From author Tyler Hansen comes 13 tales to twist your mind. A writer comes to terms with a decision about his soul in "What Is Owed." A cheating boyfriend finds out the consequences of being unfaithful in "The Magic Is In the Heart." And the captain of a ship takes on an unusual passenger in "Of Pirates and Pentacles." This macabre collection has everything, from dark humor to science fiction, and everything in between.

Come swim in the cesspool. The water is vile. A hooded man plays a twisted game of cards in a back alley. The parents of a demon baby are plagued by their brood's incessant whimpering. Death loses its meaning after a sick experiment by an old doctor. The silence of mimes cuts just as sharp as their blades. A ballerina twirls gracelessly as a toy laments its fate. Bungling teenagers attempt to dispose of a body after a threesome gone horribly wrong. Cesspool features 20 pieces of macabre art by Jay Hansen and Devin Francisco, accompanied by grotesque stories by Joe Knetter, MP Johnson, T.A. Wardrope, Tyler Hansen, Kenneth E. Olson and Roxie Hockensmith.