NEWS
March 2010.
Hanns Ewers 'Alraune' now available,
World Horror Convention, Mrs Molesworth, Side Real website additions, Forthcoming titles and a call for submissions. Side Real Press is very pleased to announce that Alraune is now available for pre-order with shipping due to begin March 21st. Details below this news section. Having now seen all the proofs, we believe this will our most beautiful title to date.
World Horror Convention.
Side Real will be selling their titles at the World Horror Convention (25-28th March 2010) in Brighton. We look forward to meeting friends old and new.
Mrs Molesworth - Collected Ghost Stories. 16 copies found.
In digging out boxes of books for Brighton we found ONE box (ie: 16 copies) of the first Side Real Press book 'Collected ghost Stories' by Mrs Molesworth. These really are the last copies of this (long thought) deleted title. We are offering them up to individuals prior to taking them to Brighton. (Cost £30.00 UK; £35.00 elsewhere incl airmail postage). Of course the extra photo will be tipped in.
We will be astonished if we have any copies remaining after our return from Brighton.
Side Real Website.
Visitors to the website will notice it looks somewhat different to the past version. Though it is primarily cosmetic, but you may find the area: 'Side Real Extras', of interest.
This is for material unique to Side Real Press and not available elsewhere online. Its initial contents will be:
- John Hirschhorn-Smiths introduction to Ewers life and work previously published in 'Nachtmahr' with a few extra illustrations not in the book. We believe it to be the fullest overview in English.
- Extracts from Hanns Ewers U.S. secret service files. Ewers was investigated by the U.S. authorities for his propaganda spying activites during WW1, and was ultimately interned. Side Real Press have obtained a copy of this file, which runs to just over 100 pages, and post the most interesting portions online.
- Karin Wikoffs 1995 Masters thesis on Hanns Ewers novel 'Vampire'. 'Vampire' has a very interesting history and this thesis is the fullest account of that to date. We are very grateful to Karin Wikoff for allowing us to reprint it.
- John Hirschhorn-Smiths introduction to Mrs. Molesworths life and work previously published in 'Collected Ghost Stories'. A useful overview of this Victorian author.
These will be uploaded by Mar 21st but some are already available.
Side Real Press would be very interested to hear from others who may wish to contribute to this section of the website. Forthcoming titles.
We can announce that our next book will almost certainly be Hanns Heinz Ewers' 'The Sorcerers Apprentice'. Joe E. Bandel informs us that Ewers volume was not badly mangled in its original translation, but there are various small ommisions and errors, which he is painstakingly correcting to make this edition the definitive one. It will also, of course, contain extra material. More details to follow.
More importantly he is working towards a new edition of Hanns Ewers 'Vampir'. There are thought to be approximately 100 PAGES MISSING from the only previous translation due to censorship by person(s) unknown. As you might imagine this restoration is some time away. Side Real Press is proud and privilaged to be working in conjunction with this talented and dedicated translator to present this very strange novel in a full, and thus definitive, edition.
There are also some other (non Ewers) projects in progress.
A call for submissions.
Finally, we feel that Ewers is an inspirational writer and are planning an anthology of short stories based around his themes and ideas. Submissions are now being accepted. Closing date 31st October 2010 for publication Dec 2010. Stories should be previously unpublished.




