From the mind that brought you Enlarge Your Tentacles Overnight! comes a collection of 12 tales to haunt your dreams. Bringing together six previously published stories as well as six others that've yet to see the light of day, Beta Sleepware and Other Nightmares showcases Pat R. Steiner's versatility and unique voice within the horror field. Discover vampires who hunt the deserts of Australia, zombies that roam the American highways and byways, and killer robots that want nothing more than to assimilate the entire human race. Visit a factory where everything you've ever wanted is ready made for you and a magical catfish who'll do the same by granting your inner most wish. Follow along with a woman as she searches out the author of her favorite children's book and slowly loses her hold on reality. Watch alongside a teenager as his suburban neighborhood morphs into an alien landscape. See a young girl struggle with horrors both mundane and supernatural. And witness while one man tries to solve a mystery surrounding a group of missing children and another enters an experiment that might kill him.