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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Epiphanies of Blood : Tales of Desperation and Thirst
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'These are stories of madness, the love of children, and terror that breaks through the calm of everyday life to reveal the shifting uncertainties that lie below. Reading Congreve's mutant vampire fiction you won't know whether to be terrified or delighted:

A father pursues his errant son into the wilds of far north Queensland, chasing more than mere revenge; a vampire child murders her father in a small country town, and Father Luigi Calvino must discover why; a millionaire socialite kidnaps a girl child from the basement of a vampire's suburban home; a father hires a private investigator to find the body of his daughter, Cindy, on Sydney's mean streets, but Cindy is alive and much more than she seems; hack journalist Tony Masters is doublecrossed by his editor and consigned to Hell to interview Satan, endlessly, and there he meets a creature out of the worst nightmares of a Japanese B-grade monster movie producer; and a mother vampire struggles to feed and protect her children in Sydney's western suburbs.'

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Parramatta, Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales,:MirrorDanse Books , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Boy, Bill Congreve , single work short story

'A vampire hunts his son and a private detective on the tropical coast of Queensland' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.49).

(p. 7-26)
Turing Test, Bill Congreve , single work short story horror

'More human than human... can it apply to the undead as well?' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.49).

(p. 28-44)
I Am My Father's Daughter, Bill Congreve , single work short story horror

A father believes his daughter, Cindy, had died on Sydney's mean streets and hires a private investigator to find her body. The PI soon finds out, however, that nobody is telling him the truth, and that Cindy is alive and much more than she seems.

(p. 45-74)
Red Ambrosia, Bill Congreve , single work short story horror

'A vampire prepares to move on from his suburban haven, but first he has to cover his tracks by suicide' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.50).

(p. 75-82)
The Mullet that Screwed John West, Bill Congreve , single work short story horror

In this surreal tale hack journalist Tony Masters is doublecrossed by his editor and consigned to Hell to interview Satan, endlessly, and there he meets a creature out of the worst nightmares of a Japanese B-grade monster movie producer - a blood-drinking appendage.

(p. 83-127)
The Death of Heroes, Bill Congreve , single work short story horror

A mother vampire tries to feed and protect her boys in Sydney's western suburbs. The neighbour won't leave her alone, however. 'It ends in the dirt; blood is spilled. For some, there can be no happy endings' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.50).

(p. 128-180)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Southern Bonescribe: An Interview with Bill Congreve 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Studies in Australian Weird Fiction , no. 2 2008; (p. 111-118)
Untitled Bryce Stevens , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 23 1999; (p. 115-116)

— Review of Epiphanies of Blood : Tales of Desperation and Thirst Bill Congreve , 1998 selected work short story
Aliens: the Sequels Terry Dowling , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 1999; (p. 15)

— Review of Epiphanies of Blood : Tales of Desperation and Thirst Bill Congreve , 1998 selected work short story
Aliens: the Sequels Terry Dowling , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 1999; (p. 15)

— Review of Epiphanies of Blood : Tales of Desperation and Thirst Bill Congreve , 1998 selected work short story
Untitled Bryce Stevens , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 23 1999; (p. 115-116)

— Review of Epiphanies of Blood : Tales of Desperation and Thirst Bill Congreve , 1998 selected work short story
Southern Bonescribe: An Interview with Bill Congreve 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Studies in Australian Weird Fiction , no. 2 2008; (p. 111-118)
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