Dead Man (Volz)

Vampire Alexander "Xander" Anatoli must prepare to return to action as an assassin. Since his time in administration has made him soft, he feels the need to hone his killing skills. James Laudon finds himself as the unwilling training partner (i.e. practice dummy) for the vampire. In the midst of the random assault/counter-assault tests, Laudon discovers a horrible secret about Xander's past and realizes the two of them aren't so different after all.

Perennial screw-up, James Laudon, finds himself behind bars for a crime he absolutely committed. In the dark of night, a pair of mysterious men abduct him from his cell and replace him with a dead body. With the world believing him dead, he is offered a deal - join this above-top-secret agency of supernatural assassins, or die for real this time. Laudon opts in and soon learns that his death is more imminent than he thought.

Michael Stein is attacked and nearly killed by a vicious monster. Amanda, his mistress, shoots and kills the beast. When Stein recovers, he learns that his wife, Angie, was found naked and dead at the scene. Amanda swears Angie was a werewolf and avoids Stein, since she believes he will become one too. Soon after, Stein begins to hear Angie's voice in his head, and the murders commence. Tasked with finding the truth behind Angie Stein's death, Detective Nichole Voss dives headlong into the case which appears to be a simple love triangle gone wrong. Digging deeper, she comes face to face with the monster Michael Stein has become.

After his identity is exposed during his latest assignment, assassin David Starke goes into hiding with his crippled brother, Nick, in a secluded cabin located in the northern side of Michigan's lower peninsula. Unfortunately for the Starke brothers, David's trek to the cabin takes him through range of a territorial dogman.In their struggle to survive, David injures the beast. The howls of the wounded dogman draw in the rest of its pack. Trapped inside, the brothers try to fend off the monstrous attacks while refusing to call the authorities for help (as David would immediately get arrested).Help arrives in the form of James Laudon, Nichole Voss and Xander Anatoli along with an Emmet County deputy and an elderly Odawa tribe member. Will they reach them in time? And will the strange dynamic of the situation become more volatile than the attacking monsters?

Supernatural beasts and mystical voodoo collide when Detective Del Thibodeaux investigates a series of murders and missing persons the local community lays blame on the legendary Rougarou - the mysterious werewolf of the bayou. After losing his girlfriend to a senseless act of gang violence, Detective Thibodeaux seems quick to blame the rash of murders on more gang-related atrocities. As the body count rises, Thibodeaux realizes there's more than just a mythical beast roaming the edges of the swamps.

Adam Kluteski (Klutch) escorts his girlfriend, Corra Whitmer, to what he believes is a hoax - a werewolf initiation ritual. The couple soon find themselves running for their lives. A savage betrayal and some quick thinking leave Klutch behind bars at the local police station. Two members of a top secret DARPA branch, Zane Newton and Earlham (no last name), pose as FBI agents and lead the investigation into Corra's disappearance. The search unearths a horrifying plot to increase the werewolf population and expose it to the unsuspecting public.

Young cryptozoologist Zane Newton decides to spend his 1984 college summer break in search of the mysterious beast of Bray Road. With the increase in sightings, he figures he has as much of a chance as anyone to find it. He even employs some (at the time) cutting-edge technology in his effort to track and capture footage of the creature.Newton stumbles across a few other interesting and uncanny entities during his search.Ultimately coming face to face with the monster changes his life forever - in more ways than one.

In an effort to get the United States government off of their backs, Zane Newton request that Earlham reveal his supernatural abilities to President Taggert. The process causes Earlham to reflect on his not-so-glamourous past. The flashback takes Earlham back to late 19th century England where he meets and befriends Barstow – the only other Vanguard werewolf he'd ever come across. The two often find themselves in conflict with each other – as two alpha predators trying to coexist. The bond between them reaches its limit when one of them goes on a brutal killing spree, leaving a trail of murders no one would ever solve.

Accompanied by a werewolf simply known as Charlie, James Laudon ventures out on his first mission for the DARPA-funded group. While investigating reports of mysterious encounters and strange noises, the pair find a hell of a lot more than they anticipated. Even the presence of a werewolf isn't enough to deter the monster they confront.

A Dead Man's Curve excerpt story.When the popular YouTube investigative team, The Bulloch Brothers, venture into Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes in search of the infamous Beast of the LBL, they get much more than they could have ever anticipated. The duo come up with a diabolical plan in an attempt to debunk or draw out the supposed dogman. But their antics could lead to more destruction and carnage than either could conceive.Upon learning of the efforts of the brothers, members of the above-top-secret DARPA-funded group, DAWG, are sent in to minimize the damage and prevent the unnecessary loss of life. This group, however, stumbles onto more than just the Beast of the Land Between the Lakes. They find evidence of a dangerous military experimental project that threatens the lives of every member of their unit.James Laudon will need more than his foul mouth and witty attitude to survive this encounter.