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Perhaps the most impressive aspect of these tales is their variety. They are all different in setting and subject matter. In fact, the only unifying characteristic is a general high level of quality.
There are 25 stories herein, so, rather than comment on each one, I'll mention three that especially knocked me out.
"The Things That Aren't There": This is the shortest tale in the book. A girl agrees to babysit her mother's friend's six-year-old daughter, who claims to have seen the title entities, whom her mother insists are a figment of her imagination. This is a very eerie story and proof positive that children shouldn't be lied to.
"Guinea Pig Girl": If you've ever wondered what it would be like if M.R. James wrote the script for a J-horror movie, then this is the story for you. A man becomes obsessed with an actress in a "torture porn" film, leading to some frightening and grisly events.
"The Calling of Night's Ocean": This is my favorite story in the collection. It's a masterpiece. A young man working at a cetacean institute in the British Virgin Islands in 1969, trying to avoid going to Vietnam, studies dolphin intelligence. His attempts to communicate with one dolphin in particular lead to a dark and disturbing revelation. This is science-fictional horror at its best and worth the price of the collection all by itself. ( )