In eighteenth-century Venisalle, faith governs life and death, and the guilty hide their shame behind masks, showing their faces only in the secret rites of the confessional. It is to this stronghold of the Inquisition that the souls of Hell have escaped to possess the living, spreading sin, murder, and chaos. Amid the carnage, one man is blessed with the clarity to recognize the demons that prey on his countrymen — and the means to return them to the fires of Hell. But as the stakes rise, the lines separating good and evil begin to blur, and the Marquis — the dark avenger whom even demons fear to cross — finds himself torn between the blind faith that has defined his life and the bitter truths exposed under his new sight.

"When the souls of Hell escaped, the townspeople prayed for a savior; what came was the Devil"--P. [4] of cover.

When the souls of Hell escaped, they prayed for a savior--and what came was the devil! The Marquis launches a crusade against the escapees of Hell, but is he a madman, savior, or something worse? Presented in an oversized hardcover edition, this is the definitive version of Guy Davis's "The Marquis: Inferno!" Collecting all existing Marquis stories with remastered interior art, all color covers, and a revised sketchbook section-this is the ultimate edition to keep the devils IN your nightmares! In eighteenth-century Venisalle, an avenger is torn between the blind faith that defines his life and the bitter truths exposed by his supernatural gift. Includes all the existing "Marquis" stories by Guy Davis including a never-before-reprinted story, full-color cover gallery, and an expanded sketchbook section.

Guy Davis opens the door to his twisted and horrific imagination once again in this new collection of Marquis short stories! Vol de Galle leads a double life. His days are filled with the politics and duties a man of his social stature should be accustomed to. His nights are filled with violence and blood as he continues his quest to rid the demons from his town Venisalle. INTERMEZZO finds de Galle as the only obstacle between a pair of supernatural killers and a townspeople already victimized by the subtler evil of the theocracy.

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The Inferno Club - a scandalous gathering of wealthy libertines and highborn rakehells devoted to their wicked pleasures. So the Club's members are known to London Society. But little does the world suspect the true purpose of the Inferno Club--or the danger that looms over England--which these select, powerful lords are secretly sworn to fight.