For many thousands of years, the Shadow Men have protected the world of the living against threats crossing over from the spiritual plane known as Deadside ? the place where everyone goes, without exception, when they die. Michael LeRoi is the current heir to the mysteries of this ancient lineage ? bearer of the Mask of Shadows. When darkness falls, he becomes the Walker Between the Worlds, Immortal Voodoo Warrior, Taker of Souls, Lord of Deadside? ?the SHADOW MAN.