Sometimes amusing, sometimes frightening, Wilson's short fiction is as eclectic as his cartooning. "Campfire Story" mixes nostalgia with unease. "The Marble Boy" is a story in the oral tradition--a tale that might be told around a campfire or during a sleepover. These tales and the twenty-two others that fill out this collection are entertaining and unnerving. The Cleft and Other Odd Talescontains more than two dozen original Gahan Wilson illustrations.