Seven Footprints To Satan

By Abraham Merritt and Devin Shields

Someone is watching James Kirkham. In New York, the explorer-adventurer's attempt to investigate the persistent surveillance surrounding him draws him into the control of a powerful figure who calls himself Satan. Confined within an isolated chateau, Kirkham must contend with coercion, deception and a system designed to make resistance seem futile. His first-person account places every uncertainty close at hand: who controls what he sees, how far that control extends, and whether intelligence can preserve freedom when every choice may have been anticipated. Behind secret passages and concealed rooms lies a domain where science fantasy meets occult adventure. Laboratories, galleries and hidden chambers blur the boundary between ingenious machinery and the apparently inexplicable, while a temple houses the chateau's most disturbing test: a dangerous gambling ordeal marked by seven shining footprints. The contest is not merely one of chance. It exposes the pressure exerted upon those caught within Satan's reach, turning risk, obedience and self-command into weapons in a struggle over the will. Kirkham's predicament gives this weird mystery adventure its distinctive tension. Surveillance becomes both a practical threat and an assault on identity; power tempts as readily as it intimidates; and moral responsibility persists even when action is constrained by manipulation. Rather than relying on force alone, Kirkham must resist through observation, improvisation and an explorer's readiness to confront the unknown, while illusion and reality remain perilously difficult to separate. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9378414842
• ISBN13: 9789378414848
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"