In "The Barren and Others", Wilson lets his fertile imagination run wild, traveling from the Old West of Doc Holliday to the Pine Barrens of present-day New Jersey and encountering many strange, suspect, and supernatural happenings along the way. From urban mercenary Repairman Jack to the obese and food-obsessed Topsy, Wilson's wild array of characters get caught up in adventures both fascinating and horrifying. A collection of tales, ranging from Lovecraftian to Western supernatural, with many mysterious combinations in between.