In Volume five of 3 TALES TO CHILL YOUR BONES, we discover innocence within the darkness, heaven within hell, and a purgatory deep, deep down where the dead dream and the worms crawl. Dear Rabid Readers, we are going to the very crux of the Abyss. Don’t worry! I’ve got your hand and I promise to not let go. The Next Step They call to her every night, the monsters deep in the abyss over the edge of the wall. She must walk the fine balance between madness and reality every night. She is destined to fall to one side or the other, but which side? Strings It started with a tap on the ceiling, then it grew a heart beat and a pulse. The beast calls to her nightly in a world beyond her own. The great abyss. Her husband insists her medication will make it go away, but when she discovers he has found another love...she questions where she truly belongs. Layla and the Skull A girl plunges into the deepest hell to rescue her brother. When she meets the SKULL, they delve into a game Layla isn’t quite prepared for. Breadcrumbs Inside each of us lies a dark, dormant beast waiting for just the right moment to reveal itself. (This is a bonus flash story.)