovecraftian terror and Indian Gothic that will haunt your dreams long after you've turned the final page.

In the shadows of 1980s Bombay lurks an ancient evil that makes the notorious Rockman serial killings pale in comparison.

When a struggling artist is lured into the mysterious Bombay Lovecraft Society, he uncovers their terrifying agenda: an elite cabal of Bombay's most privileged and powerful citizens actively working to summon cosmic entities known as "the Old Ones" into our world. What begins as a lucrative commission to illustrate ancient manuscripts quickly pulls him into their web of blood rituals and forbidden knowledge. He witnesses firsthand how these wealthy power-brokers will sacrifice anyone and anything in their ruthless pursuit of even greater privilege and cosmic power.

The Society—comprised of judges, bankers, industrialists, and other members of Bombay's upper echelons—deliberately targets our protagonist for his artistic talents while exploiting his marginalized status and professional frustrations. As he performs increasingly disturbing rituals under their guidance, the narrator finds himself torn between his earthly attachments—his loving wife Dippy with her dreams of pursuing architecture in London—and the seductive promises of elevation beyond his caste and class limitations. The Society expertly manipulates his ambitions, orchestrating his artistic success while demanding ever more horrific sacrifices as payment.

The stakes escalate dramatically with the birth of his son Arjun, who becomes the focus of the Society's predatory attention. Their sinister designs for the child force the protagonist into increasingly desperate measures to protect his family from these elite manipulators who view human lives as mere stepping stones to their cosmic ambitions. Throughout the novel, the Society's members display a chilling disregard for human suffering, casually orchestrating deaths and unleashing horrors while insulated by their wealth and social position.

THE BOMBAY LOVECRAFT SOCIETY masterfully weaves together:

• A scathing examination of class and caste in 1980s Bombay, where ancient cosmic evil mirrors entrenched social injustice
• A protagonist fighting against both otherworldly horrors and the crushing restrictions imposed by birth and background
• The corrupting influence of power, as the Society's elite members willingly shed their humanity in exchange for cosmic knowledge and influence
• Hypnotic prose that makes the narrator's gradual corruption by the Society's machinations feel horrifyingly inevitable
• Complex themes of ambition, exploitation, and the terrible price of attempting to transcend social boundaries
• Ritualistic horror that exposes how the privileged few maintain their power through literal and metaphorical blood sacrifice

An uniquely Indian take on cosmic horror that expands and enriches the Lovecraftian tradition. The novel's unflinching examination of power and privilege makes the cosmic terrors all the more universal and affecting.

Perfect for fans of Laird Barron, Thomas Ligotti, and Caitlín R. Kiernan, THE BOMBAY LOVECRAFT SOCIETY offers a fresh, culturally rich perspective on cosmic horror that explores what happens when Western occult traditions meet ancient Indian mysticism and entrenched social hierarchies.

Visit Ashok's official website meakalpa.com to read an exclusive excerpt from The Bombay Lovecraft Society!