Family Portrait - Graham Masterton

A gruesome supernatural horror novel involving a series of brutal murders spanning Europe and New England. The victims are discovered in increasingly disturbing condition, including one woman who has been skinned alive and another corpse found crawling with maggots. Two men join forces to investigate the demonic force behind the killings, which is connected to an ageing Victorian painting known as Family Portrait. Kept hidden for generations, the painting holds a terrible power that is beginning to awaken, threatening anyone who comes into contact with it. A dark and graphic slice of supernatural horror from the author of The Manitou.