H.H.E.

Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871 - 1943) was many things: philosopher, Diabolist, nudist, nationalist, Decadent, mystic, drug fiend, actor. But beyond any of these, Ewers left his most indelible mark on history with his strange and grotesque fiction. His 1908 story "The Spider" and 1911 novel Alraune are considered classics of Horror. Yet the weird life of Ewers, coupled with the cultural climate of his beloved Germany during the 1930s and '40s, resulted in Hanns Heinz Ewers coming dangerously close...