<p><strong>Collected for the first time in one volume!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Over 20 years in the making!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Matthew Barron's thought-provoking sci-fi, horror and fantasy tales will live with you long after you've closed this book!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Rare ' unpublished short stories by Matthew Barron along with stories previously appearing in <em>Generation X-ed, Sci Phi Journal, Ill-Considered Expeditions, The Dread Machine, And the Dead Shall Sleep No More, Outpost of Beyond, House of Horror</em> and more!</p><p><br></p><p>A man believes he's created a universe in his basement, but his wife insists it's just a simulation.</p><p><br></p><p>Annie and Ted become hopelessly lost in a seemingly abandoned subdivision, but they are not alone.</p><p><br></p><p>A student's young friends are dying of apparent natural causes, but the apparition now hunting her is anything but natural.</p><p><br></p><p>Joanie finally escaped, but freedom is scary too.</p><p><br></p><p>The missionaries say beware the monster who stalks the longest night of the year.</p><p><br></p><p>The specter terrorizes her every night, but she doesn't want to let it go. </p><p><br></p><p>The handsome count in the ruined castle looks too good to be true.</p><p><br></p><p>A mysterious box gives a divorcee new power.</p><p><br></p><p>The psyche ward is no refuge when the monster is locked inside with you.</p><p><br></p><p>Jigoku Island was never explored for a reason... A marshmallow wages war with tyranny.</p><p><br></p><p>A veteran seeks a cure for his illness but finds a fantastic adventure.</p><p><br></p><p>John confronts his midlife crisis by gambling with his past.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THESE STORIES AND MANY MORE AWAIT YOU WITHIN!</strong></p>