Truly great fantastical adventure is hard to find, and "A Stranger to the Darklands" fills that void with a vengeance. Not just one, but three creepy supernatural tales play out in this action-packed compilation of novellas from writer, actor, and filmmaker Stephen Blackehart. In the spirit of Stephen King's highly original novella and short story collections, Blackehart's writing delivers buckets of dark fantasy bang for your buck.

The first story, "A Stranger to the Darklands," takes you to WWII-era Romania, where a US operative encounters Nazi officials with a supernatural thirst...