A practitioner of the magical arts teaches the fundamentals of her skill in this collection of chills, thrills, and kills. What is the most crucial lesson? Your purpose must be kept in mind. This is something that five of her customers are going to discover the hard way: A woman seeking to improve her fortune becomes entangled in a perilous game; a man is converted into a monster in the pursuit of justice; A woman saves a stray cat in an attempt to redeem a wrong; When a joke goes too far, a father and son are torn apart; a young girl needs protection from the monsters in her life. We all know that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but what happens if your intentions are grave?