Nine weird tales from acclaimed Israeli-American author Benjamin Kerstein explore the terrifying, dark, and secret side of human nature. In "Confession," a chance meeting between two high school acquaintances leads to the revelation of a terrible secret. "Corridor Sickness" follows a scholar who tries to analyze the founding myths of his society, which may have been born in an unknown sin. "Folie a Deux" explores the perverse mysteries of an ordinary suburban family. In "Patient Zero," a radical psychologist posits that a psychotic killer may be the next step in human evolution. These and other tales present the reader with a world as mysterious and uncanny as our own.