<p>In the worlds of Steve Rasnic Tem a father takes his son &ldquo;fishing&rdquo; in the deepest part of downtown, flayed rabbits visit a suburban back yard, a man is haunted by a surrealistic nightmare of crutches, a father is unable to rescue his son from a nightmare of trees, a bereaved man transforms memories of his wife into performance art, great moving cliffs of detritus randomly prowl the world, a seemingly pointless life finds final expression in bits of folded paper, a nuclear holocaust brings about a new mythology, an isolated man discovers he&rsquo;s part of a terrifying community, a photographer discovers the unexpected in the faces of dead children, and a couple&rsquo;s aging dismantles reality. &nbsp;</p><p>Winner of the World Fantasy, British Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards, Tem has earned a reputation as one of the finest and most original short fiction writers of our time, blending elements of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction and surreal nightmare into a genre uniquely his own. This new volume collects for the first time thirty-five of Tem&rsquo;s best tales, selected by the author, and includes an introduction by Simon Strantzas.</p><p>&ldquo;One of the finest and most productive writers of imaginative literature in North America.&rdquo; -&nbsp;Dan Simmons</p><p>&ldquo;Steve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself.&rdquo; -&nbsp;Joe R. Lansdale</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the true masters.&rdquo; -&nbsp;Ed Gorman</p>