"A hurried conversation ensued, two men huddled outside of a rundown metaphysical chapel on a cold, windy night. There weren't many...

"Three men in dark trench coats walked into a crowded city square. They took in their surroundings, the many people milling about the...

"The group had walked through the woods, lit by a lantern, on their way to a mellow campsite just over the ridge. Laughing and chanting,...

" Two doctors worked away in a laboratory, bent over instruments and vials, inspecting lab mice as they scurried about. "Look at him...

"A land of sewers and rot, the world of the mutant was uncharacteristic, indeed. No one had seen it coming, as life had simply wasted...

"Down they went, to another world, an under-realm, of pain and torture. Purposelessness, to deny what rights they have to send us there....

"A strange kind of obedience. Like a lust had fallen over them, these freaks, and encumbered them in a dull trance. Skin flaking,...

"They had brought him in again. A room, a window, a chair, there was nothing else to do. So, he had a conversation with himself, as the...

"Of all the ubiquitous little parlors in town, Johann's was the most fastidious. A little nook here, a little cranny there, everything...

"'All together now!' The lead circus instructor tilted his head at the others. Waylon, an ornery and slightly taller clown spoke up....

"Dexter Valentine shook his head vigorously, unaware of the dangers around him. This can't be it.   The final cut had gone poorly for...

"' Look into the mirror.'  Shari Brownsworth told herself, as she stared in the bathroom of her apartment. Glaring eyes, slumping...

"Alfonse checked the deck, securing the area for the mission team. 'All clear!' He tugged the cargo strap, indicating its tightness. The...

"The Walmart manager smiled as the rest of his crew lit up in bright smiles. The camera flashed, and the regional store crew laughed and...

"Dexter Harisov smiled coercively as his victim gave in. He laughed quietly, watching the blood drip from their mouth. The blood dropped,...

"A wind howled across Los Diablos, a darkened skyline betraying the tall, glittering towers of bone and steel that made up the city....

"It was going to be a great night. Paul had been invited to a club, or had heard it from a friend, anyway. His friends were in the car...

"The war had gone badly. It was desolation, a harsh, mechanical streak crowding the skyline. The war-torn areas were all sad and burned,...

"Pavlov rung his bell. The dogs approached, wretched and scurrilous, after a hard day of not being fed. Nothing occurred to Pavlov,...

"They were breaking down. These things. Apparently, they just kept coming to the same conclusion. Must go on. They terrorized, mainly...