nFrom a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind. nA woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her. . . . n nAn old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloody terror. . . . n nDuring a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror. . . . n nIncludes the following stories: nThe River Styx Runs Upstream nEyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams nVanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell nVexed to Nightmare by a Rocking Cradle nRemembering Siri nMetastasis nThe Offering nE-Ticket to Namland nIversons Pits nShave and a Haircut, Two Bites nThe Death of the Centaur nTwo Minutes and Forty-Five Seconds nCarrion Comfortn