Some places have history. Lone Pine keeps it. At the edge of California’s Sierra Nevada, Highway 395 cuts through a landscape made famous by Hollywood—a place of sun-bleached desert, towering mountains, forgotten mines, weathered buildings, and strange stories that have survived far longer than anyone can explain. But when the cameras leave and darkness settles over the Alabama Hills, Lone Pine becomes something else. Across five interconnected tales, ordinary people encounter things that should not exist. A routine call leads into a wilderness where the familiar rules no longer apply. An old local storyteller discovers that some legends deserve to be taken seriously. The restoration of a historic hotel uncovers a past someone meant to keep buried. A painter searching for inspiration at an iconic desert landmark finds something staring back. And in the cold shadow of the Sierra, a rescue becomes a confrontation with forces far older than the town itself. Ghost stories, local legends, buried history, desert folklore, and the unexplained collide in MIDNIGHT METROPOLIS: LONE PINE, a collection of atmospheric horror from Lucas Drake and Guy Farson. Five tales. One unsettling place. Welcome to Midnight Metropolis. The darkness is always nearby.