We lost most of our cinema heroes years ago ... horror icons like Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. When we view one of their films on a dark and stormy night, it feels like we are visiting old friends. They transport us to lands long forgotten, dark worlds of a macabre age. Vampires and men brought back from the dead. Films like Frankenstein (1931) and Dracula (1931) have continued to frighten and stir our imaginations for nearly a century now ... the films we love have inspired and brought us so much joy. This book churns new fiction from the cauldron of creative fire, works inspired by some of our most beloved films and characters. I can only hope that those icons that have inspired us would look upon these new works of fiction with a gleam in their eye. Happy to see that all those many years later they are loved now perhaps more than ever.