A collection of curiously dark tales including the vengeful victims of a serial killer, dead wives reanimated for domestic chores, diesel trains possessed by demons, lusty inflatable crocodiles, haunted Christmas cards, corpses posing as movie stars, and a rapist killer with senile dementia. From the author of Carapace, 1-2-3-4, The Garden of Remembrance and Dreaming in the Snakepark.