Nosferatu Unbound - by Steven Paulsen & Christopher Sequeira (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Nosferatu began his reign of stark, silent, chiaroscuro terror over the public consciousness in 1922, when he first crawled onto cinema screens. No glamourous, cultured European vampire like the literary gothic titan whose legend he was trying to usurp. No: he was a thing of blade-like, angled animal talon and fang; hideous by any measure. Inspired by F. W. Murnau's masterpiece of German Expressionist cinema, supported by Max Schreck's sinister portrayal of Nosferatu - an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula - this book presents a powerful collection of fiction by some of the best voices in contemporary horror. Look inside and be astounded. Alongside these amazing new stories of Graf Orlok, Nosferatu, you will find an important account by Dacre Stoker, revealing for the first time the damaging impact the illicit breaching of the DRACULA copyright had on the Stoker family, and Dracula Society member Julia Kruk provides a tour of the actual locations - which still stand - where the 1922 classic was filmed. Nightmare awaits within; as silent as death. The contributors to this enthralling anthology are: Leverett Butts Sal Ciano and Peter Rawlik Jack Dann Claire Fitzpatrick Aaron Harvie Nancy Holder and Alan Philipson Steve Kilbey Jim Krueger Julia Kruk Brad Mengel Kirstyn McDermott Jason Nahrung Deborah Sheldon Jim Shepard Dacre Stoker Helen Stubbs Steve Rasnic Tem and an introduction by Leslie S.Klinger

About the Author

STEVEN PAULSEN (editor) is an award-winning speculative fiction writer and editor. His bestselling spooky children's book, The Stray Cat, illustrated by the acclaimed artist Shaun Tan, has seen publication in several English and foreign language editions. His horror, science fiction and dark fantasy short stories have appeared in books and magazines around the world. The best of his weird tales can be found in his short story collection, Shadows on the Wall, which won the Australian Shadows Award for Best Collected Work. CHRISTOPHER SEQUEIRA (editor) is an award-winning fiction editor and anthologist (and also a writer himself), specialising in comic-book and prose material in the mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy genres. Previous anthologies for IFWG Publishing International include Cthulhu Deep Down Under (Vols 1 to 3); Cthulhu Land of the Long White Cloud; Caped Fear: Superhuman Horror Stories; Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not; Dracula Unfanged, and the forthcoming comic book chapter-novel anthology Superhumanity Vol 1: The SuperAustralians.