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"We are transported into that fearful realm of supernatural evil peculiar to vampires as the author skillfully restores those near-extinct elements from yestercentury. At the centre is a story painfully real. It is the story of the holder of the name of the book’s title. Is she an actual person? Or merely a novelistic embellishment? Just as the case of the Highgate Vampire inspired much of this sequel to Stoker's Victorian vampire tale, so the person of book title's name inspired the persona of the main character. Based on some real events, the effect of CARMEL as a vampire tale will chill your blood. Here is a terrifying exploration into the nether world of the undead where the reader is found wandering betwixt Victorian tombstones as the original contagion spreads its venom in 20th century England. Do not fret - Transylvania is not forgotten." — Katrina Garforth-Bles (National Secretary, V.R.S.)
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“Seán Manchester is the natural writer of any attempt to resume the story of DRACULA.” — Vincent Hillyer (author of Vampires)
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“There is but one person who can write the definitive sequel to Stoker’s original masterpiece . . . one person who will imbue it with the same eerie atmosphere and remain true to the tradition . . . that author is Seán Manchester.” — Devendra P Varma (author of The Gothic Flame)
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“This vampire tale is a most enchanting read. Seán Manchester’s style, imagination and sensibility makes CARMEL quite a jewel. Stoker has, at last, a literary heir worthy of writing a sequel.” — Sylvaine Charlet (authoress of Lits de Pierres)
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“I felt I had to say how much I enjoyed CARMEL - easily the best vampire novel I have read since the original DRACULA. Absolutely enthralling. Tremendous atmosphere and a mounting tension that in my experience has only been equalled by Bram Stoker’s masterpiece. Congratulations! Congratulations!” — Peter Underwood (author of Exorcism!)
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Dear Bishop Manchester!
ReplyDeleteShopping at Abebooks.com can be very interesting and ... rewarding. For example, after having bought Montague Summer's Book "The Vampire: His kith and kin" (an excellent book indeed), i looked at its bibliography and found many very interesting titles. Then, i searched Abebooks inventory to try to find some of these interesting titles and was lucky enough to find these: 1) "Dissertazione sopra i vampiri", by Giuseppe Davanzati; 2) "An Historical, Physiological, and Theological Treatise of Spirits, Apparitions, Witchcrafts, and other Magical Practices", by John Beaumont; 3) "Modern Vampirism", by Osborne A. Eaves; and finally, 4) "The Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis Liber", by Michael Ranft. However, i was not lucky enough to find the essential work by John Heinrich Zopft: "Dissertatio de Vampiris Seruiensibus". This one is more scarce than any of the others!! In fact, i doubt to be able to find a copy of that book (and if i ever find one, then it certainly will be intolerably expensive). Now, concerning the film you told me about, i must admit that i would be very happy to see the results of this very nice project. I would certainly buy this film (if available), no doubt about that. Wishing you all the best.
Hans Verschelden.
Dear Bishop Manchester!
ReplyDeleteAs a complement to my previous message i must advise you (if you are ever interested to acquire any of the books i told you about in my previous message), not to buy recent reprints of these books such as those published by Kessinger Publishing, as they are incredibly poor reproductions of the original works. As an example, a friend of mine recently bought a Kessinger version of A. Osborne Eaves' "Modern Vampirism", and he was really (and rightly) disappointed. Indeed, i saw that book and so, i can confirm you that it is an incredibly cheap publication. It goes as far as to omit some parts of the text, and some other parts of the texts are erased, leaving blanks sections inside the pages, etc. In short, an absolutely unrespectful publication (unrespectful to the author and to the readers as well). So, (if you are ever interested of course), you would certainly do well to do like i did and stick on trying to find original old publications of these works. These are hard to find of course (and expensive as well), but at the end, the patience is very well rewarded.
P.S.: Your book "Carmel" should arrive here within the next few days. Cant wait to read it.
Wishing you all the best,
Hans Verschelden.