This volume features: “The Library of Trespass”, “Music from the Slaughterhouse”, “A Butterfly in Ice”, “The Spot”, “Laundrymen”, “The Warm House”, and the novella “Bury the Children in the Yard.”

    Contents:Night of the Cooters (1987)French Scenes (1988)The Passing of the Western (1989)The Adventure of the Grinder's Whistle (1977)Thirty Minutes over Broadway! (1987)Hoover's Men (1988)Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? (1988)Wild, Wild Horses (1988)Fin de Cyclé (1990)

    Some of the dozen artists included in this anthology will be familiar to followers of manga; others make their American debut in these pages. The richly imaginative stories in this volume show a great range of graphic style, from painstakingly detailed craftsmanship to exuberant, maniacal renderings. At the heart of each work in this anthology is a unique personal vision and a fierce artistic compulsion–these manga artists are the misfits of the art form, and they are its visionaries.Included stories are:1. "Hell's Angel" by Yoshikaze Ebisu2. "It's All Right if Yiu Don't Understand" by Yoshikaze Ebisu3. "Steel Pipe Melancholia" by Masakazu Toma4. "Future Sperm Brazil" by Takashi Nemoto5. "A Love Like Lemons" by Carol Shimoda6. "Selfish Carol's Summer Vacation" by Carol Shimoda7. "Mercy Flesh (Jiniku)" by Kazuichi Hanawa8. "Don Quixote #1 & #2" by Yasuji Tanioka9. "Planet of the Jap" by Suehiro Maruo10. "Mary’s Asshole" by Hanako Yamada11. "Volvox" by Pan Migawa12. "Bigger and Better" by Muddy Wehara13. "Laughing Ball" by Hideshi Hino14. "Cat Noodle Soup" by Hajime Yamano & Nekojiro

    Featuring a rare story by Anne Rice, a classic chiller by Edith Wharton, and song lyrics by Sting, this eclectic and original collection of vampire stories covers the gamut of genres, from the dark pleasures of Shakespeare to the twilight terrors of Rod Serling.