I first ran into "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" in a forgettable anthology, and Joe Hill's brilliance shines on the first truly gleaming gem of the collection. The story was loaded with unreliability, as the perspective allowed for both the fantastic and mundane to occupy the same space. Even the author's notes at the end show the power of Joe Hill's prose, likening Bradbury's effect on him to becoming The Illustrated Man.