. Classic Vampires Revisited: RED SCARE . Cold War fears may be just a memory, but new terrors await in this pair of scarce horror novellas by two of Russia's greatest writers: In Aleksey Tolstoy's "The Curse of the Vourdalak," a French nobleman traveling through eighteenth-century Moldavia decides to accept the hospitality of a simple peasant family. What could be more restful than a stopover in a peaceful backwater village and the company of simple folk? But he's about to learn that, like most families, this one is a little bit dysfunctional. It's going to be a hard lesson. Tolstoy's suspenseful tale has been hailed by Christopher Frayling as "one of the most impressive vampire stories ever written. An atmosphere of primitive terror is sustained from beginning to end...." In Leonid Andreyev's "Lazarus," Mary and Martha's brother had far more than a near-death experience: he had actually been in the tomb for three days. Now he's back, walking among the living. Unfortunately, he's brought something back from the grave with him—a terrible curse that's far worse than death! Look into the eyes of Lazarus—and despair! Plus all the usual fascinating background info! A companion volume to the out of print BLACK SUNDAY. Published by Department of Dead Letters, an imprint of Dead Letter Press, 2006. Part of the Literary Vampire Series of uniform chapbooks that cover the essential works of the vampire genre. Limited to 26 lettered copies. 52 pages. "Limited but highly affordable, Tom English's lovingly (and ghoulishly) handcrafted 'Classic Vampires Revisited' chapbook series should delight both horror fans and discriminating aficionados alike. Resurrecting classic and undeservedly overlooked vampire tales published before and after Stoker's DRACULA, it is fast becoming the indispensable ongoing literary 'history' of Nosferatu and his heirs. As such, it's not to be missed!" -- Joseph Wrzos, editor of August Derleth's IN LOVECRAFT'S SHADOW and co-editor of NIGHT CREATURES, a collection of Seabury Quinn's classic weird tales.
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