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Previously iii Au Hour for Magic... In October 1926, just days before his death. Harry Houdini traps a vengeful demon within his famous Water Torture Cell. He uses an obscure incantation to imprison the Beast. a key he is sure will never come to pass. Only the true messiah’s murderers being set free will unleash magicians powerful enough to prepare for the battle ahead. The murderers must then die in order for the Beast to be released from his prison. Years later. Houdini’s last wish for the cell to be destroyed upon his brother Theodore’s death is ignored. Passed from location to location over the decades. The Beast bides its time. Awaiting inevitable freedom. Today four men guilty of rape and murder are freed on a technicality, causing the prophetic vision to come true. None of them knew the woman they killed was pregnant with the next messiah. As soon as they are released. Everyone vanishes from the face of the Earth save for the magicians of the land. Shell Branson (a talented escape artist from Denver). Charlie Parker (a young AfricanAmerican street magician from New Orleans), and Jackson Winchell (a birthday-party magician from Phoenix). all find themselves alone while on their way to an upcoming magic convention in Las Vegas. They discover their fates revolve around insuring the murderers stay alive and preserving the safety of a little girl named Maggie who holds the answers to all their questions inside a book written by her grandfather. The mysterious Mister Hollow. World-renowned magician Davino Silverbrook purchases the Water Torture Cell at auction for a hefty sum. When the prophesy is set In motion. The Beast promises him unparalleled powers in exchange for release. Davino falls for his lies only to be discarded and his body used as a vessel for the Beast. Along the rugged shore of the human psyche, these magicians cast out into their own hellish void to find themselves questioning their own sanity and the true nature of humanity. Mister Hollow shares a connection with all the characters. He has crossed paths with all of them during pivotal moments in their lives. When they discover their connection. Mister Hollows true identity and the motives behind his morbid curio sitv are revealed. Is Mister Hollow God The Beast kills Charlie. Jackson gives his own life to save Shellv and humanity itself. Sacrificing himself. he casts the Beast into the abyss. Shell finds out she is pregnant with Jacksons child and returns home to Colorado with Maggie. Blair. the Beasts concubine, is pregnant also. heading to California to raise the Beast’s child. The story vou are about to read. Hollow be thy Name. Takes place at the same time as the events above, following more magicians as they malth their stand against evil Enjoy.
Chapter i What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes. -Harry Houdini “Once upon a time, the world was filled with magic, the old man said softly, the flames from the campfire dancing across his eyes. The ild looked up at him, trying to comprehend the term. ‘But gradually, it was forgotten again.” “whats ’magic’anyways’” the child asked. “It is something that cannot be explained with words, you have to experience it.” “How come mommy never talks about magic?’ She wants to forget, just like the rest of them. “Why” “it’s easier that way.” “you’re silly.”
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