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100 Urban Myths: A Book of Shadows and Whispers
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 14 2025
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
100 Urban Myths
by Gerardus Baron von Sachsen
They say the city never sleeps. But what if it dreams?
And what if those dreams don't want to stay asleep?
Welcome to 100 Urban Myths-a labyrinth of dark, surreal, and seductive poetry that crawls beneath the streets, behind the mirrors, and into the humming void of your devices. Each poem is a myth: a whispered warning, a forbidden truth, a shadow that's been following you for longer than you thought.
Inspired by urban legends, contemporary fears, and timeless taboos, this collection is no ordinary stroll through poetic terrain. These are not romantic sonnets or pastoral meditations. These are neon-lit night-songs, cracked reflections, subway hauntings, sex-laced curses, and digital ghosts. The tone is gritty, lyrical, eerie-and absolutely addictive.
From the woman in the red hoodie who never blinks, to the voice beneath the metro grate that knows your name, from the boy in the toy chest who never came back out, to the final poem that swipes you into the afterlife-this collection grips like a fever dream and refuses to let go.
Structured across five chapters, 100 Urban Myths takes you deeper with every step:
- Ghosts in the Walls - Where memory bleeds through brick and childhood never truly ends
- The Body Is a Lie - Erotic horror and physical distortions that blur love, lust, and loss
- Machines Remember Us - The haunted logic of tech, mirrors, AI, apps, and untraceable taps
- Children Know the Truth - Schoolyard rituals, chalk drawings, and lullabies that shouldn't exist
- Love, Death & the Subway - The final descent, where city infrastructure becomes myth and the dark is always one stop ahead
Written in a voice that fuses the surreal clarity of Carlos Drummond de Andrade, the grit of Charles Bukowski, the haunting eroticism of Baudelaire, and the twisted precision of Danny Koslowski, this is urban legend as poetry, and poetry as warning.
Every myth is grounded in some known tale-but spun anew with the flare of literary alchemy. Other poems are invented but feel real enough to check under your bed for.
Each poem stands alone.
All of them whisper together.
About the Author
Gerardus Baron von Sachsen is a world-travelled poet, performer, and creator of literary darkness. His work spans continents, languages, and genres-often blurring the line between the sacred and the profane. Known for his haunting poetry cycles (Duende, Love, Lust & Despair) and his deep love of myth, memory, and madness, the Baron writes with the soul of a saxophonist and the bite of a prophet.
This book is a love letter to the surreal, the erotic, and the terrifying spaces we pretend not to see.
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