[1] Hank and Beverly Small own a chain of video stores in the East Texas town of Imperial City.

Hank has a black sheep nephew named Bill who often calls his uncle when he needs money or is in trouble.

Bill has fallen into trouble with a pair of vicious, sadistic murderers and the local police cannot be trusted.

But the two killers, Fat Boy and Snake, are already onto them and the Smalls are framed for having child pornography and led down a path of brutal murder and sexual assault.

This book was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the "Work for Younger Readers" category in 1999.

[5] One day young Jimmy notices a creepy looking old house that seemed to suddenly appear on his block of well–manicured lawns and maintained homes.

Previously Lansdale anthologies were published under the titles A Fist Full of Stories (and Articles) and The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent, also referring to movies by the Italian director.