Presents a collection of scary, bizarre stories including "Monster," "Grimble," and "The Sixth Borough."

Full title: Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story we couldn't quite finish, so maybe you could help us out.

Introduction / Lemony Snicket -- Small country / Nick Hornsby -- Lars Farf, excessively fearful father and husband / George Saunders -- Monster / Kelly Link -- The contests at Cowlick / Richard Kennedy -- Each sold separately / Jon Scieszka -- Seymour's last wish / Sam Swope -- Grimble / Clement Freud -- Spoony-E & Spandy-3 vs. the Purple Hordes / James Kochalka -- Sunbird / Neil Gaiman -- The Aces phone / Jeanne DuPrau -- The sixth borough / Jonathan Safran Foer.