In der sterbenden Küstenstadt Cape Cod lebt Stanley Falk ein ruhiges Leben. Er ist nur noch eine Hülle dessen, was er einst war, ein Mann mit einer dunklen Vergangenheit, die er im Alkohol zu ertränken versucht. Eines Morgens ist sein mageres Bankkonto geleert und die Erinnerung an das Trinkgelage des vergangenen Abends wie weggewischt. Schreckliche Albträume von bösartigen Göttern, fernen Planeten und einem grauenhaften Raum, in dem Folterpraktiken ausgeübt werden und das Blut in Strömen fießt, verfolgen ihn in jedem wachen Moment. Etwas Verkommenes ist darauf versessen, ihn in den dunklen Höllenschlund zurückzuziehen, aus dem er bereits sein Leben lang herauszukriechen versucht. Es ist etwas, das jede seiner Bewegungen aus den Schatten heraus beobachtet und ihn näher an eine Wahrheit jenseits seines Fassungsvermögens lockt … jenseits des Bösen … jenseits von allem, was er jemals für möglich gehalten hatte. Du verehrst es, obwohl du es nicht kennst!
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Called "One of the best writers of his generation" by both the Roswell Literary Review and author Brian Keene, Greg F. Gifune is the author of numerous short stories, several novels and two short story collections. His work has been published in a wide range of magazines and anthologies all over the world, and has recently garnered interest from Hollywood. His novels include The Bleeding Season, Deep Night, Saying Uncle, A View From The Lake, Night Work, Drago Descending, Blood In Electric Blue and Dominion. Along with his short story collections, Down To Sleep and Heretics, his work has been nominated for numerous awards and is consistently praised by readers and critics alike across the globe. For seven years he was Editor-in-Chief of Thievin' Kitty Publications, publishers of the acclaimed fiction magazines The Edge: Tales of Suspense (1998-2004) and Burning Sky: Adventures in Science Fiction Terror (1998-2003), and currently serves as Associate Editor at Delirium Books. The son of teachers, Greg F. Gifune was educated in Boston and has lived in various places, including New York City and Peru. A trained actor and broadcaster, he has appeared in various stage productions and has worked in radio and television as both an on-air talent and a producer. Earlier in life he held a wide range of jobs, encompassing everything from journalism to promotions. The author of numerous novels, screenplays and two short story collections, his work has been consistently praised by critics and readers alike, and has been translated into several languages and published all over the world. Greg and his wife Carol live in Massachusetts with a bevy of cats. Discover more about his writing at GregFGifune.com and UninvitedBooks.com.
