Regina Haywood is the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, a working-class neighborhood at the edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.

Cthulhu, better known as his human form Daniel, gathers his local New Jersey Satanic Persuasion chapter for their weekly night of fun and festivity. But tonight's meeting is a special occasion: there's a new member joining the gang. And, tonight, Joel will perform the sacrificial induction ceremony as he sacrifices a willing human to the dark lord himself.

Three writers arrive by boat on a private island for a horror writer retreat where they are told they will compete for a life changing writing competition. They're in for a hell of a surprise.