Richard Van Doren

From outer space to the deepest jungles to the heart of New York City, from the distant past to the distant future come sixteen flights of imagination that will thrill, frighten and inspire you.

A beleagured minister and his beautiful wife become targets of an ancient sacrificial cult operating in their community. An unstable parishioner leads them to this horrifying knowledge after he invades an eerie prehistoric structure, standing on the rim of a quarry, and from that moment on is terrorized by eyes in his bedroom doorway.

An arch demon is terrorizing the countryside and only a small band of pursuers is aware of its evil. While their goal may be somber, they and their stories are not. They hope to find their quarry before it possesses another human soul to carry out its horrid mission.

A small group of eccentric pilgrims, each with a story to tell, chases a demon with a horrifying history across the heartland of America. As they close in on their quarry, they face grave dangers and self-doubt. Their odyssey culminates in a confrontation of breath-taking suspense.

Story Blurbs: 1) A 9/11 survivor barely escapes the South Tower collapse and must make a critical decision, return to his family and face crushing debt from his failing business or disappear so that his wife and daughter may receive a two million dollar insurance settlement in "The One Who Got Away." 2) Are you being, abused by a bully? Here's a number you can call: "1-800-GET-EVEN." 3) Two disgruntled veterans plan to bomb a popular tourist destination...

FBI Agent William Henry suspects but cannot yet prove that a widespread, well-organized killer cult is at work within the borders of our country - a cult whose power grows after repeated acts of shocking violence. The fifteen year veteran of the fabled Behavioral Analysis Unit must overcome official skepticism and the disintegration of his marriage, to investigate a slim, but highly compelling clue. Soon, Henry's protégé Agent Amy Gold...