Tales From The Dark Tower,Used

Product Description ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HEREThe Hardcover edition of this book is no longer in print. Please select the Paperback edition. From Publishers Weekly A creative collaboration among eight writers and an artist from Ohio, this unusual book, which bears a conceptual similarity to Strange Attraction [...] tells a haunting, dramadrenched story about the loneliness of vampires. Through a series of linked storieswhich, though written by different authors, are all based on coeditor Vargo's paintingscontributors recount the history of the castle's curse and of Brom, the heartbroken vampire who currently inhabits the spooky tower. 'The Dark Tower' recounts the story of Brom's predecessor, the Baron; 'Vampire's Kiss' (by Vargo and coeditor Christine Filipak) tells of Brom's deceased lover, Rianna; sundry other tales (by James Pipik, Joseph Iorillo, Eric MussBarnes and others) deliver stories about evil gargoyles, freakedout civilians and the like. Sure to be a hit among Gothmystery lovers, this book contains all the classic elements of good vampire fictiona selfaware, disaffected and lovesick protagonist, a mythic curse and a complicated legendalong with a rich display of gothic artwork. (June) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Tales from the Dark Tower is one of the most remarkable horror anthologies ever assembled. It evokes all of the power of unearthly passion with an almost poetic sense of underlying terror. The stories bring to life the haunting and sensual art of Joseph Vargo in a manner that is both fascinating and horrific. His magnificent illustrations are alone worth the price of the book. Vargo himself contributes his muse to several tales, and the other writers have immersed themselves completely in the strange mythos Vargo has created. I highly recommend that you travel the dark journey into this realm of vampires, gargoyles, and tormented lost souls. It is a book you will love to return to again and again.Martin V. Riccardo, Author of Liquid Dreams of VampiresTales From the Dark Tower is a work of art...one of the best I've had so far in my career as a book reviewer. I loved it. From the first page to the very last. Stefan Isaksson, UFOSverige Magazine, SwedenRising far above the standard vampire fare, Tales from the Dark Tower is without a doubt the best anthology of gothic fiction in years. The volume itself is beautiful to behold, with fantasy artist Joseph Vargo's haunting illustrations of vampires and ghosts providing the foundation for the stories. The thirteen tales are cleverly linked together to form a mythic saga that will leave you thirsting for more. These superbly crafted stories draw you into a sinister world of nightmares and passions, with twists at every dark corner. Light a candelabra and curl up with this one.Vincent Kastle, Dark Realms MagazineTales from the Dark Tower is a delightful trip for both the mind and the eyes. Monolith Graphics, for those of you not in the know, has been providing lovers of darkness with breathtaking art and music for several years. Everything they put out is so different, so compelling, so visually stunning, that they've been a treasured bookmark for ages. The book is well done overall, with lavish illustrations of the quality we've come to expect from Monolith. There are color illustrations peppered through the book, and they add a great deal to the enjoyment of the stories. The stories themselves are well written. They read almost like fairy tales... entertaining, with a good foundation in the mythology we've come to love in stories of ghosts and vampires and gargoyles. The characters are well drawn, the themes engaging. And Vargo's dark, richly evocative artwork is a delight in any form, but works particularly well in this book.Angie McKaig, Pathways to DarknessTales from the Dark Tower is a gothic account of a vampire'smelancholy existence in a keep outside a small Romanian village.