Who am I? For those of you who have yet to make my acquaintance, please allow me to introduce myself. I am the Imaginary Friend. You remember—I’m the one you conjure up for conversation when you’re consumed with loneliness, greed or visions of imminent doom. Whether you are a new acquaintance or an old friend, I trust that you will find the accounts in this volume to be exceptionally... curious. In the interest of full disclosure, however, I must warn you that some of these tales are quite unsettling—even more so than in my first collection. Are you sufficiently intrigued, dear reader? Then please, read on...