Seventh Circle (1977 organization)

The Seventh Circle Institute for Paranormal Research, commonly referred to as Seventh Circle, was a nonprofit organization for research into paranormal activity, founded in 1977 by German national Kurt Bachman. Seventh Circle first appeared – and was disbanded – in Nathaniel J. Nelson's 2017 novel Erogrendel. While defunct, the organization is referenced often in the standalone spin-off Seventh Circle.
Seventh Circle's headquarters was located on Broadway in South Boston, near the Inferno Club.Seventh Circle, season 1, episode 1, Ignition, Ignition: Part I'' The building burned down during the events of Erogrendel.
==History==
Despite existing for nearly fifty years, Seventh Circle never quite made a name for itself. Kurt Bachman remained involved as the "regional director," but his employees were apparently less than enthusiastic. In 2006, Mark Tenant sought out a paranormal investigation team that would help him avenge Lilian Holman and Ronan Matthews by finding and killing Erogrendel, eventually settling on Seventh Circle and moving to Boston specifically to join their ranks. Mark's personal experience with a supernatural entity invigorated Bachman, but after nine years, Seventh Circle had hardly grown in popularity.
In October 2015, Mark Tenant became convinced that Scott Roby had been killed by Erogrendel, and Seventh Circle began elbowing into Detective Isaac Parry's investigation, contacting his main witness, Olivia Cambridge. While Parry was almost convinced, the Seventh Circle headquarters burned to the ground (possibly arson by Mark), and a handful of employees were rounded up by the forces of the shadow government, led by Xavier Collin Potts.Nathaniel J. Nelson, Erogrendel, ch10, pp149–159 Kurt Bachman was interrogated by PottsSeventh Circle, season 1, episode 1, Ignition, Ignition: Part I'' and eventually recruited to his ranks, along with Ruby LloydNathaniel J. Nelson, Erogrendel, ch24, pg346 and, eventually, Olivia Cambridge.Nathaniel J. Nelson, Erogrendel, ch28, pp375–383
After the fire, Seventh Circle was largely forgotten, even by those few who were aware of it. Some conspiracy theorists on the website paraGhost believed it was burned down by the shadow government, but few cared. More than a year after the fire, South Boston bartender Vinny Howell attempted to form a similar organization in the name of Kurt Bachman.Nathaniel J. Nelson, Seventh Circle season one
==References==
Category:Erogrendel
Category:Seventh Circle