For the first time, the best of Jim Ody's published short-stories are together in one anthology, including four previously unreleased. Twelve twisted tales that touch on psychological/thriller, horror and YA, including: A detective sent to a travelling circus to find a missing boy; A guy with a mysterious trunk must meet a stranger at a motel to survive; A doll turns up and becomes a little girl's best friend. Then things turn strange; A surprise birthday party is memorable, if only the birthday boy survives; and a group of orphans find the world is about to end... 1 The Reveal 2 A Moth in The Jar 3 The I-Scream Van 4 Teaching Tom 5 Boat Trip 6 The Trunk 7 The Day 8 A Doll Named Sasha 9 Surprise Party 10 The Orphans 11 Hide & Seek 12 Virgin Women From Outta Space