Alexander Vargo (Russian: Александр Варго) is an official pseudonym used by group of

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n horror writers whose books are published by

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publishing house in the Myst (Black Book) series.

History

Vargo's first novel, The Cook (Russian: Кулинар), was released in 2003. For several years readers thought that Alexander Vargo was a real author, but soon a rumor appeared that a whole group of writers was standing behind this name. The rumor was proved true in the beginning of 2011 when

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released an interview with a few authors of the "Vargo"-team and they confirmed that the real Alexander Vargo never existed and the series was just a publisher's project . The name of the original "Vargo"-writer is Sergey Dyomin (Russian: Сергей Дёмин). Several of "Vargo's" books were also written by Igor Isaichev and Alexei Sholokhov.

Bibliography

*2003 The Cook (Кулинар) *2008 Asylum (Приют) *2008 The Something (Нечто) *2008 Wild Beach (Дикий пляж) *2008 Cocktail Ice (Льдинка) *2008 Root of All Evil (Корень зла) *2008 The Clairvoyant (Медиум) *2009 The Puppet (Кукла) *2009 House in a Ravine (Дом в овраге) *2009 Christmas (Кристмас) *2010 Midnight (Полночь) *2011 Species (Особь) *2011 Makeup Man (Гримёр) *2011 Unhuman (Нечеловек) *2011 The Sarcophagus (Саркофаг) *2011 Wraith Awakes (Морок пробуждается) *2012 Electrician (Электрик)

External links

Alexander Vargo: the revealing interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vargo, Alexander Russian horror writers Collective pseudonyms