Worse Angels is the third novel in the [[Isaiah Coleridge Series]], dealing with private detective [[Isaiah Coleridge]] investigating an apparent suicide that took place at a dubious scientific facility. While [[Blood Standard]] and [[Black Mountain]] kept supernatural elements to a minimum, Worse Angels ties Isaiah Coleridge and his adventures to Barron's other, supernatural and cosmic horror works. In Worse Angels, Isaiah Coleridge meets [[Tom Mandibole]], a devious and mysterious character who plays a role in multiple of Barron's stories. He also asks scientist duo [[Toshi Ryoko]] and [[Howard Campbell]] for help and bonds with their bodyguard [[Beasley]]. Isaiah Coleridge deals with a cult that might be (connected to) the [[Children of Old Leech]] and the [[Old Leech]]. There's mention of the recurring concept (machine?) known as the [[Black Kaleidoscope]] in this novel. A person named [[Jon Foote]] - who is said to be a magician, appears in the story. We know Jon Foote from some [[Antiquity]] tales, so we might be dealing with an [[Alter Ego]]. Jon Foote at some point talks about the recurring Barron concept of [[Ur]] animals. Sean Pruitt alledgedly commited suicide by jumping down one of the shafts of the science facility. According to Dr. Campbell, the science facility itself apparently is constructed like a [[Ouroboros]], which signifies a connection to Old Leech: "There is occult significance to the geometry of the collider and its unfinished portion where he died.” “What significance?” I said. Dr. Campbell touched the map at Shaft 40. “This is where the jaws would be if the ouroboros represented a fracture in reality. Sean’s blood poured into that symbolic maw.” (Worse Angels, chapter 37) #Story #Coleridge