This started as a game. Two brothers, multiple states away from each other, who spent most of their mornings chatting on the drive into work or texting funny memes throughout the work day. One day in summer of 2022, one brother texts the other:

"Ok. I have a new game. I send you the start of a story and you send the end. It cannot be longer than a text. Here is your first one...."

This text was the snowball at the top of a hill. You are about to read the avalanche it has become. This book is a debut work of twenty twisted short stories brought to you by the creative minds of Silver Back and Black Belt. A game of dueling pens has crafted unexpected levels of gore, terror, and the fantastic at each turn. Creatures of lore, evil demons, alternate dimensions, perilous situations, and the occasional hero infest this set of compiled stories. These new authors hope that you enjoy reading this book as much as they enjoyed putting it together.