Ah, the wonderful world of bizarro fiction. A place where anything is possible. Anything at all. Located in a universe where the laws of physics and the rules of logic have little if any influence. For the uninitiated, an intimidating and often overwhelming place, to be sure. A place where the inexperienced traveler would do well to follow the lead of a tested and sure footed guide. And who better to the lead the way through such a strange and, on occasion, inhospitable land than one who has been there many times before and has returned each time to tell the tale?

Welcome to Hades. Again.

Author Jeffrey Thomas is back with a short story collection set in the mythical, nefarious realm previously explored in his novel, LETTERS FROM HADES. Ever wanted to experience the many torments and terrors of Hell without actually dying and going there? Well, here's your chance. And you need not have read the novel that came before to enjoy—if you're the twisted sort of individual who actually enjoys this sort of stuff—the stories presented in this collection.

Here's how Jack Ketchum begins his intro to T. M. Wright's Cold House:

"A woman and her dog, alone in an old, cold house with many rooms, fearful of the even colder world outside.

A man searching through a city he cannot even name.

They are lovers."

That's all he'll say about the plot of the book. And this is the plot stripped down to its barest essentials. But this wouldn't make for much of a review if I simply left it at that. So I figured I'd go into a bit more detail about this wonderful, haunting book Mr. Wright has created.