At the edge of reality lies a shoreless void. In this place, darkness abounds. The air is heavy with dread, and watery eyes of depravity study the hapless from every shadow. This is where bloodthirsty deities prowl. Where ghouls with shovels unearth the newly entombed. Where cries of anguish echo in the dead of night. Here a curious souvenir unleashes a yearning that cannot be controlled. Here a search for enlightenment leads down a horrifying trail of retribution. Also here await a winged terror, a fatal homecoming, and an ancient ogre with malicious intent. There are scales, fangs, and claws; flashing blades and bellowing gun barrels; ghosts and demons of assorted forms and dispositions; and physical embodiments of envy and guile and overpowering lust. Eleven tales explore this realm where lives tremble at the whim of malevolent forces. As you explore them, don’t let your senses fool you. Perception can be an illusion. And who’s to say what’s ultimately real and what is not?