A collection of 15 stories that feature, among others, zombies, a hardboiled detective, a giant space-traveling lobster, an enigmatic alien, Rod Serling, and numerous apocalypses. The first story is ‘Thirteen’,about a small-town urban legend that might be leading kids to their doom. ‘Welcome to the Reptile House’ reveals the secrets that hide in our flesh. In ‘The Black Sleeve of Destiny’, a hoodie leads to unexpectedly dark adventures. And the title story, ‘After the People Lights Have Gone Off’, is way more than a typical haunted-house tale. What makes them into a powerful collection is the author’s ability to find horror in seemingly everyday objects and situations, and to rely on our own imaginations to fill in the blanks.
