Once the private home of a man named James Gilliland, the ranch had been transformed over the years into a mecca for UFO enthusiasts.

“Mommy. My brain is, is, is buzzing.” “Brains don’t buzz, babygirl.”

Before she had even opened her eyes, her body had snapped into a fighting stance as she hit the floor, adrenaline flooding her system.

The forest was alive with urgent murmurs, its eerie dance often blocking her path, forcing her to double back in search of an exit.

‘Cannibals again? That’s not very novel, Frank,’ Cassandra said with a frown.‘You underestimate me, my dear,’ Frank replied as he stepped from his black sedan.‘We’ll see about that. Where’s John…

The dark god of the silent abyss filled the colossal obsidian cavern. His skin was charcoal-grey and his sinewy limbs were folded around his cyclopean form as he floated restlessly…

‘I’m Gabriel,’ I lie. When a dead human walks into your office, lying is easier. I give them a familiar name, a reminder of something safe. It’s easier than comprehending…

My granny says only grifters and idiots get religion. I learned which one of those my momma was when my stepdad Russel came along. I think probably the saddest part…