A review by gilldaniels
Behold the Undead of Dracula: Lurid Tales of Cinematic Gothic Horror by Tom Breen, Mat Fitzsimmons, Dominique Lamssies, Thomas C. Mavroudis, Jonathan Raab, Gwendolyn Kiste, Matthew M. Bartlett, Gemma Files, William Tea, Sean M. Thompson, Heather L. Levy, Trevor Henderson, Mer Whinery, Christa Carmen

4.0

This collection has inspired me to go through and watch as many Hammer Horror films as I can find. It's strange, creepy, and enormous fun, much like the best of the films themselves. My favorite stories are Gwendolyn Kiste's Over the Violets There That Lie, where a trophy wife works out her frustrations, William Tea's tale of an impotent musician in Diabolus in Musica, Tom Breen's Irish folklore inspired Taste of Fear in the Night (European Release Title: Curse of the Mountain Witches), and the wonderful send-up by Sean M. Thompson, Mina's Castle. My favorite scares were in Mer Whinery's back country horror, George Strait and the Black Orchard Grimoire, Heather L. Levy's You Should Smile More: The Blood Coven of Arkana, and Thomas C. Mavroudis's The Bloody Cask of Rasputin. A fascinating collection from Muzzleland Press that has inspired me to seek out more in the genre, both in the format of book and film.