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Once, on a winters night many years ago, after a heavy snow, the devil passed through the scottish fishing town of coldhaven, leaving a trail of dark hoofprints across the streets and roofs of the sleeping town. The devils footprints kindle edition by burnside, john. He roams the country like a devil, killing everyone who gets. The devils fire by sara belltorquere press copyright 2007 by sara bell first published in ww. Michael gardiner has lived in coldhaven all his life, but still feels like an outsider, a blowin. Colored by dave stewart hellboy, human target, the devils footprints combines moody, atmospheric horror with twofisted demon fighting. Devils footprints or devils trails is a locality near the extinct roccamonfina volcano in northern campania, italy.
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