A collection of four short dark stories. In "Self Defense" we explore the mind the of a man forced to kill in self defense and the unusual effect it has on him. In "The Cell" a young boy is trapped in a cell and tormented by a beastly jailor, but there are worse things waiting in the wings. Don't scream or you may draw them to you. In "Nightfall" a family struggles to survive the night in a world where darkness brings death. A new twist on the vampire mythology. "Ink" is a short piece detailing how a reader is swallowed by what he reads.