The Curse of Dreams

The world shifts and buckles under the social and political dynamism of the burgeoning 20th century. Amidst the crawling chaos of 1920s New York, beset by waves of immigrants and refugees fleeing the war-torn world of olde, strange occurrences are a daily, dreadful undercurrent to the pulse of the city. Insanity-inducing mysticism, cloaked by the impending arrival of modernity, enthralls the weak willed and towering intellectual alike.   Amongst the crowd at Perry Grand’s Social Club of Harlem, an unlikely fellow finds a table, his career as an archaeologist hanging in the balance. The waiter refers to him incessantly as “Mr. Carter,” though he much prefers Howard. Accompanied by a thick British accent and an air of dignity and wit. He drinks alone; alone, and silently preparing for the discovery of a lifetime...