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The Ballad of Black Tom
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The Ballad of Black Tom is a 2016 novella by Victor LaValle. It is a retelling of the H. P. Lovecraft story "The Horror at Red Hook" from the perspective of a black man.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Tommy Tester, a young hustler living in Harlem with his ailing father Otis, is hired to deliver an occult tome to Ma Att, a sorceress living in Flushing Meadows. Shortly afterwards, reclusive millionaire Robert Suydam hires him to perform at a party. But it turns out that what Suydam really wants is to awaken an Eldritch Abomination. | |
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Dedication: For H.P. Lovecraft, with all my complicated feelings. | |
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Brown Note: When Black Tom activates his powers, a low tone plays that makes everyone who hears it feel nauseous. | |
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Dramatic Drop: When Suydam takes a room in his mansion "Outside," the view from the window suddenly becomes the deep sea. Tommy is so shocked he drops his guitar. | |
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Commonality Connection: Suydam says he hired Tommy because it was obvious from his simple-minded guitar man act that he was familiar with illusion and artifice, like Suydam. | |
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