Arthur Machen was always smackin’ Women mysteriously He helped create modern neopaganism Before joining the Ministry of Truth After the war, he enjoyed a brief resurgence Before taking his final fitting place In the annals of ecstasy and horror
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Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce was nothing fierce Except within his cups His swords his wands his demimondes And on occasion tups Conservatives are those with a soft spot for preexisting evils; Liberals in contrast typically exhibit a stronger taste for newer ones. Just ask Colin Dexter and Chief Inspector Morse.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Poe waxed full of woeHe sang a song of sadnessHe filled his days with minstrel raysHis nights bore down to madness Take this kiss upon thy browAnd in parting from me nowThis much more let me avow: You are wrong should you not deemAll my days to be a dream. Yet if hope isContinue reading “Edgar Allan Poe”
Emily Brontë
I lingered round them under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth. So the story goes.
William Makepeace Thackeray
Thack was right on track To put Charles Dickens to the test So what happened? Can you explain this phenomenon?
Mervyn Peake
It is not enough to seek Who the hell was Mervyn Peake?
Lord Dunsany
When thinking errant Edward Plunkett Just stop and think A bullet if you can Like the man Said
Clark Ashton Smith
The true inspiration for Aeon Flux and extra special things redux
Robert E. Howard
Conan, Kull, and Solomon are kings Immune from all indentured slings
H.P. Lovecraft
Should the master speak The boards may creak