Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms
by Suzy McKee Charnas

Description:
Vampires on the prowl, in therapy, and onstage. Acclaimed author Suzy McKee Charnas offers up her lush, complex stories in this retrospective collection and throughout, the supernatural and the real are seamlessly intertwined. In “The Unicorn Tapestry,” a therapist finds herself transformed by a client who believes he is a vampire. A young girl discovers the pitfalls of puberty and her animal nature in the award winning story “Boobs.” The dark retelling of two fairy tales combined, “Beauty and the Opera or The Phantom Beast” finds a maestro finally meeting his equal.

Also included are two Charnas essays: “Art is Long,” an insightful, entertaining look at the unusual process of writing a four book trilogy; and “The Stagestruck Vampire,” is an autobiographical look at the author as a playwright in an artistically (if not financially) rewarding role.