This novella was expanded from "Freak Show," the nigh impossible to find anthology F.
With copies of the limited going for over $100 on the aftermarket, the author decided to make inexpensive paperback and ebook editions available to his readers.
The story involves the Otherness and ties into both the Repairman Jack series and The Adversary Cycle (and thereby the Secret.
It was originally published as a 500-copy collector\'s edition that sold out on publication.
Paul Wilson edited back in 1992.
This novella was expanded from "Freak Show," the nigh impossible to find anthology F