A serial arsonist encounters a copycat with a deadly secret ( and "Consumed and "). A terrible force stalks an isolated North Dakota widower ( and "The Encroacher and "). Father and son battle for survival at the lonely apex of and "The Eighteenth Floor and " (an honorable mention for *Best Horror of the Year, Volume 1*). A thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail finds himself watched by something in the forest canopy ( and "Trail Angel and "). A mail carrier's route changes for the worse in and "Anypeople and ". These five short fiction phantasms await the reader in CINDERED SOULS, author Jonathan C. Gillespie's first-ever horror collection. and "The Encroacher and " is still available in free audio, at the time of this publication, via a well-regarded podcast site (see jonathancg.net for more details), and "The Eighteenth Floor and " was once published in print, but this book features all-new versions, revised for content - and even better quality.CINDERED SOULS: Contents under pressure.