Sadism, nihilism, poverty, wealth, screams, whimpers, sanity and madness collide in Nowhere, Indiana. For Thomas Krieg, Nowhere is a miles-long, pitch-black underground maze in which he&#39;s imprisoned dozens of boys for the past ten years&mdash;all in the name of art. For two brothers, Nowhere is the only place they clearly remember living. A world unto itself, in which they must stay alert to stay alive. A world from which the only escape is death. But for an English occultist known only as Mr. No One, Nowhere is much more...and much less: the perfect place in which to perform a ritual to unleash the grandest of eldritch deities, the God of Nothingness, the Great Dark Mouth.<br /><br />&quot;It has been years since I&#39;ve read a novella as mesmerizing, disturbing, and unique as this. &nbsp;The supernatural, psychological, and emotional elements are so tightly intertwined that you never really know where reality begins and the dark elements begin.&quot;<br />&mdash; Gary A. Braunbeck,<br /><br />&ldquo;The confidence and expertise so blatantly evident in Nicole Cushing&rsquo;s writing is astonishing. To make the reader wonder just how a particular work could have been conceived is the height of artistry. And Children of No One instills this wonder indeed. At the same time, it presents art as a vehicle for the grossest inhumanity, something that both hypnotizes and appalls. Ultimately, however, the source of the story&rsquo;s dread is life itself, as the author explicitly announces late in the narrative, too late for those who by force or fancy must play its awful game.&rdquo;<br />&mdash;Thomas Ligotti