Book excerpt: A circus adventure, string theory, cannibalism, ghostly apparitions, mermaids, zombies, Lovecraftian horrors, absinthe and serial killers, psychopaths, witchcraft and evolutionary interventionism, abuse, Hitler, snow and wolves. What more can you ask for? This short collection of the strange, weird and fantastical will take you on a journey of the bizarre. Thought provoking, captivating and at times, heart heartwarming, Something Weird, Something Strange is a collection like no other.