A collection of short stories years in the making, this volume represents story worlds ranging from the inside of an exclusive art gallery to the ramshackle rural settlement of an inbred family. Monsters of the human variety and otherwise dwell within these pages, so does magic, myth and complicated interior landscapes.

The creatures living within these pages come from the imagination: a place where a sentient life support machine contemplates its own existence, a budding slasher villain comes into her own, and a demonic agent makes another deal. And they've brought friends. Werewolves, ghosts, and human monsters alike guide the reader down highways of dark fancy, exploring what goes bump-and what stays eerily silent-in the night.

Life for the McTutcheon siblings grows more complicated since the loss of their sister, Gwen. Trudy struggles preparing for the birth of her child and life as a single mother. Support comes from an unexpected source. As Sarah's frustration with Price's long work hours grows, a solution presents itself in the form a job offer from Evan. Evan is Gwen's widower and Sarah's one time paramour. Price wants to take the job, but can Sarah face her past with Evan? And how will she confess it to Price? Bethany's husband re-unites with the family to spend time with his daughter, Sue, but brings...