"Dark Fantasy/Horror Newsletter Vol." - читать интересную книгу автораAndre Codrescu is a writer to be read, but don't try to imitate his unique,
poetic voice. Like Cormac McCarthy, he writes in an individual style that no one else can muster. In THE BLOOD COUNTESS he interweaves two characters and two centuries: the historical and fascinating Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the late 16 century Hungarian renaissance noblewoman said to have murdered and tortured over 600 virgin girls in order to bath in their blood and her fictional modern-day descendent Drake Bathory-Kereshtur. Erotic, thought-provoking and suspenseful, THE BLOOD COUNTESS is not considered genre fiction -- but there is no denying it's horror and among the best. -- reviewed by Paula Guran (DarkEcho) ========== MAGAZINE REVIEWS JOURNAL OF THE DARK, Serving the Vampire Community Issues #5 and #6 Editor, John Beckett (email [email protected]) P.O. Box 168 Osceola IN 46561 Single Issue: $5/4 Issues: $18 Published quarterly, Standard Size, glossy b/w cover (#6) 46 pages Anyone with an interest in the children of the night would be well served by fiction and opinion provide a high level of inspiration and data. Nothing vampiric is left unbitten: romance, music, classics, comics, gaming, legends, fiction fashion books. . . everyone from Vlad, the Impaler to Poppy Z. Brite. Even if you don't consider yourself a member of *the vampire community JOURNAL OF THE DARK is worth at least a sample copy. For writers even considering dealing with fangs and any reader who has an interest, it's recommended. ---- NYX OBSCURA Vol. 1#2 Diana McCrary, editor (email [email protected]) PO Box 1455 Arden NC 28704 Single issue: $5 + $1 postage 6X9, Stock b/w cover, 44 pages NYX OBSCURA has an air of ethereal gothic sincerity to it that is entrancing. The fiction is short but interesting, the reviews shorter and informative. Of particular note is music coverage generally, an article on music group Faith & Disease and the ongoing compilation of the CODEX OBSCURA. The latter is an attempt to provide the nexus of a network of . . . well. . .people, things, |
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