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