The book is largely compared to Edward Gorey and Tim Burton[1] but characteristically weaves a deeper expression of sentiment not found in his earlier collection.

[3] Further reading reveals Zoog is a vampire who is hiding his allergy to blood and is found staring at a rainbow, while a woman accidentally feeds her 100 cats a sponge instead of cheese, and a man questions his existence only to be mistaken for a garden gnome.

[5] A paperback edition of the book was released in 2014 with a cover showing Rune (Ruin) with a rat teaching him how to write, and the young vampire Zoog behind him.

[6] The paperback includes two stories not published in the first edition: "A Rare Benign Belbow" (originally released in 2011 with The Terribly Mini Monster Book) and "Willy Nillee and the Red-Tailed Squirrel".

The audiobook features the narration of Jason Shepherd with a special music introduction by Seongje Hwang and Tae Sung Jie.