Death is on his heels. The ghosts of the past torment him, the demons of the present fear him. And he himself is afraid of dark corners and stairs... Former friends wish him a speedy death. Former lovers are paving the road to Hell for him. And he has long been ready to step over the edge... Creatures from the abyss, the living dead, maniacs, cultists and ghosts - no one and nothing can shake his cold-blooded cynicism. Rude, despising everything and everyone, he alone is able to plunge into the abyss of bloody madness and unravel a tangle of intrigue... Because, despite his bad character and dubious reputation, he is still a hero. A hero of his time. Pechorin...