Strangers within is a compilation of four novella and novelette-length works. The stories within these pages run the gamut from everyday Joes and serial killers all the way to ghosts and hounds of Hell. Diary of a Madman Chuck Collins, overzealous journalist with larger than life ambition. Robert Kane Bradley, convicted rapist/serial killer and known necrophiliac. The interview of a lifetime. What starts as a career-shaping interview quickly turns to a battle of wits as Kane divulges his intent of escaping. The Veil A simple vacation between friends turns disastrous after a bad decision of drinking and driving. The thin line between life and death is put to the test as Darryl Walker has to decipher between reality and imagination. He must choose to save himself or save his beloved. Pathological We all have that one friend that exaggerates a little too much or simply lies even when it's easier to tell the truth. Laura Morgan is the epitome of that person. But what happens when the liar is lied to? Or even worse, what happens when the liar is called on her fibs? Invoked Ancient heirlooms. Curses. Native American Warriors. Henry Schneider gets more than what he bargained for when he accidentally breaks what was thought to be a simple whatnot. His life becomes plagued by a spirit that wants him dead. In order to rectify what was done, he must find out the truth behind the spirit he somehow invoked.