In these 16 scintillating tales of fantasy, terror, and wonder—A murderer is forced to confess by pressure from his own confederates; A monstrous creature slaughters ruthlessly by day, and by night just...dreams; A psychic vampire possesses a curiously refined taste for fine chocolate; An alien has the inexplicable ability to create beauty...and death; A world's pollution means extinction for one species—and new life for another; A gravedigger provides "plots" for beginning storytellers; And many more...