Abandon hope all ye who enter here. Vampires who dwell deep within forbidden crypts, lost souls who wander mist-shrouded cemeteries, and gargoyles of living stone... Tales From The Dark Tower is a lavishly illustrated collection of 13 sinister stories based upon characters depicted in Joseph Vargo's classic gothic paintings, each story in this unique and original anthology is woven together to create a new and compelling saga of vampire lore. * * * * * "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. 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 Vampires" * * * * * This unusual book tells a haunting, drama-drenched story about the loneliness of vampires. A series of linked stories based on Vargo's paintings recount the history of Brom, the heartbroken vampire who currently inhabits the accursed Dark Tower. Sure to be a hit among Goth-mystery lovers, this book contains all the classic elements of good vampire fiction: a self-aware, disaffected and lovesick protagonist, a mythic curse and a complicated legend, along with a rich display of gothic artwork. -Publisher's Weekly (June 2000)