"Welcome to Burden Hill-a picturesque little town adorned with white picket fences and green, green grass, home to a unique team of paranormal investigators. Beneath this shiny exterior, Burden Hill harbors dark and sinister secrets, and it's up to a heroic gang of dogs-and one cat-to protect the town from the evil forces at work."--Amazon.com.

"'A Dog and His Boy' cowritten by Sarah Dyer.". "This volume reprints the comic-book series Beasts of Burden #1-#4 and 'Stray' from The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, 'The Unfamiliar' from The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, 'Let Sleeping Dogs Lie' from The Dark Horse Book of the Dead, and 'A Dog And His Boy' from The Dark Horse Book of Monsters, all published by Dark Horse Comics"--T.p. verso.