Laughter and fright-they are two ends of the emotional spectrum. The thirty short stories in this collection will make you laugh or shiver or even both. But these aren't your everyday stories. Each one contains a speculative element, whether horror, science fiction, or the fantastical. Many of the stories prove that terror can be found anywhere-a cave, a campground, or the office. Other of the stories prove that humor can be found anywhere and anytime-a hotel in the 1980s, a strip mall in the 1990s, or the far future. Humor can even happen when the city where your office resides disappears. Maybe it especially happens then.