The shop mannequins that appear to have a life of their own . . .the monstrous insect that consumes men's thoughts . . . the shadowy organisation that wreaks terror to the public . . . the overgrown garden blighted by a centuries-old curse . . . These 21 tales map the darkest recesses of our minds. They document the madness and cruelty that exists in the places we do not wish to visit . . . PEEL BACK THE SKY, the powerful first collection by Stephen Bacon, Number 1 in Gray Friar Press's NEW BLOOD series . . . "As a writer - already a very good writer - he shows a huge amount of promise. If he's this good now, how much better is he going to get?"- NICHOLAS ROYLE