Book excerpt: "James O'Barry's banshees, Mark Twain's dream, the Mad Hermits of Harlem, mysterious airships, and a demon ax murderer are among the subjects covered in E. Randall Floyd's new collection of baffling and bizarre stories. As with his previous books, Floyd's no-nonsense journalistic style cuts across genres and appeals to readers of folklore, science fiction and fantasy, mysteries and horror stories, and to people who just plain find his books fascinating."--Cover.