Fearsome fascinations

"Come into my parlor for some fearsome fascinations. Theyre tantalizing and deliciousthe worlds where vampires, werewolves, bad boys, sexy strangers, danger sportsand renegade vegetablemeet the imagination. Writes Booklist Magazine: Just like the lyrics in the old Addams Family TV show theme, the characters in the latest installment in the respected Black-and-White series are indeed creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Nearly 60 works of poetry and short prose, both fiction and nonfiction, explore the vast array of eerie and frightening things that are apt to give one pause. From the supernatural phenomenon of vampires and werewolves to the menace that lurks just beneath the surface of mundane events, each entry revels in the dreadful yet titillating attraction these other worlds hold."