This collection marks the ninth book by Fangoria / Dread Central writer, Thom Carnell. In this volume, we present fourteen tales?some old, some new?designed to mesmerize and astonish. From "high adventure" to quiet stories detailing the darkest corners of the human experience, Thom Carnell presents them all with an unflinching eye toward both terrifying and entertaining the unsuspecting reader.

Stories included in this collection:

Family Matters
The Promise
The Appeal
Homecoming
Esurience
Happy Together
Sovreignty
Tomb of the Living Dead
The Dagger of Golgotha
Hypoxia
Anamnesis
Collodi no Kikai
Sala-Ampujar
The Escort