This collection marks the ninth book by / 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