I met him in a bar at the International Association of Fairs & Expositions in Las Vegas nearly thirty years ago. We were both in the same line of work then and had similar interests. Our conversation went from work, to sports, to cars, the usual stuff guys talk about. After several beers he asked me if I'd ever been in love, then over the next several hours he told me a highly unusual tale. After my first book was published in 1992, I heard from him again, and he told me what had happened to him during the ensuing years since our first meeting. This is the very strange story of how his seemingly normal, happy life was abruptly interrupted against his will, by the uninvited intrusion of an archetype, or some other subconscious entity and the destruction which `it' whatever it may have been, caused him and those in his immediate circle. He quickly lost his successful career, income, and marriage in rapid succession. Here is what happened to him as he literally descended into hell, and how he eventually emerged completly transformed. I agreed to publish his tale since I found it interesting, to say the least, and very frightening. I could have initially dismissed what happened to him as purely subjective, that is, as some sort of mental or psychological break or aberration, had not the events been so entertwined with the physical realm. The information contained here was submitted over a period of more than two years as audiotape, which I transcribed and edited as needed. Due to the highly personal nature of what occurred he insisted upon anonymity, therefore I am listed as author.
About the Author: My first book, `Music City Babylon' was published in 1992 by a mainstream New York publisher. I wrote three additional books for them, and then a book on Porsche Cars, one on collectable cameras, a guide to Nashville, the definitive history of the Hammond Organ, a section on Nashville and Chattanooga for Insight Guides `The New South, ' and on whatever subjects interested me at the time. In all, I wrote 15 books for various publishers before starting my own company Deathcat Media which published its first four books last year. I've already sufficiently proved to myself that I can get published, so now I want the freedom to write whatever I feel like without having to worry about whether or not I can `find a publisher.' Anyway, with the demise of bookstores and new ways of marketing, I felt that it was time for me to step out on my own. It's a new day! My website is deathcatmedia.co