Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story we couldn't

A collection of scary, bizarre stories by various authors.;Introduction / Lemony Snicket -- Small country / Nick Hornsby -- Lars Farf, excessively fearful father and husband / George Saunders -- Monster / Kelly Link -- Each sold separately / Jon Scieszka -- Seymour's last wish / Sam Swope -- Grimble / Clement Freud -- Spoony-E & Spandy-3 vs. the Purple Hordes / James Kochalka -- Sunbird / Neil Gaiman -- The Aces phone / Jeanne DuPrau -- The sixth borough / Jonathan Safran Foer -- Snicket starts, you finish.