Behind The Magic Cottage Poem by Dan Reynolds

Behind the Magic Cottage

Who was the inspiration for the story,
'The Magic Cottage' from James Herbert's pen?
An author known for tales so often gory
embossed, engrossed with evils dreamt by men.

While others told of madness, fogs and rats.
In this departure, characters arose.
The 'Moon' no longer bade us doff our hats
to nameless cold cadavers whom he chose

to titilate our teenage tedium.
and sate or satisfy bloodythirsty youths.
Although he introduced the 'Medium'
and risked the true confusions of the truths.

'The Magic Cottage' plays hell with my soul...
the early chapters say more than the whole.