This puzzling assemblage of symbols is a sample of text in the Gothic language...

This photograph was in the possession of Dr. Kunihiko Yoshida, an elderly emeritus...

This necklace was a keepsake given by Susan Shoemaker, Tim’s wife, to her...

The crown jewel of the marvels created by the shadowy guild of 17th-century artisans...

This artifact is one of the most visually striking among the family heirlooms...

This macabre imagery was part of a chilling scene witnessed by Tim Shoemaker, Rachel...

This heirloom is the first of the Shoemaker family artifacts that Tim encounters...

A variant on the Chakana Cross of the ancient Inca Empire, a religious symbol that...

This device, reminiscent of a miniaturized church organ, is another enigma among...

This strange, vaguely occult-like emblem appears as a centerpiece of the nightmarish...

This terrifying image was one of the last drawings issuing from the troubled hand...

The New York Sentinel. OPINION PAGES | GUEST OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR, Simeon de Grasse

One of the more unnerving among the family heirlooms Tim inherits from his Uncle Mitch...