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The 15 stories in After the People Lights Have Gone Off, by Stephen Graham Jones, explore the horrors and fears of the supernatural and the everyday. Included are two original stories, several rarities and out-of-print narratives, as well as a few "best of the year" inclusions.

Greg is having a bad morning. He overslept and now he is going to be late for work. He can't even seem to get himself dressed, and all he really wants is a good strong cup of joe. He's not going to get it. And things are going to go from bad to worse before the day is over.

Take a trip into the Twilight Zone with Gone, also available in the Toes Up collection, by Adam Light.

One day, 18-year-old Bowen's monotonous life is shaken to its core when she finds a dead body. But upon returning with help, it's nowhere to be found. She questions her sanity until he turns up at her house, very much alive. Peter's not dead...at least not anymore. He's nothing like she could have expected. As normal as he appears, he's never ridden in a car, used a shower, or has any idea where he is on the map. And as they scramble to piece together his history and find out who he really is, they soon learn that he isn't the only thing around that goes bump in the night.

Mix the horror of The Relic with the humor of Midnight at the Museum and imagine twists and turns that keep you guessing and questioning the meaning of true honor, duty, courage, and the rules of reality. When the famous Bushman exhibit of a lowland gorilla goes missing from Chicago’s Museum of Natural History, no self-respecting Chicago police detective wants the case. So the assignment is pawned off on an "Old Fart Squad" of Dirty Harrys, retirees called back into service and led by the classy Aubrey Hamilton.

All you need is a hand mirror, matches, a candle, and complete isolation… You’ve heard rumors this game has mixed results. Option one is to see your future spouse’s face. Option two is a much more sinister outcome. Option two is Bloody Mary. Now that you know your options, will you walk a staircase in the dark?