Revised Anniversary Edition with Author Commentary Three vampires walk into a bar... A suicidal widower is talked down by a mysterious, chain-smoking stranger with an ulterior motive... A picturesque sea-side chalet harbors a disturbing secret beneath its serene waters... A kindly grandmother runs a pie shop that is a gateway to time and space... A mysterious house with a dark reputation tempts one bored little girl... Angels, vampires, ghosts and faeries mingle with the lovelorn, the desperate, the weary and the brave in this collection of quick-fire stories spanning horror, dark fantasy and speculative fiction from the author of Restless Spirits and the Dominion of the Damned trilogy.