Laura Keating's collection of short horror fiction reads like nothing so much as summer camp ghost stories or those old Goosebumps books aged up for a more mature audience, and I mean that in the best possible way. Mixing elements of horror, dark humor, and ironic consequences, these stories are complete, self contained and satisfying tidbits. My personal favorites were the first tale, "Field Notes on the Failed Expedition to the Sixth Theatere", "It's a Helluva Thing, Bill", and "The Quiet Yard". In all three of these stories, the conceit of the tale is refreshingly unique and the execution particularly capable and entertaining. I would gladly read more by this author.