Extensive List of Free Ewers' Translations Available Online!

The website "Anarchist World" is hosting a large list of translated short stories by the little known weird writer Hanns Heinz Ewers, courtesy of Joe E. Bandel. Ewers was beloved in his own day for his strange stories, and garnered acclaim from weird contemporaries like H.P. Lovecraft in his essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature." Today, Ewers is not well known in the realm of the weird, perhaps in part because of its English-speaking dominance. Until Bandel appeared on the scene, it was not an easy task to track down works by the author translated from German.

The German writer also remains somewhat of a controversial figure in some circles because of his Nazi ties. In this blogger's opinion, the writer's political leanings need not taint an otherwise quality career of fiction which certainly doesn't include many fascistic ideas in the words themselves. Of course, I'm sure there are plenty of academics and sensitive post-modern types who will think otherwise--the same people who can't get past Lovecraft's loathsome, but not-so-relevant racism. Discover Ewers and support the hardworking Joe Bandel today by visiting his website for an exploration of the outre you won't soon forget.

-Grim Blogger