McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales

Tedford and the Megalodon
by Jim Shepard.
He went in search of a relic of earth's past, and came face-to-face with the mortal specter of his own!The tears of Squonk. And what happened thereafter
by Glen David Gold.
Revenge is a sport best played by those whose memories are long-and that made her a dangerous foe, indeed.The Bees
by Dan Chaon.
No hellhound hunts a man more implacably than the memory of the son he once abandoned.Catskin
by Kelly Link.
The witch had made her children what they were-literally. But when her blood cried for revenge, only one had the wit and courage to undo her murderer.How Carlos Webster changed his name to Carl and became a famous Oklahoma lawman.
by Elmore Leonard.
The fate of a bank-robbing murderer resided in two scoops of peach ice cream on top of a sugar cone.The General
by Carol Emshwiller.
They had conquered his people, then raised him as one of their own. How far would they be willing to go to destroy their own creation?Closing Time
by Neil Gaiman.
It was in the nature of boys to get into trouble. But sometimes you had to knock.Otherwise Pandemonium
by Nick Hornby.
It was just a lousy secondhand Vcr-but it brought him to the very brink of love and desolation!The tale of Gray Dick
by Stephen King.
They had looked everywhere for protection from their most devastating foe-except to the murderous know-how of their old wives' tales.Blood doesn't come out
by Michael Crichton.
A man can only be pushed so far-especially when his mother is the one pushing.Weaving the Dark
by Laurie King.
As the darkness gathered around her, she embarked upon the greatest adventure of her life-in her own backyard.Chuck's Bucket
by Chris Offtutt.
Sometimes a man makes such a hash of his life that his only recourse is to bend the temporal fabric of reality itself!Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly
by Dave Eggers.
How much were they willing to sacrifice to prove an uncertain point, to no one in particular, about a mountain that none of them could begin to understand?The Case of the Nazi Canary
by Michael Moorcock.
The Nazis entrusted the future of their party to the capable hands of Sir Seaton Begg, Metatemporal Detective-the only man who could possibly destroy them!The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers
by Aimee Bender.
The murdered couple was matched as perfectly as the salt and pepper shakers they collected. But the murderer of their passion for each other was the greatest mystery of all.Ghost Dance
by Sherman Alexie.
The Cheyenne woman came to him in a dream, with death in her kiss. But the nightmarish Seventh Cavalry came in waking life - with a taste for human flesh.Goodbye to All That
by Harlan Ellison.
At the end of a grand adventure, the answer to all the riddles of existence-with fries and a large Coke.Private Grave
by Karen Joy Fowler.
The mummy's eyes gazed out of the ancient past. . and into the depths of his soul!The Albertine Notes.
by Riek Moody.
Albertine, solace of a city in ruins. Any memory you wanted, anytime you wanted it. All for the low, low price of - history itself.The Martian Agent. A planetary romance
by Michael Chabon.
They were the sons of an imperial traitor, marked for life. Their only honor lay in their loyalty to each other. Their sole chance for salvation lay in the empire of the clouds.