Darren Kendrik

When David Randall was sent away for a brutal double murder, his claims of innocence and description of a masked killer went ignored. Now, accompanied by the horrific memory of that night, David, a medicated schizophrenic, has returned home hoping for a new life. But his attempt is failing. The deadly masked figure from David's past has returned. And when David believes that his friend and co-worker, Melissa, is in danger, he turns to his psychiatrist and the local sheriff for help.

As our world suffers the ravages of humankind, scientists look for ways to sustain life. When one of them falls ill and a chrysalis forms around him, a tug of war ensues about the future of the stricken scientist... and ultimately the fate of the Earth. A compelling thriller from a story by Ray Bradbury. (imdb)

Set in 1893. Marcus O'Riley and his partner The Magician are freelance explorers who specialize in the retrieval of folklore objects and are forced by a secret government agency to retrieve a powerful object from one of the Grimm's Brother's fairy tales, the Infinity Pistol. In order to find the Pistol the two explorers must partner with a gorgeous Mexican artifact agent in order to find it before the warmongering Prussians do.