Professor Harriet Sterling is under a lot of pressure. She's on the verge of fullydeciphering why books, TV, film, and advertising are suddenly being altered, aphenomenon she named bleedover. But her controversial theories are ruining heracademic credibility.She needs proof, and fast, before her career hits a dead end and before herlong time enemy, successful business man and psychotic Lovecraft fan CorbinLyell, can buy his way into controlling bleedover. That would mean Corbin'sgolden ticket to fulfilling twisted prophecies of summoning dark monsters fromthe worlds of his pulp heroes.When Dr. Sterling's research team accidentally decodes a mysterious bookinsertion and successfully generates an apple out of thin air, the world takesnotice. So does an enraged Corbin who plans a massive attack with deadlyconsequences.