An antediluvian tome holds the key to unlocking an otherworldly horror dreaming of Arkham's fall. When poet Lucius Galloway is offered a prestigious position translating a mysterious ancient text at Harvard University, he is thrust into an unimagined world of esoteric knowledge, mystical symbols, and sanity-shattering nightmares. But Lucius has no idea that his visionary anthology, The Drowned City, has revealed him to be one of the eldritch-touched, and brought him to the attention of the mysterious Abdul Alhazred, whose schemes are even now ensnaring the unwitting scholar. Haunted by dreams of horrors lurking beneath the waves, Lucius must do everything in his power to solve the mystery at the heart of the translation before the hidden figures dogging his footsteps catch up to him and their ominous machinations transform the world forever.

A sickness haunts the dreams of Arkham's citizens—something deep in the Dreamlands is rising . . . return to Arkham Horror's The Drowned City in this daring adventure. April May is convinced she has the worst job at the Arkham placing adverts for lost dogs is about as tedious as it gets! The only thing that alleviates her boredom is her fantasies of pulp adventures. But when her best friend succumbs to a mysterious unwakeable sleep, she realizes the city is sleepwalking towards something terrible. It's been raining for days and the Miskatonic River is rising to dangerous levels. Arkham grinds to a halt as its population falls into a deep sleep. Under cover of these apparently unrelated disasters, shadowy forces move to usher in something truly nightmarish. With the aid of psychologist Carolyn Fern and Professor Harvey Walters, April May must venture into the strange realms of the Dreamlands, where a man in a golden mask holds the key to rousing the city from its collective nightmare. But for Arkham, the waters continue to rise, and it's closer than ever to the manifestation of something that no one can wake from.

Arkham stands on the brink of destruction as eldritch forces rise from the depths in the stunning conclusion to Arkham Horror's The Drowned City. Harvey Walters knows the end is coming. Arkham is overwhelmed by flooding, and from the depths strange creatures have arisen, drawn from another dimension by the approach of an ancient being determined to destroy the city. And amongst the chaos, another force seeks to seize the influx of supernatural power for themselves. Arkham is under siege from all fronts. But Harvey Walters is not going down without a fight. Teaming up with garbageman, Lefty Googe, and reporter, Minnie Klein, Harvey is determined to save the city he loves from annihilation. His mind and a stolen wand are his only weapons and as Arkham crumbles around him, Harvey must draw on all his mystic alliances to make a last stand. He's gambled with the arcane before, but this time the stakes have never been higher.