A supernatural war rages between the demons and the spirits of the dead, and all too often the battleground is Earth, with the living as collateral damage . . . A collection of stories of the conflict between the demons and the dead. In "Nearer My God to Thee," a faithful man seeks divine grace--but what happens when he gets closer than he ever could have imagined? In "The Last Zombie Action Hero," a sentient zombie hunts a demon through the institutions of mankind: church, school, and the public library--on Harry Potter night. In "Duel," a young boy accidentally witnesses a cataclysmic sorcerers' duel in a graveyard. And in "Joyride," a trio of teenage necromancers use the ultimate fake IDs--animated corpses--to sneak into an adult nightclub. Contains mature content. Intended for adult readers.