On his deathbed, legendary dwarven warrior Grangal is haunted by the one quest he fled from — a crumbling castle staircase where a Lich's nightmare curse brought him to his knees in guilt and shame.
A man wakes every morning from the same recurring vision of apocalyptic destruction wrought by vast, incomprehensible beings — and instead of fearing it, he feels chosen.
A legendary house in an ancient city has swallowed every visitor who dared enter — and now a plucky young traveller, spurred on by her peers and an unrequited love, pushes open the door.
The townsfolk of a coastal village have long ignored the strange nightly walks of cantankerous Ol' Perwiddle — until one bold young thief follows him to the beach and witnesses something she cannot explain.
An anonymous painting appears in a hip gallery, and while the owner sees only a publicity coup, her friend is filled with creeping dread at the disturbing forms emerging from its impossible colours.