These stories first appeared in the following publications: “Throttle,” He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson, ed. Christopher Conlon (2009); “Wolverton Station,” Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2, ed. William Schafer (2011); “By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain,” Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury, ed. Mort Castle and Sam Weller (2012); “Faun,” At Home in the Dark, ed. Lawrence Block (2019); “All I Care About Is You,” The Weight of Words, ed. Dave McKean and William Schafer (2017); “Thumbprint,” Postscripts 10, ed. Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (2007); “The Devil on the Staircase,” Stories, ed. Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio (2010); “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead,” The New Dead, ed. Christopher Golden (2010); “In the Tall Grass,” Esquire, June/July and August issues (2012); and “You Are Released,” Flight or Fright, ed. Stephen King and Bev Vincent (2018). “Dark Carousel” was first published as a vinyl original by HarperAudio (2018). “Late Returns” and “Mums” are original to this collection.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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