Dark clouds choke the daylight, signaling the return of hungry monsters intent on devouring the world. A father, raised on stories about an ancient evil that targets newborns, is accosted by uncertainty and paranoia over the birth of his new son. A church's search for truth reveals a dark secret behind the object of their worship. A young husband strives for closure amid an aswang invasion, and the brutal murder of his wife.

Samuel Marzioli's debut collection Hollow Skulls and Other Stories illuminates the logic within madness, the order behind chaos, and the hope beyond despair in thirteen tales that bridge the gap between darkness and the light.