Pain Cages

Reminiscent of Stephen King’s classic, bestselling book Different Seasons, Paul Kane gives us an unforgettable collection of four novella-size stories. Each story is refreshingly original and delivers an emotional impact that is rarely seen in today’s literature. Dark and moody, clever and well-written… Pain Cages is speculative fiction at its best.

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PAIN CAGES - Our protagonist Chris is in a little bit of a situation, in that he's been kidnapped and locked in a hanging cage. He's not alone, as there are several other cages with varying occupants surrounding him.

HALFLIFE - documents what happens to teenage werewolves when they grow up and are forced to deal with the consequences of their misguided youth. A hunter stalks the secretive group of middle-aged lycans, picking them off one by one without any hint of his reasoning.

SIGNS OF LIFE - revolves around a passenger train derailment and how it affects each survivor. The scenes are spliced with horoscopes, the signs determined by which character will be focused on in the upcoming passage.

THE LAZARUS CONDITION - focuses on Matthew, a man trying to put the pieces of his past back together. A brilliant tale, weaving trauma, distress, religion and death into an intricate tapestry affecting our hero and all of the supporting characters.