Robert Eighteen-Bisang
Robert Eighteen | |
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| Born | 1947 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 29 September 2020 |
| Other names | Robert Eighteen-Bisang |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, scholar |
| Known for | Writing, book collecting and bibliographic research, Transylvania Press |
| Notable work | Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula |
| Partner | Matilda Bisang (1972 – his death) |
| Awards | Lord Ruthven Award 2009 |
Robert Eighteen-Bisang (1947 – September 29, 2020) was a Canadian author and scholar who was one of the world's foremost authorities on vampire literature and mythology.
His book Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition, which was written with Elizabeth Miller, won the Lord Ruthven Award. The "Ruthven," as it is often called, is awarded annually for the most outstanding work in vampire fiction or scholarship.
Other books by Eighteen-Bisang include Vampire Stories, which includes vampire stories by Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, The Captain of the Polestar, John Barrrington Cowles, and The Parasite, along with The Adventure of the Illustrious Client – which Eighteen-Bisang claimed is a rationalized version of Dracula – and four more stories with tenuous connections to vampires. Publishers Weekly called the book "a stretch" and something "only completionists are likely to add this to their collections."