The tales in this collection come from many different genres, often blurring the distinctions between one and another: horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, paranormal, suspense. Despite that, most are bound by a common thread -a certain... darkness. I like to think that any of these short stories, no matter their genre, could have appeared on either The Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents (and, in some cases, both.) I hope you enjoy them. Troy D. Smith