For 18 year old Sam Bladen, the only bright spot in his small town delinquent existence is Danny Eagan, a nerdy, unstable art student. Responding to a dare, Sam meets Brande, a member of the Sans Merci Troupe and self-styled Messiah of Monsters. Under the charismatic freak's tortuous tutelage, the dare soon turns deadly, and Sam begins an agonizing process which leads him to question the very basis of human morality. Will he choose a comfortable relationship with Danny, or will his self-destructive behavior and encounter with the unknown unbalance everything? An unusual mix of graphic sex and cerebral horror, Sam's unique voice is dark, witty, and provocative. Whoever said true love never dies never had to bury the bodies...