Tidings from the Abyss

<p>All seventy dark and ominous stories are guaranteed to enlighten and entertain. Original versions were recorded as voicemails to amuse the author's colleagues and friends at work. Micro-dramas include: "Detective Amy": Our intrepid sleuth keeps it together searching a houseful of horrors. "The Hole": Lincoln and his strict father discover their cesspool holds a dirty secret. "MPG": Young Shawn a budding genius bravely saves little Spot from bodily harm. "Barfly": A thirsty drunkard makes an irrevocable deal with the Prince of Darkness. "Lara Visits Timothy": Friends take a trip to a mental hospital and learn the bitter truth. "Old Men Chatting": Cronies discuss the revulsions of aging over breakfast sandwiches. "Mort's List": Always efficient a mortician deftly completes his long checklist of chores. "China": Adventurous Perry picks the worst location in America to dig a deep hole. "Visiting Grandma": Sal evolves into a self-taught coroner right in his own backyard. "The Messenger": Redemption from a homeless man on a Manhattan street corner. "Devil's Corridor": Chased down a highway Cliff should have kept his eyes on the road. "Skinny Puppy": A roaming mongrel finds a delicious meal behind Roy's Family Diner.</p>