Mister B. Gone / Clive Barker / 248 pages / Horror

This is most unusual book!!  It is told first person by a demon!!  He begins by asking the reader to burn the book.  He apparently is possessing the book - in fact, it embodies him.  If the reader does as he asks and burns the book, he will be set free.  He tells the story of how he escaped from hell and the abuse of his father, ran rampant upon the earth killing humans when necessary, was involved with the invention of the printing press, and calling into question all that is holy.  He frequently addresses the reader directly as if he can actually see him/her reading the book.  I am amazed that horror literature seems to contain so much humor.  Perhaps it is necessary to dull the impact of the violence and the weight of the themes.