Everville

In this sequel to The Great and Secret Show, the narrative tracks the intersection of our reality and the Quiddity, a dream-sea that separates Earth from the aesthetic and terrifying world of Everville. In 1848, a pioneer named Maeve O'Connell witnesses the founding of a mystical town in Oregon, while in the modern day, Tesla Bombeck and Harry D'Amour face the resurfacing of the evolutionary villain Kissoon. The plot maps the collision of human history with an alien geometry of magic as the barriers between dimensions dissolve, threatening to unleash creatures that redefine the laws of physics and biology.

Horror readers who prioritize intricate world-building and visceral, imaginative biology will find this work fills the space between dark fantasy and cosmic dread. It serves those interested in how secret histories influence the present and how human consciousness interacts with supernatural architecture. The reader finishes the book with a mapped understanding of Barker’s sprawling cosmology, walking away with a specific vision of how the mundane world hides a vast, interconnected multiverse governed by ancient forces and tangible, terrifying wonders.