Thea von Harbou

The novel follows the principle of "people telling each other stories". Here seven young men being stuck in a shelter in the mountains. Because of their experiences there they decide to tell each other „Geschichten vom Tode und dem Grauen, das sein Gefolge ist“ (cit. p. 36) (stories of death and the horror that is its entourage). It is dedicated „Meinem Manne“ (to my husband). At the end you can find 12 unnumbered pages with „Anzeigen des Cotta'schen Verlages“ (ads of the publisher) and reviews of other books of T. v. Harbou. The book is in Gothic print and comes with marking ribbon (Lesebändchen).

Siegfried establishes larger-than-life heroic characters who are defined by tests of valor and rigid codes of honor. In order to win the hand of Kriemhild, Siegfried must win a bride for her brother, King Gunther. Kriemhild's Revenge begins after the death of Siegfried, and weaves the treacherous tale of his widow's ungodly vengeance upon his murderers. The noble qualities of the first film become liabilities in the second, as the blood oaths and vows of loyalty bring about a maelstrom of violence that results in the slaughter of entire armies.

Fritz Lang's first sound film from 1931--the shocking story of a serial killer--was adapted by Jon J Muth in 1990 into a four-issue comic book miniseries. Long out of print, these four issues are now collected together for the first time as a hardcover graphic novel.