PAIN CAGES ...the blindfold slips a fraction. I can see a little through my right eye; there isn't a lot of light, but I see metal bars in front of me, all around me. A glimpse of the cages on either side: a man, no more than forty, cowering in the corner of his. A woman--the one who'd told me I'd get myself killed--is transfixed by something right in front of her, tears tracking down her cheeks. I follow her gaze and wish I hadn't... 'Paul Kane's writing has a style and elegance, he's a first rate storyteller.' Clive Barker - Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart 'An exceptional volume... Welcome to Kaneworld!' Stephen Volk, BAFTA-winning creator of Ghostwatch 'Paul Kane's lean, stripped-back prose is a tool that's very much fit for purpose. He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement.' Mike Carey - Bestselling author of Lucifer 'Wonderfully unsettling... Paul Kane has offered you a dark and contemplative gift.' Christopher Golden - Bestselling author of King Kong 'Paul Kane's fiction shows intelligence and imagination - he's a writer who's going places, and I can't wait to see what he comes up with next!' Sarah Langan - Bestselling author of Audrey's Door 'Definitely a name to watch out for in the future of British Horror fiction.' Graham Joyce - Bestselling author of The Silent Land 'Paul Kane has crafted a nifty little story with that greatest of gifts: the element of surprise.' Mick Garris, Creator of Masters of Horror 'This is one area where Kane shines, his sense of character: each and every one is real, and as such the reader immediately latches onto them...' Dark Horizons