In the terrifying title story, a tortured soul called Boone seeks refuge in a necropolis in the wilds of Canada, where he finds the shape-shifters known as the Nightbreed. Only the courage of this strange himan can save them from extinction. And only the undying passion of a woman can save Boone from his own corrupting her.. In "The Last Illusion," the basis for the United Artists motion picture Lord of Illusions, master illusionist Philip Swann meets a bloody untimely death - and his lovely widow calls on private eye Harry D'Amour to save Swann's immortal soul..