Four short, brutal doses of Mark Tullius: three dark stories, and one true reckoning with a damaged brain.A father no one in his house can hear anymore. A gang member who walks into a church where something is very wrong. A cameraman who exposes a trafficking ring and can't outrun what he saw.Then the collection turns on its author. In the final piece, Tullius counts the cost of a life spent absorbing punishment (football, boxing, MMA) and what it did to the man throwing the punches.Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and dark, twisted horror.Short enough for one sitting. Dark enough to stay with you a lot longer than that.

Four short, brutal doses of Mark Tullius: three dark stories, and one true reckoning with a damaged brain.A father no one in his house can hear anymore. A gang member who walks into a church where something is very wrong. A cameraman who exposes a trafficking ring and can't outrun what he saw.Then the collection turns on its author. In the final piece, Tullius counts the cost of a life spent absorbing punishment (football, boxing, MMA) and what it did to the man throwing the punches.Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and dark, twisted horror.Short enough for one sitting. Dark enough to stay with you a lot longer than that.

Four short, brutal doses of Mark Tullius: three dark stories, and one true reckoning with a damaged brain.A father no one in his house can hear anymore. A gang member who walks into a church where something is very wrong. A cameraman who exposes a trafficking ring and can't outrun what he saw.Then the collection turns on its author. In the final piece, Tullius counts the cost of a life spent absorbing punishment (football, boxing, MMA) and what it did to the man throwing the punches.Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and dark, twisted horror.Short enough for one sitting. Dark enough to stay with you a lot longer than that.