Report from the Abyss

Noted horror and gothic writer Karl De Mesa shows off his other chops in this collection of creative non-fiction, a compilation of various essays from 1998 to 2011, over the course of his writing for magazines, newspapers, and other print publications. Whether he is recounting the years of his youth, growing up in the Philippine Left; proudly narrating his glorious (yet short-lived) experience producing an irreverent, vulgar TV show; warning tabloid readers of the dangers of giving in to the desires of sex-starved nocturnal entities; or lending a touch of humanity to the stories of anonymous prison inmates, De Mesa's prose never fails to draw you in.