A Plague Unleashed
From the bloodied battlefields of the First World War emerges a plague that begins to destroy civilization. Once the towns and cities were full of life and color, but now they have become tainted and cursed. In one of these run-down towns is an inn where three men are waiting for Lord Baltimore. During the war, Baltimore barely survived his injuries and lost a leg, but he also began a transformation that would take him beyond the battlefields and into the heart of evil. Because Baltimore is not the same man he was, the three men don’t know what to expect when their old friend arrives. They begin to pass the time by telling stories of Baltimore and their own horrifying experiences. As the evening progresses it is clear that a darker, more sinister force is behind the plague and that Baltimore is the soldier that fights it. All the while Baltimore is drawing nearer the final battle in Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden.