Sergio Bissoli

Born in Verona in 1946 and long resident in the Veronese village of Cerea, Sergio Bissoli is an author, bibliophile and scholar of esotericism known for Gothic and dark literature, for curating photographic volumes of Venetian villas, and for research on the Italian Racconti di Dracula booklets.

Born 1946 in Verona; long-time resident of Cerea. Author of Il paese stregato (contains a 1975 novella, short Gothic stories, and the autobiography Vita di scrittore). Authored an essay Il mistero dei racconti di Dracula (2011) and investigated the Italian 'Racconti di Dracula' booklets, identifying ghost authors including Frank Graegorius (Dr. Libero Samale). Curated two photographic volumes on abandoned Venetian villas (as noted in reviews).

Sergio Bissoli (born 1946, Verona; long resident of Cerea) is presented as an important but obscure figure in Italian Gothic and dark literature. Il paese stregato collects a 1975 novella, a series of Gothic short stories, and the autobiography Vita di scrittore; it also highlights Bissoli's research on I racconti di Dracula. The review on DeBaser values the book as indispensable for fans of fantastic literature.

For:Readers of Gothic and dark literature, researchers of Italian fantastic fiction and esotericism, fans of regional/folkloric horror.