Patches' Dreams & Nightmares

Shadows, Secrets, and the Thin Veil Between WorldsIn this chilling collection of short fiction, the line between the living and the dead is terrifyingly fragile. From the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans to the sterile quiet of a corporate office, ancient forces are waking up-and they are hungry.Journey into the heart of Mardi Gras, where a photographer searching for her missing uncle discovers a legend that feeds on grief. Witness the horrific cost of perfection as a woman's desire for a new body unlocks a dormant, predatory DNA. And in a crumbling Victorian home, watch as a skeptical lawyer learns that his inheritance of three strange cats carries a three-thousand-year-old responsibility.Whether it is a husband trapping himself in the afterlife through origami hearts, or a construction crew unearthing a hive of horrors beneath a sacred grove, these stories explore the darkness that waits when we refuse to let go.The doors are open. The spirits are listening. Are you ready to see what looks back?