Here Be Monsters: Gothic Poetry

Horror and Humor are in the same section in every dictionary. There must be a reason for this. Award-winning journalist and best-selling nonfiction writer Matt Lake attempts to plumb the depths of this connection in a slim volume of poetry in styles ranging from limerick (which he calls an Irish Haiku) to lengthy dramatic narrative forms. Lavishly illustrated with gothic-themed woodcut pictures, this volume is intended to be taken with a pinch of salt--and thrown with great force at whatever's lurking in the corner of the room.