The city of Dayton, Kentucky hasn't been hit by an earthquake in recent memory. One rainy September day, that's just what happens, or so the citizens are led to believe. In spite of the phenomenon, life goes on. Smack in the middle of the local grocery store is the proof that Dayton wasn't hit by an earthquake; the aftershock everyone in the town felt was merely the culmination of something's entrance, something the world hasn't seen in millions of years, if ever. It lies hidden, safe from discovery save for the fact that everyone that lays eyes on it dies seconds later. As more and more people turn up missing, it's only a matter of time before it's decided that whatever's going in the store needs to be stopped. The question is; how?
Also featuring the short story "Blood On The Leaves."
Praise for Craig Steven;
"Craig Steven is that rare combination of talent and skill acquired early. His fiction is dark and evocative, searing images of violence and redemption in the soft tissue of your brain. His is a promising voice, all the better because of his clear dedication to getting the details right." -Zachary Jernigan, author of “No Return”