Twelve stories take us into the hearts and minds of thirteen award-winning authors. Explore the wide reach of horror fiction of the early 21st century in this selection of tales ranging from dark comedy to horrifically dark. A disintegrating marriage, rampaging Pomeranians, unwelcome tourists, a lark gone wrong, a frustrated ghost, a confused dreamer, communication from beyond, a mercurial stray, misplaced love, a disturbing addiction, alien hypnotism, and transformation in a dieselpunk world. From the blackest depths of imagination to the tragedy of blunt reality, these tales will haunt you long after you turn the last page. Contains a combination of stories in print for the first time and stories reprinted from short fiction markets.