It is written by Fred Van Lente and Koontz, with illustrations by Queenie Chan in a manga style.

While the town prepares for its annual festivities, young fry cook Odd Thomas cannot shake the feeling that make-believe goblins and ghouls are not the only things on the prowl.

But even his frequent visitor, the specter of Elvis Presley, cannot seem to point Odd in the right direction.

Traumatic childhood experiences left him extremely uncomfortable with guns, so he relies on his resourcefulness to escape the sometimes hostile situations in which he finds himself.

Wyatt Porter is the Chief of Police in Pico Mundo, and serves as a father figure to Odd.