Horror, the supernatural, strange tales, fevered imaginings—the countless wonders beyond anything you have ever seen or heard are slowly being born into this uncanny world. Yet before you opened this book, before your eyes could behold all that follows, you were already dead."

"And now, I shall take up my pen, in the hope that through this story, I may resurrect you from the Kingdom of Delusion."

—To all fellow travelers upon this path, I dedicate this story.

May the freedom of creation never perish.

May Paradise remain with you all.