Curt Siodmak Boeken

The story revolves around D. Patrick Cory, a biochemist enlisted by the CIA to conduct a perilous experiment involving RNA extraction from a dying German scientist, Hauser. The goal is to access Hauser's secrets by injecting his RNA into another man. However, the experiment leads to unexpected consequences as Hauser's memories, obsessions, and emotions begin to take over the new host's mind. This triggers a gripping struggle for control, culminating in a thrilling international chase and a chilling confrontation, blending science fiction with elements of espionage and psychological tension.

German-born Curt Siodmak is perhaps best known for his cult classic sci-fi and horror movies, such as The Wolf Man and Son of Dracula . This outstanding writer, one of the founding members of the Writers Guild of America, has also written 26 novels, in English and his native language. Among these, Donovan's Brain was hailed by Stephen King as a unique work that surpassed even the originality of Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Not only was it filmed four times, but Orson Welles adapted it into a radio presentation. A gifted writer, screenwriter, and director, Siodmak recently received the Commander's Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.In his autobiography, he recalls being forced to emigrate to the United States in the 1930s as the Nazis took power in Germany. As a Jewish immigrant, Siodmak's experience of adjusting to his new home amid the turmoil of World War II powerfully affected his perception of freedom and of human dynamics. Wolf Man's Maker describes how this writer, through the genres of sci-fi and horror, created stories which reflected this historical perspective and his search for a truth which affects all of his viewers.

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Durch eine Explosion im Labor verlor der Physiker und Elektronikspezialist Patrick Cory seinen fähigsten Mitarbeiter. Ihm selbst zerfetzte der Unfall das Gesicht. Er ist fürs Leben gezeichnet und lebt wie ein Einsiedler in der Wüste von New Mexico; kommt ein Besucher, zieht er sich eine Stoffmaske über sein makaber entstelltes Gesicht. Er führt seine Forschungen weiter: Übertragung von sensorischen Eindrücken durch miniaturisierte, im Gehirn implantierte Sender. Er experimentiert mit Bullen, mit Kojoten, teilt ihre Wahrnehmung, ihre Erlebniswelt. Eines Tages lernt er durch Zufall Gabriel kennen, einen schönen jungen Mann aus reichem Hause, der durch Enzephalitis zum Schwachsinnigen wurde. Er implantiert ihm seine winzigen Sender/Empfänger und ergreift die wahnwitzige Chance, die geistig leere Hülle dieses Jungen als ferngesteuerten "Zweitkörper" zu verwenden, um mit dessen Hilfe in die menschliche Gesellschaft zurückzukehren und wieder an den Genüssen des Lebens teilzuhaben, denn Gabriel steht durch sein fabelhaftes Aussehen stets im Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit seitens der Damenwelt. Doch die "Fernbedienung" hat ihre Tücken, und bald heften sich Beamte von FBI und CIA auf Dr. Corys Fersen, die an seiner Erfindung aus begreiflichen Gründen sehr interessiert sind.