tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58585944485408360132024-02-07T18:52:55.939-08:00The Literary VampireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-30683400841517052532010-12-15T08:05:00.000-08:002010-12-15T08:41:08.958-08:00Our MORBID FASCINATION with the Undead Continues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jyCMVEkBlwxPgRipCOqIZJ0rqrVVdPWxx1QC3AYiw22ZyHVAy2xccL1_Lqac0iekMsqglHYugQnn7N4TU282PT1OWZF97VPOUW7-o6sv7GeoLCNKnO30C2nhahPczPI9uNW5FXr_bMo/s320/morbid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jyCMVEkBlwxPgRipCOqIZJ0rqrVVdPWxx1QC3AYiw22ZyHVAy2xccL1_Lqac0iekMsqglHYugQnn7N4TU282PT1OWZF97VPOUW7-o6sv7GeoLCNKnO30C2nhahPczPI9uNW5FXr_bMo/s320/morbid.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>A Morbid Fascination</i></span></span> was the latest chapbook in the series, released in October 2010:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"A Morbid Fascination" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by Series Editor Tom English</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(1824) "The Adventure of the German Student"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by Washington Irving (the FIRST vampire tale by an American writer.);</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span>(1827-28) "The Skeleton Count"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by Elizabeth Grey </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FIRST published vampire tale written by a woman!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">);</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(1830) "Blood Brothers"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by Sir Walter Scott (a cool Norse legend that ties into vampirism</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">);</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span>(1833) "The Vampire Bride"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by Henry Liddell (This long poem was the basis for Tim Burton's animated film</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Corpse Bride.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span><br />
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1893 “The Kiss of Judas” (novella) by Julian Osgood Field (X.L.)<br />
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Two more titles were published: Montague Summers' survey of vampire literature; and a new novella by Christopher Fulbright and Angeline Hawks. I'll post these titles soon.</div>
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The series will continue. Presently, I have at least 4 more books in the planning stages. Expect one in the Summer of '09. Limited to 26 lettered copies. So feel free to take it to the beach. If it gets wet I'll sell you another. (Obviously I need the money. I'm putting my dog through obedience school.)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-49701479507507115832009-05-16T17:07:00.000-07:002009-05-16T17:37:41.293-07:00You can relax now: Here's An Uneasy Repose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwHygoTvDSljM6x5h0gLLSaolx5xhqRa7HsO4Dp_k00X1WOHPqaMYG5ISLiT_s-Q6irAc0bpKtRdU_Mosn4YO0SiegeMFW3F97XTeScnNE99qIUtVwp3kBgcyFQfjcTa4_QOTrJhK7B5f/s1600-h/AN+UNEASY+REPOSE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336580530960395298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwHygoTvDSljM6x5h0gLLSaolx5xhqRa7HsO4Dp_k00X1WOHPqaMYG5ISLiT_s-Q6irAc0bpKtRdU_Mosn4YO0SiegeMFW3F97XTeScnNE99qIUtVwp3kBgcyFQfjcTa4_QOTrJhK7B5f/s400/AN+UNEASY+REPOSE.jpg" border="0" /></a>Okay, I realize I'm starting to post some of the titles out of order. Even I can't keep up with the bloody books! Nevertheless, here's <strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: An Uneasy Repose<br /></em></strong><br /><div>Contents:</div><br /><div>1889 “Will” (story) by Vincent O’Sullivan<br />1889 “The Dead Smile” (story) by F. Marion Crawford<br />1889 “The Stone Chamber” (story) by H. B. Marriott Watson</div><div>1900 “The Old Portrait” (story) by Hume Nisbet<br /></div><div></div><div>Cool cover by Allen Koszowski</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-35825788399183782302009-04-27T16:05:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:28:01.939-07:00A Botanical Nightmare<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-evmB66q0PFLExLrcuzXie2hZJIBQeF4LYieuHchfnFzoStyBk4EanWo5j35FztXdELbYjbu1R2YGvK_f1MNy6Ri4TDF1pPNnbMnr0KXwJOVA2ixQ4oq5GsBQa0PJyHN6bCyRIVDas9Gc/s1600-h/DLP+Botanical+Nightmare.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329511444243663026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-evmB66q0PFLExLrcuzXie2hZJIBQeF4LYieuHchfnFzoStyBk4EanWo5j35FztXdELbYjbu1R2YGvK_f1MNy6Ri4TDF1pPNnbMnr0KXwJOVA2ixQ4oq5GsBQa0PJyHN6bCyRIVDas9Gc/s400/DLP+Botanical+Nightmare.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Botanical Nightmare</em></strong><br />Forget <em>The Little Shop of Horrors</em>. Here's 5 classic tales of bloodsucking plants!<br /><br />1881: “The Man-Eating Tree” (story) by Phil Robinson<br />1894: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid” (story) by H. G. Wells<br />1899: “The Purple Terror” (story) by Fred M. White<br />1915: “The Pavilion” (story) by E. Nesbit<br />1919: “The Sumach” (story) by Ulric Daubeny<br /><br />Cover art by Allen Koszowski.<br /><br />This is the first and only anthology of vampiric vegetation. I believe the only similarly themed anthology is Parry's 1976 <em>Roots of Evil</em>, but that book dealt with the broader theme of plants that figure in weird fiction and included only Wells' “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid”.<br /><br /><em>A Botanical Nightmare</em> gathers stories stretching from 1891 to 1919 and hence does not fit neatly into the vampire tale chronology.<br /><br />Mario Guslandi posted a nice review of the chapbook at <a href="http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/botanicalnightmare.htm">infinitiplus.co.uk</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-78924056204441472582009-04-27T15:58:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:04:38.152-07:00And Still We Hunger for more classic vampire tales!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ujF5c8uXUUKqjgEvwnw8D6pqg7jPeiufMac2nE5FC0EG43qlE6VJp9Sh7N4y4Y8SCs2Bq2IXYeS0l7FAEM1JOWaGP4zkCzhhv-1TY_QWBA7JUm6zTymc2rZJ8AEPhSaABdaBfGYC9_v_/s1600-h/And+Still+We+Hunger.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329509829163672274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ujF5c8uXUUKqjgEvwnw8D6pqg7jPeiufMac2nE5FC0EG43qlE6VJp9Sh7N4y4Y8SCs2Bq2IXYeS0l7FAEM1JOWaGP4zkCzhhv-1TY_QWBA7JUm6zTymc2rZJ8AEPhSaABdaBfGYC9_v_/s400/And+Still+We+Hunger.JPG" border="0" /></a><em><strong>Classic Vampires Revisited: And Still We Hunger<br /></strong></em>Two great detectives match wits with the undead. Plus a story that had not been reprinted since its first appearance in Weird Tales.<br /><br />Contents:<br />1922: “Blood-Lust” (story) by Dion Fortune<br />1922: “Negotium Perambulans” (story) by E. F. Benson<br />1924: “The Sussex Vampire” (story) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<br />1925: “Four Wooden Stakes” (story) by Victor Rowan<br /><br />Another incredible cover by Allen Koszowski.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-50310792507581867412009-04-19T19:17:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:25:51.699-07:00A Fearful Feasting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADd9bPkOk6WYTztpuxaTgbC6-413d_b8d7Q9uvXu5W4BmOHszM9MmtfWoHPaFQ0H2OZXQDCJx0hOmuMLrEG_MrJ3Z181zzObtJrqVhiD7zbUYCGMb2OJMsVAq-G8nQXlIPeOn0l_N2Zzk/s1600-h/feasting.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326592962211807378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADd9bPkOk6WYTztpuxaTgbC6-413d_b8d7Q9uvXu5W4BmOHszM9MmtfWoHPaFQ0H2OZXQDCJx0hOmuMLrEG_MrJ3Z181zzObtJrqVhiD7zbUYCGMb2OJMsVAq-G8nQXlIPeOn0l_N2Zzk/s400/feasting.JPG" border="0" /></a>Because I'm <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9UoC-WKpVjsl9H6P1qulNBevDbnW0fbotM_2XqdQtpkVtzzObBvwJGOhIxTyOeotoHkIUCP6AwwVrSAjzoIhj3vu9YpT-ygf1DXqrBxaxSkagJ-7sCLeZ6UwM6jppdpTHw8CKTly4MBR/s1600-h/feasting.JPG"></a>an animal lover, this remains one of my favorite covers. And because the photo captured the creature's great intelligence. Okay, okay, I <em>did</em> do something to the photo to "tweak" it.<br /><br /><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Fearful Feasting</em></strong><br /><br />Contents:<br /><div>1914: “Dracula’s Guest” (story) by Bram Stoker<br />1914: “An Episode of Cathedral History” (story) by M. R. James<br />1914: “Aylmer Vance and the Vampire” (story) by Alice & Claude Askew<br />1920: “The Vampire” (story) by Jan Neruda</div><div>1922: “Mrs Amworth” (story) by E. F. Benson</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-21161732240232087502009-04-19T19:11:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:17:31.352-07:00A Harvest of Horror<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3usENIb9J0Q-RCdnI8gfQ8TnNy_DvSWvzWYDfRoETnWk1tMG7Gt8Q_G5WaQoJuphU-t4bYzP5HgtDeXCwAdSc4BlCWQugPViKVNRlHisb5GOPa7_xT4lGiU5wUMFzPV4u1IoCzUG-TBCM/s1600-h/harvest.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326591155073672930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3usENIb9J0Q-RCdnI8gfQ8TnNy_DvSWvzWYDfRoETnWk1tMG7Gt8Q_G5WaQoJuphU-t4bYzP5HgtDeXCwAdSc4BlCWQugPViKVNRlHisb5GOPa7_xT4lGiU5wUMFzPV4u1IoCzUG-TBCM/s400/harvest.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Harvest of Horror</em><br /></strong>features some of the greatest practitioners of the weird tale!<br /><div><div></div><div>Contents:</div><div>1904: “Count Magnus” (story) by M. R. James<br />1905: “For the Blood is the Life” (story) by F. Marion Crawford<br />1909: “An Authenticated Vampire Story” (article) by Franz Hartmann<br />1910: “The Singular Death of Morton” (story) by Algernon Blackwood<br />1912: “The Transfer” (story) by Algernon Blackwood</div><div>1912: “The Room in the Tower” (story) by E. F. Benson</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-27110610640087715042009-04-09T16:47:00.000-07:002009-04-09T16:51:07.514-07:00A Shocking Revelation<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322842601307603346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsczQWBORen13tfOJEEpwtyuvfxc-CsEOmx5QqioPtcWw4oA2C-fRgodtg9Eh6nae-4bFseYnKdbYOvJ2e43hTfEfUF_PrJzpV-lvAxjQk19q6ma1Gqlv7cL8ZSmYa4_KKX9rVNzmc29Hc/s400/DLP+shocking+revelation++cover.jpg" border="0" /><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Shocking Revelation</em><br /><p><em></em> </p><p><em></em>Contents:</p><p>1907: “The Feather Pillow” (story) by Horacio Quiroga<br />1907: “A Case of Alleged Vampirism” (story) by Luigi Capuana<br />1908: “The Blood Fetish” (story) by Morley Roberts 1909: “The Vampirine Fair” (written 1797-1801) (poem) by Thomas Hardy</p><p>Cover art by Dave Carson</p><p>Shocking, isn't it?</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-79372091991518667572009-04-09T16:34:00.000-07:002009-04-09T16:52:10.526-07:00The House of the Vampire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloMtKwwd6yoDsCisqT_U7eylNTUmWpkeKL-m87HVZ92uK6j7eR4UKahJ_C23JgZjrGc6Ws47y9-7ed4jh0PSp-zG1NiTQcLwW4CQudnhJA9wforIjiwFH86IOQaQBQMSfiWI86681QqUD/s1600-h/house.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322843648207854498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloMtKwwd6yoDsCisqT_U7eylNTUmWpkeKL-m87HVZ92uK6j7eR4UKahJ_C23JgZjrGc6Ws47y9-7ed4jh0PSp-zG1NiTQcLwW4CQudnhJA9wforIjiwFH86IOQaQBQMSfiWI86681QqUD/s400/house.JPG" border="0" /></a>George Sylvester Viereck's 1907 novel <em>The House of the Vampire</em> was the second book I published. This is a classic tale of a psychic vampire who preys on the New York literati.<br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><br /><div>The cover photo depicts a building in New York, circa 1907. Just the sort of "pad" where our villain would hang out.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-16658332444492440512009-04-09T14:43:00.000-07:002009-04-09T16:54:54.108-07:00In the Dwellings of the Wilderness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPa1xPz8-Nq3Dup4wkMB0NDlQ4R7KCruBKyY9DTh-mWorCaHg8L-qF5YrJq2rdp2l91Wp3gR749rxEjZL8C9o_IiAKyKT9uKAefw0mmo74Tk2RCJNsfdovdAmgCrjm0gLs21MdUrvEDGT/s1600-h/wilderness.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322844210455763362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPa1xPz8-Nq3Dup4wkMB0NDlQ4R7KCruBKyY9DTh-mWorCaHg8L-qF5YrJq2rdp2l91Wp3gR749rxEjZL8C9o_IiAKyKT9uKAefw0mmo74Tk2RCJNsfdovdAmgCrjm0gLs21MdUrvEDGT/s400/wilderness.jpg" border="0" /></a>I searched for three years before finding a copy of the extremely rare 1904 novel <em><strong>In the Dwellings of the Wilderness</strong></em> <strong>by C. Bryson Taylor</strong>. Here it is, complete, reprinted in all its glory, etc., etc. A surprisingly good novel with some fine passages and several creepy scenes.<br /><br />Allen Koszowski did the beautiful cover art.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-23511810562748862622009-04-03T17:46:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:51:43.666-07:00Classic Vampires Revisited: A Ripening Evil<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzRdM6DTyAPYfYtduRBWmQpfDGJWFj0hRXIFMi3GhyusUwdPCa2mqhayPAa6vCH_TNA6_kB5loP292wbV2egvYZ2_-4vw-mhX_i5Coidd8RLCTzgdI5PTkwCKk6bxn_rBttKoLLeJAUWK/s1600-h/DLP+RIPENING+EVIL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320631632544278002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzRdM6DTyAPYfYtduRBWmQpfDGJWFj0hRXIFMi3GhyusUwdPCa2mqhayPAa6vCH_TNA6_kB5loP292wbV2egvYZ2_-4vw-mhX_i5Coidd8RLCTzgdI5PTkwCKk6bxn_rBttKoLLeJAUWK/s400/DLP+RIPENING+EVIL.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Ripening Evil</em></strong><br /><br />Contents:<br />1900: “The Tomb of Sarah” (story) by F. G. Loring<br />1900: “Marsyas in Flanders” (story) by Vernon Lee<br />1900: “The Vampire Maid” (story) by Hume Nisbet<br />1902: “Luella Miller” (story) by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman<br /><br />Cover art by Allen Koszowski. Allen signed all the copies of this book. It's the only one he's signed, so far. But that's only because I haven't got around to asking him to sign another. Soon, I promise.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-54427750123370480592009-04-03T17:40:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:45:25.336-07:00A Consuming Passion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVEZSl71Q4dCY_ClYe05nKosbEDRlQWxIV68EJ6Ej2s4CPm8gDpnY8gO3fpyX2yKiMBlEmRNChnFFtSiUzmeba6uQocR8RfZIJw59-lSwWuqmrrATnxnXUlwT2ziX986qxmRNQSHbZhaQ/s1600-h/DLP+Consuming+Passion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320630007023274946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVEZSl71Q4dCY_ClYe05nKosbEDRlQWxIV68EJ6Ej2s4CPm8gDpnY8gO3fpyX2yKiMBlEmRNChnFFtSiUzmeba6uQocR8RfZIJw59-lSwWuqmrrATnxnXUlwT2ziX986qxmRNQSHbZhaQ/s400/DLP+Consuming+Passion.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><strong>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Consuming Passion<br /></strong></em>1893: “The Last of the Vampires” (story) by Phil Robinson<br />1894: “The True Story of a Vampire” (story) by Count Stenbock<br />1896: “The Vampire of Croglin Grange” (story) by Augustus Hare<br /><div>1896: “Good Lady Ducayne” (story) by Mary E. Braddon</div><div> </div><div>Batman artist Andy Fish did this cover art for me. I have another piece he did for the series. I'm hoping to use it soon.</div><div> </div><div>Another Phil Robinson story appears in <em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Botanical Nightmare</em>, an all man-eating, bloodsucking plants volume in the series.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-22450428108360951792009-04-03T17:37:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:46:31.876-07:00Classic Vampires Revisited: A Growing Fear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIFhphPAL0Yp2MKNg8NL5K2chN77pXHMhxsFb7porDa0RR5OkI7NxsidsUBk3HqUY2Uh_XfPLMh7czSxFQYYM2zGhLqf5W9vNZq8LEh_Qr9uciHf-D0ayIKaHc6vjmfV0VLMojh53BX-2/s1600-h/DLP+Growing+Fear+cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320629547358428914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIFhphPAL0Yp2MKNg8NL5K2chN77pXHMhxsFb7porDa0RR5OkI7NxsidsUBk3HqUY2Uh_XfPLMh7czSxFQYYM2zGhLqf5W9vNZq8LEh_Qr9uciHf-D0ayIKaHc6vjmfV0VLMojh53BX-2/s400/DLP+Growing+Fear+cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: A Growing Fear</em></strong><br /><br /><div>I loved being able to include Gilbert & Sullivan's contribution to the evolution of the Literary Vampire!</div><br /><div></div><div>Contents:</div><br /><div>1886: “The Vampyre” (poem) by Vasile Alecsandrai<br />1887: “A Mystery of the Campagna” (novella) by Anne Crawford<br />1887: “Ruddigore” (storyline) William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan</div><div></div><div>Cover art by Allen Koszowski</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-67059776973860934442009-04-03T17:17:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:37:11.382-07:00CARMILLA BY JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYU8ezHPMz92HGlxJMEKuBRdWxkjfozSlZhPUJ_GGJAYuZUFQ6zO5-siBeBtqoQz_GtKagowPE-cixqOaUQeGoY0MDAEnwYtunJfRO4PjoTT7_0c0TGeGbLRSF5OxX8RkS_pTNOlCUanjh/s1600-h/carmilla.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320624812679276530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYU8ezHPMz92HGlxJMEKuBRdWxkjfozSlZhPUJ_GGJAYuZUFQ6zO5-siBeBtqoQz_GtKagowPE-cixqOaUQeGoY0MDAEnwYtunJfRO4PjoTT7_0c0TGeGbLRSF5OxX8RkS_pTNOlCUanjh/s400/carmilla.JPG" border="0" /></a>The DLP edition of <strong><em>Carmilla</em> by J. S. Le Fanu</strong> included the Introdution "From Folklore to Formula." Interesting to see how many elements in this 1872 novel Stoker used in <em>Dracula</em>, elements which have since become part of the standard vampire novel formula.<br /><br />Contents: full text of the 1872 novel, plus an<br />Introdution and a short bio of Le Fanu.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-16221258442100691392009-04-01T16:56:00.000-07:002013-08-21T18:06:37.551-07:00Lords of Gardonal (by William Gilbert)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K7lhZ2NbdOFkkrX2T-TEx6CEDS6lsufD_33mA7C2bbUMLHTvNRE9FPRg5jBuQ-3wVwfraCPcRHGgzj7HKSYmB4MfcWR0QVuhOBVFKZiBaVbLmra1EXn-c-AyD_x571Nzn2g0hBcGPSw8/s1600-h/gard.JPG"><em><strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319876602052547218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K7lhZ2NbdOFkkrX2T-TEx6CEDS6lsufD_33mA7C2bbUMLHTvNRE9FPRg5jBuQ-3wVwfraCPcRHGgzj7HKSYmB4MfcWR0QVuhOBVFKZiBaVbLmra1EXn-c-AyD_x571Nzn2g0hBcGPSw8/s400/gard.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 258px;" /></strong></em></a>Another interesting work of vampire fiction, nipping hard at the heels of <em>The Mysterious Stranger</em>, is <strong><em>The Last Lords of Gardonal</em> by William Gilbert</strong><br />
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Contents:<br />
1867: “The Last Lords of Gardonal” (story) by William Gilbert<br />
1871: “Vampyres and Ghouls” (article) Anonymous (conducted by Charles Dickens)<br />
Afterword, "The Other Gilbert", by Tom English<br />
Cover by Allen Koszowski<br />
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I'll say a bit more about this one later, as well as continue listing the titles in the series. I'm a little weary at the moment. Could be weak from all the blood I gave at the office. What's that? You work for a vampire, too?!<br />
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Well, try and get some rest, my friends. Sleep tight and don't let the vampires bite.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-47917154849114480422009-04-01T16:46:00.001-07:002009-04-02T16:41:39.091-07:00The Mysterious Stranger<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINZ47ITzv1wbi_npi1JXoOkeuH0_gGqsxluPcFUbDlL4r0PmYFhWVBfZrdGcYYGANAqd5Ngnd1PN04OQdhSraKCxxcXe8lYxMOX9ugJgWxCdWnW1gWCHHT3L_nvuZCkE12m3GGN33CpYK/s1600-h/DLP+mysterious+stranger.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319873788970208738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINZ47ITzv1wbi_npi1JXoOkeuH0_gGqsxluPcFUbDlL4r0PmYFhWVBfZrdGcYYGANAqd5Ngnd1PN04OQdhSraKCxxcXe8lYxMOX9ugJgWxCdWnW1gWCHHT3L_nvuZCkE12m3GGN33CpYK/s400/DLP+mysterious+stranger.JPG" border="0" /></a> Again, a couple of future books, now in the planning stage, will fill in the gaps between Poe and Gautier and the novella that I printed in the next chapbook,<br /><div><em><strong>The Mysterious Stranger</strong></em>, an anonymous work, probably translated from German, which immediately brings to mind many of the plot elements of <em>Dracula.</em> We could all cry "foul" but, alas, we haven't a leg to stand on, since this work appeared three decades before Stoker even started researching <em>his</em> novel.<strong><br /></strong></div><div>Contents:</div><div>1860: “The Mysterious Stranger” (novella) by Anonymous</div><div>(ahem, and my Introduction, of course)</div><div></div><div>Fabulous cover art by Allen Koszowski.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-66225978471699748512009-04-01T16:40:00.000-07:002013-08-21T18:08:57.610-07:00Red Scare<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyySbnFb-StV6RiKp4m3eTa4QKebR4AwQQng4niAqm7kLUjxm-1kslmSKHlXUNEavlAf6ErXQFKNhi_3Rx2W4yZmCvSQedu4RaZZPBaQTMXJbglMCqrchUz13dk2dNKe2tCLKfwssZaOP/s1600-h/DLP+Red+Scare.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319872241393281266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyySbnFb-StV6RiKp4m3eTa4QKebR4AwQQng4niAqm7kLUjxm-1kslmSKHlXUNEavlAf6ErXQFKNhi_3Rx2W4yZmCvSQedu4RaZZPBaQTMXJbglMCqrchUz13dk2dNKe2tCLKfwssZaOP/s400/DLP+Red+Scare.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 262px;" /></a><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited: Red Scare</em></strong><br />
is a companion book to <em>Black Sunday</em>.<br />
<br />
Contents:<br />
Introduction, "Red Scare" by Tom English<br />
1847: (translation into English in 1884) “The Curse of the Vourdalak” (story) by Aleksey Tolstoy<br />
1906: (English translation, 1907) “Lazarus” (story) by Leonid Andreyev<br />
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These two stories are unnerving. As good as anything being done today in the horror genre. No, better!<br />
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Another great piece of cover art by Allen Koszowski.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-48709085399868022122009-04-01T16:30:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:41:04.754-07:00A Beguiling Corruption<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTiUNPigt6jH5vDD0Qc89LbEaid-vzLVJZM9mo17PqNFShJ-3LfTIAnz_Z2ad3NxQK37TeNFxBg7RyvVEBqT4TmGCi4pou6V08lzD_qk25iFHCzNDhZowgn8gBcuZEwmPIecq3VxOPUl2/s1600-h/DLP+Beguiling+Corruption.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319869731289090994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTiUNPigt6jH5vDD0Qc89LbEaid-vzLVJZM9mo17PqNFShJ-3LfTIAnz_Z2ad3NxQK37TeNFxBg7RyvVEBqT4TmGCi4pou6V08lzD_qk25iFHCzNDhZowgn8gBcuZEwmPIecq3VxOPUl2/s400/DLP+Beguiling+Corruption.jpg" border="0" /></a> Next in line, chronologically moving forward toward the 1897 publication of Stoker's <em>Dracula </em>:<br /><br /><strong><em>Classic Vampires Revisited:</em></strong><br /><strong><em>A Beguiling Corruption</em></strong><br />1835: “Berenice” (story) by Edgar Allan Poe<br />1835: “Morella” (story) by Edgar Allan Poe<br />1836: “The Dead Lover” (“La Morte Amoureuse”) (novella) by Théophile Gautier<br /><br />Yes, yes, and with an intro by me.<br /><br />Poe often explored vampirism in his work. Decades before Le Fanu's <em>Carmilla</em>, Poe and Gautier made the <em>femme fatale</em> a mainstay of vampire literature.<br /><br />The creepy cover art is by my good friend Allen Koszowski, a World Fantasy Award-winning artist.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-3752530867613719092009-04-01T16:20:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:40:43.388-07:00Black SundayThere <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj04A9AyX4vMFj__q9-1_nVrKFYhcbiCrbFe2XmN-Kz7e16jGAEThJK1JsdO5zxhoxbUCe6foS0af7PYx56pR8dJGJvCYjkEZIfyPkRYChtTr2aNcdhFebshVyxsVEbQWa_R4AFwgnGHkN/s1600-h/DLP+Black+Sunday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319867298787227682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj04A9AyX4vMFj__q9-1_nVrKFYhcbiCrbFe2XmN-Kz7e16jGAEThJK1JsdO5zxhoxbUCe6foS0af7PYx56pR8dJGJvCYjkEZIfyPkRYChtTr2aNcdhFebshVyxsVEbQWa_R4AFwgnGHkN/s400/DLP+Black+Sunday.jpg" border="0" /></a>are a couple books in the series that will cover the years between Polidori's 1819 work "The Vampire" and the appearance in 1928 of "Viy", but these chapbooks are still in pre-production. So, next in line is <em><strong>Classic Vampires Revisited: Black Sunday</strong></em>, which contains my intro on Gogol and the Mario Bava film inspired by his Russian vampire novella<br /><br />Contents:<br />Introduction, "Black Sunday" by Tom English<br />1835: (translation of 1928 novella) “Viy” (novella) by Nikolai Gogol<br /><br />The striking cover image is by UK writer/editor/illustrator Dave Carson.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-52633997056733488572009-04-01T15:53:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:43:29.392-07:00The Vampyre (by Dr John Polidori)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5fSJI23eTwlz7_2IZbmgCSCnyMGDyksJQ77laK0YDXZJ2QxIU2k0bmRpoaJ8oDAV8SxXsEfBd7iDRscTmrFIaSk1sGu_5SE_orPSuXFkGuDta2fCtIarzG992LlmYQwCGLhGDER4Okv5/s1600-h/polidori.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319859969094946306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5fSJI23eTwlz7_2IZbmgCSCnyMGDyksJQ77laK0YDXZJ2QxIU2k0bmRpoaJ8oDAV8SxXsEfBd7iDRscTmrFIaSk1sGu_5SE_orPSuXFkGuDta2fCtIarzG992LlmYQwCGLhGDER4Okv5/s400/polidori.JPG" border="0" /></a> Polidori's <em>The Vampyre; A Tale</em> is the first chapbook DLP published, and has since become the hard-to-find "holy grail" of the series.<br /><br />In the chronological evolution of the literary vampire genre, the book is 3rd in the series, immediately following <em>Dark Sucklings</em>.<br /><br />Is there someone in your life who is constantly taking from you? Asking and demanding and manipulating and in general bleeding you dry?<br /><br />The poet Lord Byron was the vampire in Dr. John Polidori's life. The young, starstruck Polidori, personal physician to Byron until he was coldly cast aside, modeled his aristocratic vampire, Lord Ruthven, after his vain employer. Almost 100 years before <em>Dracula</em>, the archetype of the bloodsucking nobleman was born in the character of Ruthven, and <em>The Vampyre</em> ignited a feeding frenzy for stories and plays depicting the undead that lasted for more than half a century.<br /><br />Contents:<br />Introduction, "Dr Polidori and the Vampyre" by Tom English<br />1819: “The Vampyre: A Tale” (story) by Dr. John Polidori<br />1819: “Fragment of a Novel” (story fragment) by Lord ByronAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-50316497850312367112009-04-01T15:44:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:43:06.475-07:00Dark Sucklings<em>Classic Vampires Revisited: Dark Sucklings</em>, the 5th book published in the Literary Vampire series, is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcKPmh8Dx4Fb3_yRFYkSkK6ETkD4yYTBOyq07scaDCxULHvpU6dSRvtOYYuVj5IvvpO_VbCTcsPzhirigomMRhN-LLCvWU-x_22dnEGCvnGNCBs6Hz6YnudgMiWJgTrvqxmnMJYk4L-E_/s1600-h/sucklings.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319857810440869826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcKPmh8Dx4Fb3_yRFYkSkK6ETkD4yYTBOyq07scaDCxULHvpU6dSRvtOYYuVj5IvvpO_VbCTcsPzhirigomMRhN-LLCvWU-x_22dnEGCvnGNCBs6Hz6YnudgMiWJgTrvqxmnMJYk4L-E_/s400/sucklings.JPG" border="0" /></a> a sequel to <em>The Bloody Roots</em>. The contents comprise the earliest vampire literature penned by English writers:<br /><br />Contents:<br />"Dark Sucklings", Introduction by Tom English<br />1801: “Thalaba the Destroyer” (poem) by Robert Southey<br />1810: “The Vampire” (poem) by John Stagg<br />1813: “The Giaour” (poem) by Lord Byron<br />1816: “Christabel” (written 1797-1801) (poem) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge<br />1820: “Lamia” (poem) by John Keats<br />1820: “La Belle Dame sans Merci” (poem) by John KeatsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858594448540836013.post-64544700524996218732009-04-01T15:04:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:37:36.921-07:00The Bloody Roots of the Literary Vampire SeriesIn May 2005, I chose the name Dead Letter Press <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRur5eWk8PMl8hwJuYMU1yZoYoaOpsS2uKEP1n7EcKyl_oyDGPSRKFNLKubMZBwWatoZJhhPnW85tlawarwWRsOBhZXBxZBbPy6FN6tdgntNNAjSXyAm7JP8t-ntvOZOr_FukHcFgI3FAG/s1600-h/Bloody+roots.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319848165770802754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRur5eWk8PMl8hwJuYMU1yZoYoaOpsS2uKEP1n7EcKyl_oyDGPSRKFNLKubMZBwWatoZJhhPnW85tlawarwWRsOBhZXBxZBbPy6FN6tdgntNNAjSXyAm7JP8t-ntvOZOr_FukHcFgI3FAG/s400/Bloody+roots.JPG" border="0" /></a>and published <em><strong>The Vampyre</strong></em> by Dr. John Polidori, the first in a long series of uniform chapbooks exploring the evolution of the literary vampire genre. Each book in the series has a limitation of 26 copies, plus 4 or 5 PCs (publisher's copies) used for review copies and record keeping. I wanted to keep the print runs low in order to make the books collectible. I set the retail price at $25 per copy and then worked hard to justify that price: I spent weeks researching material for each book, writing entertaining and thoughtful introductions, carefully laying out the pages and covers to create an attractive and easy to read package. And, who knew, not only did the first volume sell, but collectors were very enthusiastic about the first book and the idea of an ongoing series. 23 volumes and 4 years later, the series continues to be praised for its literary and entertainment value and prized by collectors of rare books.<br /><br />Although <em><strong>Classic Vampires Revisited: The Bloody Roots</strong></em> was the 4th chapbook published by Dead Letter Press under the Department of Dead Letters imprint, the book's contents comprise the earliest depictions of vampires in the English language (the English translations of important works by German writers).<br /><br /><em><strong>The Bloody Roots</strong></em> contains complete versions of the following works:<br />1748: “Der Vampir” (poem) by Heinrich August Ossenfelder<br />1774: “Lenore” (poem) by Gottfried August Bürger<br />1797: “The Bride of Corinth” (poem) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<br />c. 1800: “Wake Not the Dead” (story) by Johann Ludwig Tieck<br />Also includes the Introduction by Tom English ("The Bloody Roots")Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17530185844937060842noreply@blogger.com0