"My life began this way: My mother was a whore, and in her was a cancer put there long before this telling--it had been growing for a time (nine months, in fact), within her moving slightly, cautiously, becoming strong, and despite the pollutants of its home: alcohol and nicotine, narcotics and saturated fat--all threatened, daily, its maturation. But still it thrived, soon overwhelming its host, destroying it, destroying her, completely. Thus was the end my mother's life; thus was the emergence of Malefectus."
A teacher, a pupil, in a class taught by a madman. Within his academy of shadows teaching aids include pornography, chains, and Mozart; discipline is vigorous; mediocrity, unacceptable; and uniforms are the curves and mounds of supple flesh. Here, Life or Death are the only grades offered; Love Me or Die the only subject taught. Both decadence and decency are the lessons of the day--are you ready? Good. Let the learning begin. Following his controversial first novel, Karma Incarnate: The Best of Foolkiller, Bryan Gibson returns with his most controversial work to date, Malefectus. Inspired by the gothic writings of Charles Maturin, Ann Radcliffe, and the Marquis De Sade, Malefectus features the bizarre and grotesque, all lavished in brilliant--at times shocking--prose that will surely delight serious readers. Prepare to be absorbed, disturbed, and entertained by this terrifying, unforgiving work.
