Short Fiction · Character

Malone

A poet turned police detective in Brooklyn whose taste for hidden evil is about to be answered far beyond his wishes.

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Also known as II To Malone, VII Malone, Thomas F. Malone

First appearance: The Horror at Red Hook

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The narrator and investigator who uncovers the occult activities in Red Hook.

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Malone is a man of letters detailed to the Butler Street station, drawn to the macabre since poverty and exile turned his gaze darker. He has long treated the world's secret horrors as half-spied visions to play with lightly, offset by keen logic and a deep sense of humor. When the Red Hook matter lands in his lap, his private fascination collides with duty, and the latent mystery he always sensed becomes something he cannot put down.

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Character groups

Red Hook investigators
Diverse Lovecraftian characters
Protagonist
Supernatural victims and agents

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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The Horror at Red Hook
The narrator and investigator who uncovers the occult activities in Red Hook.
I
The protagonist, a New York police detective on leave after a traumatic raid in Red Hook, suffering from a phobia of brick buildings.
II
The protagonist and point-of-view character; a police officer with a poet's background and anthropological knowledge who is deeply disturbed by the hidden evil in Red Hook.
III
Assigned to investigate Robert Suydam and the criminal underworld of Red Hook.
IV
Conducts undercover investigation of Kurdish immigrants and Suydam's activities; participates in raids and discovers occult paraphernalia.
V
The correspondent who later receives the doctor's account of the events.
VI
Leads the raid on Parker Place, searches Suydam's flat, and experiences a horrific vision after breaking into the cellar.
VII
Survives the collapse of the Parker Place houses, found unconscious by the pool, and later retreats to Chepachet to recover from the horror.

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