FROM THE SANDS OF OBLIVION, THE DEAD ARISE... Mankind has reached its end of days and seven years of darkness have begun. Only the damned and the living dead, spit out from the open gates of hell, are left to roam the earth. It will take chosen men and women of faith to close the infernal gates, but where, in the midst of hell on earth, can the faithful be found? Steve Kuiper is a lost soul, a man devoid of faith. He awakens from a catastrophe only to find this new world of death, despair and insanity. He is not alone in his struggle for survival, however, as five mysterious strangers guide him on a dangerous quest- a quest for life, salvation and the hope for a paradise to be discovered.

FROM THE SANDS OF OBLIVION, THE DEAD ARISE... Mankind has reached its end of days and seven years of darkness have begun. Only the damned and the living dead, spit out from the open gates of hell, are left to roam the earth. It will take chosen men and women of faith to close the infernal gates, but where, in the midst of hell on earth, can the faithful be found? Steve Kuiper is a lost soul, a man devoid of faith. He awakens from a catastrophe only to find this new world of death, despair and insanity. He is not alone in his struggle for survival, however, as five mysterious strangers guide him on a dangerous quest- a quest for life, salvation and the hope for a paradise to be discovered.

TOTAL DARKNESS is the startling debut anthology book by acclaimed horror and dark fiction author Richard Dean (INHABITED, FINAL DEATH, LEECH). Within its shadowy pages can be found twelve tales blending visceral shocks, twisted morality fables, subtle suspense and the ultimate battle between Good and Evil. TOTAL DARKNESS is terror for the new millennium, taking you on brief excursions into the darkest depths of insanity- excursions from which you may never return. Leave the lights on, if you think it will help.