Monsters dwell in tunnels beneath the earth. An artist obsesses over a painting. Somewhere, a college professor careens from universe to universe and dimension to dimension, completely alone and helpless. A picture found in a closet takes on a life of its own while a man comes face to face with some former pets. Welcome to Silas, Kentucky, a small town where darkness lurks. Stewart Randolff may be missing, but his wife has the opportunity to live a life of her own, a life that will take its share of twists and turns. The eleven stories in this collection are an insight into rural lives, but these are not your typical country folks. Some of them are good, some are evil, some are curious, and some have chosen to close their eyes to the bizarre nature of the world around them.