Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
In the quiet English town of Battle Hill, preparations for a local play are overshadowed by darker forces moving beneath the surface of ordinary life.Among those drawn into the unfolding mystery are Pauline Anstruther, haunted by the terrifying presence of her own double, and the poet and playwright Peter Stanhope, whose spiritual insight leads him toward a strange act of compassion. Around them, other lives begin to turn inward-toward fear, obsession, self-deception, and isolation.As the boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur, each character is confronted with a choice: to accept the burden of love and communion, or to retreat ever deeper into the prison of the self.Blending supernatural fiction, Christian mysticism, psychological horror, and theological fantasy, Descent Into Hell is Charles Williams’s unsettling exploration of damnation, redemption, and the terrifying consequences of refusing love.
