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Here Lies Madness

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside a troubled mind? Here Lies Madness takes you into the strange, unsettling world of those people who once shared their darkest thoughts with G. Larry Butler. Each poem reveals a chilling moment, a twisted memory, or the strange logic of mental patients that refuses to fade. These disturbing tales show how madness can hide in ordinary lives, waiting quietly in the shadows.
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G. Larry Butler is an award-winning poet, actor, teacher, and pianist who has spent his life exploring people and their hidden stories. In 1986, he received a special award for his poem Here Lies Madness from the famous actor and poet Vincent Price. This moment encouraged him to write many more poems and later publish several versions of Here Lies Madness.

Larry has degrees in Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Teaching, which help him understand human behavior and turn it into powerful, memorable writing. He has published poems, stories, and articles in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. He has also written a screenplay, two children’s books, and other books not yet published.

Larry has traveled widely, served in the Naval Special Warfare Group One, and has been an actor since 1984. His work appears on IMDB, and he continues to create stories, poems, and art inspired by the unusual people and experiences he has encountered.

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How Does Madness Begin? Is It Within or From People Around Us

Is Madness a Disease, a Reaction, or a Survival Mechanism?

Emotional Scars That Never Heal

Some people become mental patients because deep emotional wounds stay hidden inside them for years. A painful memory, a loss, or a betrayal can slowly change the way the mind works.

Mental illness can grow quietly, the same way a shadow spreads in a dark room. Conditions like depression, anxiety, or trauma can slowly break a person from the inside. Several poems in the book show how these silent struggles can twist minds.

Sometimes it’s not the illness, it’s the people. Cruel words, constant pressure, or toxic relationships can push someone to a breaking point. Many of the characters in the book were shaped by the judgments, neglect, and cruelty of those around them.

Some minds collapse because society leaves no room for weakness or difference. When someone doesn’t fit the “normal” the world expects, they are pushed into silence

Why I Wrote This Book

My latest book HERE LIES MADNESS is a compilation of all the peculiar personalities and perspectives I have encountered, endured, and survived in my short span upon this planet.

IDEA

My goal was to make people notice things they normally ignore or take for granted to help people stay aware against madness, or the darker side.

MANUSCIPT

I wrote these poems, organized them, edited them with my publisher, to motivate others to divulge their diverse and sometimes perverse perspectives.

Book

HERE LIES MADNESS in 1986, led me to write a great many other poems, including my latest book HERE LIES MADNESS in 2025, about all peculiar personalities and perspectives I have encountered.

My Book

The poems in Here Lies Madness are inspired by real stories shared by former mental patients when he worked as a psychiatric social worker.

About The Book

Here Lies Madness: Bizarre Tales of Troubled Minds is a chilling collection of poems. Each poem shows the peculiar personalities, unusual perspectives, and moments of darkness that reveal the hidden sides of us. Some of the content comes from G. Larry Butler’s own experiences, but most are not autobiographical. He believes there are no absolute truths, and he explores hidden or overlooked aspects of life. As a teacher and observer of society, he encourages others to explore different perspectives, even disturbing ones. He shows that madness exists in many forms, personal, social, political, religious, and wants readers to notice these hidden dangers to better understand and cope with them.

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Our Book Reviews

Let's see what readers think about Here Lies Madness and G. Larry Butler's writing skills.

HERE LIES MADNESS is a gripping book about alternative perspectives and lifestyles. The reader must decide who is truly mad: the author, his characters, or our society. Intriguing and electrifying!
DEBRA BENNER, Assistant Editor,
G. LARRY BUTLER does more than tell a story. He scares the hell out of you. He makes you laugh. He makes you cry. He makes you sick. He makes you think. He makes you speak in short sentences.
NICK RAZAVI, Producer and Director,
HERE LIES MADNESS turns over the log of our society to expose all the creepy crawlies underneath. Riveting and revolting!
CANARY CONN, Publisher and Producer, BOOKS ON TAPE
BUTLER is superb! He not only entertains, he enlightens… possibly at the expense of your sanity. He rubs your nose into something nasty but necessary. All walks of life take cover, You're in this book.
"BWANA" BOB LE MAIRE
G. LARRY BUTLER has the courageous intuition of the true artist to feel beyond thought, to paint the ineffable.
G. LARRY BUTLER has the courageous intuition of the true artist to feel beyond thought, to paint the ineffable.
I always knew Larry would write something strange. He was an odd child.
I always knew Larry would write something strange. He was an odd child.
BUTLER's stuff is better than a jolt of Muscatel. It makes your head spin and your toes tingle. Oh, yeah... it also gave me a pain in my gut.
BOB "MADDOG" MADDOX, Larry's dead wino friend

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