Fissures appear in the darkness. Shadows break, collapse, and crumble away to nothing, revealing that they are far more than the mere absence of light.

Shadows are our friends. Shadows protect us.

Because what lies behind the darkness is so much worse…

The fourteen stories included in this collection:

When God Opens a Door

Zombie Dreams

Portrait of a Horror Writer

Waters Dark and Deep

Met a Pilgrim Shadow

Open House

Extern

’Til Voices Drown Us

Knock, Knock

Outside the Lines

Provider

Broken Glass and Gasoline

The Tongue is the Sweetest Meat

Ghost in the Graveyard