The Celestial Harmony

Some masterpieces were meant to stay hidden.

Dr. Olivia Haugen has built her career revealing beauty concealed beneath centuries of grime and overpainting. But at the isolated Lighthouse Cove Museum of Antiquities, she's about to discover that some art was never meant to be seen.

The painting watches. The stars align. The restoration begins.

When Olivia begins work on "The Celestial Harmony," a mysterious 19th-century masterpiece by obscure painter Dario Valentini, she's determined to succeed where three previous restorers failed. But as she peels away layers of deliberate overpainting, she uncovers more than just hidden brushstrokes:

• Strange symbols etched into the frame
• Fragments of a coded journal warning of cosmic entities
• A pattern of stars that matches the current night sky over Lighthouse Cove

With each layer removed, the headaches intensify. The dreams become more vivid. The obsession grows stronger.

As Olivia delves deeper into Valentini's disturbing vision, she learns the terrible truth: The painting isn't just a masterpiece—it's a prison. For generations, the Blackwood family has protected the world from what lies beneath the surface, entities that feed on human consciousness and perception.

Now, with the stars aligned for the first time since 1872, Olivia must make an impossible choice: complete her restoration and unleash cosmic horror upon the world, or join the ancient lineage of guardians who have sacrificed everything to keep humanity safe.

The Celestial Harmony is a chilling cosmic horror novella perfect for fans of H.P. Lovecraft, "The King in Yellow," and John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness."