Give yourself over to Diary of a Vampyress, and you'll enter a richly-crafted realm of wonders, horrors, and delights. Ashley Dioses is a gifted poet who knows her genre, and, to quote from one of her lush verses, this is a treat of sweetest sin.
—Lisa Morton, six-time Bram Stoker Award winner
In this fourth collection, Dioses offers a detailed and skillful exploration of the Gothic feminine. Informed by such varied sources as classic weird literature, pop culture television, and even the Bible, these poems do not shy from the monstrous. Instead, they contain it—barely—within carefully crafted forms, creating a music as undeniable as it is dark. Whether lyric or narrative, the poet's voice is sure. Such things exist, she asserts, and they are beautiful beyond your understanding. Or, perhaps, your ability to survive them unscathed.
—Ann K. Schwader
Ashley Dioses has, at a remarkably young age, firmly established herself as the reigning queen of contemporary Gothic verse. Her masterfully crafted poetry gives voice to the thoughts, desires, fears, lusts, rages and despairs of all manner of spectral beings including vampires, sorceresses, ghosts, ghouls, fairies and demons. Through some unique literary magic, she is able to see the universe through their eyes, revealing secrets you’ll not find recorded anywhere else: the murmurings of their decadent hearts.
—David Barker, author of Her Wan Embrace
Enter the alluring darkness of Diary of a Vampyress, where Gothic enchantment and sinister beauty intertwine to play in Ashley Dioses' spellbinding poetry collection. Countess Nadia, a vampyric muse, guides readers through shadowy realms filled with sorceresses, devils, witches, and ethereal monsters, each revealing secrets that lie hidden beneath the veil of night.
Richly atmospheric, these haunting verses explore the depths of desire, immortality, and the complexities of monstrous hearts. From the seductive whispers of dark romance to the chilling echoes of apocalyptic visions, Dioses weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of horror and poetic elegance. An irresistible invitation for those who cherish “dark thoughts and moons.”
—Angela Yuriko Smith, multi-Bram Stoker Award winner and editor of Space and Time magazine
