<p>Jeffrey Thomas is renowned for his novels and tales set in Punktown, a terrifying, crime-riddled city of the future, where humans and aliens mix in every sense of the word, with often horrific results.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Including two stories set in Punktown, this volume features works long and short that are among Thomas&rsquo;s most intimate and intense weird tales. &ldquo;Saigon Dep Lam&rdquo; is a poignant Christmas story set in Vietnam, a city which Thomas has visited often. Art takes a central role in &ldquo;Mr. Faun&rdquo; and &ldquo;Drawing No. 8,&rdquo; both of which suggest that paintings may be quite a bit more than what you see on the canvas.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This book also includes several unpublished stories. &ldquo;The Temple of Ugghiutu&rdquo; is a Lovecraftian tale that bears relations to Thomas&rsquo;s Punktown novel <em>Monstrocity.</em> The distinctively titled &ldquo;riaH gnoL&rdquo; hints at the disturbing psychosis of a young woman employed by an arcade. &ldquo;Good Will toward Men&rdquo; makes us wonder about the real differences between heaven and hell.</p>