Two stories in the “urban fantasy” genre, where fantasy turns into reality, and reality turns into fantasy. In the first story, “Gods in Autumn,” the main character, saving a man wounded under mysterious circumstances, finds himself drawn into a series of dangerous events associated with the appearance of Petersburg, aliens from the stars. In the second story, “Children’s World,” the source of supernatural influence turns out to be a toy store that sells exclusively monsters—the embodiment of evil seeking to penetrate our world. As befits evil, it comes to life at night...