The Houska Covenant
The Houska Duology
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George Castellano and Shane Svoboda investigate paranormal phenomena for their YouTube channel, Of Mice and Phenomena. Shane plays "Lenny," the comedic scaredy-cat. George films and tries to keep his best friend alive.
Then they visit Houska Castle in the Czech Republic—a medieval fortress built over a bottomless pit, legendary gateway to Hell. Shane falls. George descends to retrieve his body. And at the bottom of the pit, George meets someone who shouldn't exist: Lucifer himself, golden-winged and trapped for millennia.
The Devil offers a deal George can't refuse. In exchange for the souls of everyone he loves, George must deliver a message to God. Just four words: *I want to talk.*
There's only one problem: George is an atheist. Was an atheist. And he has absolutely no idea how to find God.
Armed with a glowing parchment, cryptic advice from theological experts, and research briefs from his late best friend's widow, George embarks on a quest across Europe's holiest sites. From the sacred wells of Ireland to the summit of Mount Sinai, he searches for the Creator of the Universe while dodging angry druids, alienating monks, and slowly losing his mind.
Because if he fails, everyone he loves spends eternity in Hell. No pressure.
A darkly comedic theological thriller about grief, friendship, free will, and why you should never make deals with the Devil—even when he's surprisingly reasonable about the whole thing.
Then they visit Houska Castle in the Czech Republic—a medieval fortress built over a bottomless pit, legendary gateway to Hell. Shane falls. George descends to retrieve his body. And at the bottom of the pit, George meets someone who shouldn't exist: Lucifer himself, golden-winged and trapped for millennia.
The Devil offers a deal George can't refuse. In exchange for the souls of everyone he loves, George must deliver a message to God. Just four words: *I want to talk.*
There's only one problem: George is an atheist. Was an atheist. And he has absolutely no idea how to find God.
Armed with a glowing parchment, cryptic advice from theological experts, and research briefs from his late best friend's widow, George embarks on a quest across Europe's holiest sites. From the sacred wells of Ireland to the summit of Mount Sinai, he searches for the Creator of the Universe while dodging angry druids, alienating monks, and slowly losing his mind.
Because if he fails, everyone he loves spends eternity in Hell. No pressure.
A darkly comedic theological thriller about grief, friendship, free will, and why you should never make deals with the Devil—even when he's surprisingly reasonable about the whole thing.
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George Castellano and Shane Svoboda investigate paranormal phenomena for their YouTube channel, Of Mice and Phenomena. Shane plays "Lenny," the comedic scaredy-cat. George films and tries to keep his best friend alive.
Then they visit Houska Castle in the Czech Republic—a medieval fortress built over a bottomless pit, legendary gateway to Hell. Shane falls. George descends to retrieve his body. And at the bottom of the pit, George meets someone who shouldn't exist: Lucifer himself, golden-winged and trapped for millennia.
The Devil offers a deal George can't refuse. In exchange for the souls of everyone he loves, George must deliver a message to God. Just four words: *I want to talk.*
There's only one problem: George is an atheist. Was an atheist. And he has absolutely no idea how to find God.
Armed with a glowing parchment, cryptic advice from theological experts, and research briefs from his late best friend's widow, George embarks on a quest across Europe's holiest sites. From the sacred wells of Ireland to the summit of Mount Sinai, he searches for the Creator of the Universe while dodging angry druids, alienating monks, and slowly losing his mind.
Because if he fails, everyone he loves spends eternity in Hell. No pressure.
A darkly comedic theological thriller about grief, friendship, free will, and why you should never make deals with the Devil—even when he's surprisingly reasonable about the whole thing.
Then they visit Houska Castle in the Czech Republic—a medieval fortress built over a bottomless pit, legendary gateway to Hell. Shane falls. George descends to retrieve his body. And at the bottom of the pit, George meets someone who shouldn't exist: Lucifer himself, golden-winged and trapped for millennia.
The Devil offers a deal George can't refuse. In exchange for the souls of everyone he loves, George must deliver a message to God. Just four words: *I want to talk.*
There's only one problem: George is an atheist. Was an atheist. And he has absolutely no idea how to find God.
Armed with a glowing parchment, cryptic advice from theological experts, and research briefs from his late best friend's widow, George embarks on a quest across Europe's holiest sites. From the sacred wells of Ireland to the summit of Mount Sinai, he searches for the Creator of the Universe while dodging angry druids, alienating monks, and slowly losing his mind.
Because if he fails, everyone he loves spends eternity in Hell. No pressure.
A darkly comedic theological thriller about grief, friendship, free will, and why you should never make deals with the Devil—even when he's surprisingly reasonable about the whole thing.