Second omnibus concludes the story of Baltimore, tortured soul dragged into war against vampires and aeon old evil by sheer accident. Story begins with Baltimore fighting onslaught of undead in Estonia only to lose his friends to monsters. As story progresses we witness how every loss strikes very hard to the heart and soul of Lord Baltimore. And when he finally tracks down the mysterious Red Witch everything seems to be on the brink of total destruction.

I wont go any further but Evil seems to have an upper hand up to the very end. But even victory of forces of Good can be seen as Pyrrhic victory to a degree because death toll is just too big. All the story arcs click in just wonderfully and characters, their fears and doubts, evolve together with the story. People doubt themselves but find the strength to do what is required - humanity will always persevere.

Art is, as it is always the case with Mike Mignola's universe, excellent. Although artists did switch [from the first omnibus] atmosphere and visual identity of graphic novel remained unchanged.

Highly recommended to all fans of horror fantasy and Mike Mignola's highly imaginative universe. ( )