A collection of seven short psychological thriller stories. 1. 'Shadow of a Man'. A man celebrating his thirty-first birthday must come to terms with his own life-long inadequacies. 2. 'Whatever the Case May Be'. While driving on the open highways of Texas, a man discovers a dead body on the side of the road...and a case full of cash. 3. 'Dead Either Way'. A bank robbery forces accountant Derrick Boyd to watch as he and his colleague are harassed by a robber not merely in it for the cash. 4. 'Morgan'. A heroin addict wakes up in the middle of the night to discover he can no longer move and a mysterious figure has visited him. 5. 'The Wedding Bears'. A husband in a failing marriage is left home alone for a weekend from his wife and kids. When the power goes out, his daughter's dolls suddenly come to life. 6. 'Then Everything Was on Fire'. A grieving widower wakes up in the morning to discover everything in his house has doubled. 7. 'Exterminating Angels'. Adventurer's stumble upon an ancient church with a bewitching secret that could make this the last adventure for them both.