Literary Horror discussion

This is not the publisher, however it is a book seller directly linked to the publisher, Be aware payments are in Euro's. Note: the publisher no longer has a website.

http://www.zagava.de/

Here is a list of some of the Ex Occidente books that I am aware of. Please add to the list if you notice obvious omissions.

The Silver Voices - John Howard
All God’s Angels, Beware! - Quentin S. Crisp
The Nightfarers - Mark Valentine
The Man Who Collected Machen - Mark Samuels
Cinnabar’s Gnosis
The Mascarons of the Late Empire - Mark Valentine
The Wounds of Exile - Reggie Oliver
Bloody Baudelaire - R.B. Russell
Tenebrous Tales – Christopher Barker
The Terrible Changes - Joel Lane
An Emporium of Automata – D.P. Watt
Oblivion’s Poppy – Colin Insole
The Satyr – Stephen J. Clark
The Coanda Effect – Rhys Hughes
Mad Matinée in Baku – Albert Power
The Sons of Ishmael - George Berguño
The Defeat of Grief – John Howard
The Peacock Escritoire – Mark Valentine
Amerika – Karim Ghahwagi
A Pallid Wave on Shores of Night – Adam S. Cantwell
The Mauve Embellishments – Charles Schneider
Allurements of Cabochon – John Gale
The Star Ushak – Louis Marvick
Old Albert: An Epilogue – Brian J Showers
The Bestiary of Communion – Stephen J Clark
The Exorcist’s Travelogue – George Berguño
The Master in Café Morphine edited - Dan T Ghetu
Alcyone – Colin Insole
TARSHISHIM – Ron Weighell
Secret Europe - John Howard and Mark Valentine
Sangria in the Sangraal - Rhys Hughes
This Hermetic Legislature (an anthology)
The Ten Dictates of Alfred Tesseller - D.P. Watt.
Canapes For The Daughter Of Chaos - William Charlton
At Dusk – Mark Valentine
Numbered As Sand Or The Stars – John Howard
Orphans on Granite Tides – Adam S. Cantwell
Dehiscence - D. P. Watt
The Last Gold of Decayed Stars - Colin Insole
O Altítudo - Thomas Stromsholt
The New Fate - Jonathan Wood
The Madman of Tosterglope – Louis Marvick
Virtue in Danger - Reggie Oliver
dada gnosis - dt ghetu
The Light is Alone – Thomas Phillips
Aornos - Avalon Brantley
The Emperor’s Pavement - John Howard
Cities and Thrones and Powers - John Howard
A Dead Church - Harold Billings
A Dead Monument to Once Ancient Hope - D.F. Lewis
Transactions of the Flesh - A Homage to Joris-Karl Huysmans edited by D.P. Watt and Peter Holman
Letters from Oblivion - Andrew Condous

Randolph wrote: "Ex Occidente has no website anymore? So this is the only way to purchase their books other than resellers?

I haven't bought anything from Ex Occidente in a few years, ever since I got burned once..."

The web site went away some time last year, I also had trouble getting the books I ordered. The publisher is in Romania and there appears to be some postal problems. But they kindly refunded my money. I have never seen them go on sale from the publisher.

Randolph wrote: "Do they ever have any books that aren't sold out?"

There are about three of four now, with some print runs as low as 80 copies , they go quick. I think Ziesing distributes some of their books here in the US.

Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "This is not the publisher, however it is a book seller directly linked to the publisher, Be aware payments are in Euro's. Note: the publisher no longer has a website.

http://www.zagav..."

Hi Randolph, when I was on the site under each available book i get a "BUY NOW" button. I click the button and it takes me to a German version of Pay Pal.
I fill out the pop up screen the same way as the US pay pal screen. and that orders the book and pays for it and I get this to my e-mail:

Hello karl,

You sent a payment of 65.00 EUR to Zagava

(jonas@buecherwelten.com)

No fuss No muss. Do you have a Pay Pal account ?? perhaps that is your issue.

Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "This is not the publisher, however it is a book seller directly linked to the publisher, Be aware payments are in Euro's. Note: the publisher no longer ha..."

Interesting occurrence of fortunate events. I send you Kudos for a deed well done, yet I am curious why it worked for me ? But then I seem to like mysteries.

By my count that's three publishers having problems with their web sites, Subterranean, Zagava, and Egaeus, what type of conspiracy is this ?

Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "By my count that's three publishers having problems with their web sites, Subterranean, Zagava, and Egaeus, what type of conspiracy is this ?"

DNS attacks by the cable companies to k..."

Perhaps there is a cult-ish fiends of anti-readers !

Randolph wrote: "A collection of 5 stunning stories by Avalon Brantley, which is in the early planning stages. There will be a lettered and a numbered edition of this title. Especially the lettered will be sold out..."

You left out the part where Jonas talks about the books he is selling on ABE.

Randolph wrote: "I'm going to rant so please disagree with me.

I've bought a bunch of Ex Occidente books recently and the only ones I like are the fat ones with a more conventional size format. The Passport Lev..."

Do you buy stuff just cus its a good deal, even if you don't like it ? If that's the case you would be more like a book seller than a aficionado.

Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "Randolph wrote: "I'm going to rant so please disagree with me.

I've bought a bunch of Ex Occidente books recently and the only ones I like are the fat ones with a more conventional ..."

Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "Randolph wrote: "I'm going to rant so please disagree with me.

I've bought a bunch of Ex Occidente books recently and the only ones I like are the fat ones with a more conventional ..."

The problem with library books is that some out there pick their noses or other orifices while reading and you inherit their DNA .. I lent a book to a neighbor who dropped it into the bathtub while reading there, It came back all water soaked and warped. It was a "Day of the Triffids" hardcover .. still can't do e-books or e-music just expendable e-mail, and we see how that has come about to haunt some people.

Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "Randolph wrote: "I'm going to rant so please disagree with me.

I've bought a bunch of Ex Occidente books recently and the only ones I like are the fat ..."

There has always been and will always be a collector's market for fine books .... others use a used bookstore for their reading pleasures. Sadly both have also always been a business taking what the market will bear ...

Certainly to each his own... I think the publisher takes great enjoyment in trying many different shapes and sizes that are aesthetically experimental. I can't say I am in love with every look the publisher has attempted. Owning all 106 titles from this publisher, I can tell you that there are a whole host of ways to order these books on your shelf... which is kinda of fun because you can definitely create your own look. Physical presence of the books aside, the literary choices made by the publisher has been overwhelmingly successful. I can only think of a small handful of titles that I was not enthralled by...

Have folks read the latest release... Rhododendron Boy by Insole? Amazing!!

I have to agree about how fun these books are to arrange on a shelf! I can see how the tall slender ones could be a pain to read, but for me, no problem. At least with the one I've read so far (Abyssinia).

So far my favorite productions from this press are his longer Damian Murphys: Academy, Pheasant, and Minotaur. These are such gorgeous books and perhaps my favorites of my entire library. (Along with the recent Kiernan from Centipede)

Dan seems like a sweet guy and he has superb taste, but I have had some issues with him in the past year. It took me so long, at least six months probably longer, to get my Thomas Strømsholt. Finally I just settled for "anything by this author PLEASE" and at long last a book by that author arrived. I did appreciate the extra book he sent as an apology.

All that said, I swallowed my nervousness and paid for the new Ghahwagi. Couldn't resist. Fingers crossed that I actually get it!

Karl wrote: "The problem with library books is that some out there pick their noses or other orifices while reading and you inherit their DNA"

There's got to be a body horror novel out there on this theme. Innocent protagonist borrows a library book, is infected by eldritch DNA, turns into a rugose cone etc.