The name of Alexander Vargo is well known to readers who prefer the genres of mysticism, horror and horror. If you want to feel real fear, then any book by this author will be the right choice for you.
Series history
In fact, there is no specific person-writer named Alexander Vargo. This is a pseudonym coined by the Eksmo publishing house. The publication of books began in 2008 with the works of Sergei Demin (Davidenko), which was then joined by several more authors (M. Vershovsky, A. Ateev, etc.). Dedicated fans of the project call Davidenko "Alexander Vargo No. 1".
In 2013, Eksmo decided to dilute the established team of authors. The project was expanded to include the series "Alexander Vargo and the Apostles of Darkness". The main difference was the inclusion in the collections of young or previously unpublished authors working in the horror genre.
Readers had many versions about the name of the series. They tried to find a hidden meaning in it, some references and so on. But Sergei Davidenko in one of his interviews destroyed all the myths. According to him, the pseudonym was chosen according to the Russian principle "from the bulldozer" and there are no hidden meanings in it. There is not even a strictly established stress when pronouncing a surname. But the author himself points out that it is more comfortable for him to highlight the last syllable.
Biography of Sergei Davidenko
Davidenko was born in 1977. His father worked in law enforcement agencies, his mother worked as an accountant. Sergei himself chose the legal direction for higher education.
In childhood and adolescence, Sergei often visited the Kuban. Sometimes he got into archaeological expeditions. Therefore, the mountains of the Kuban became the scene of action for many of his books.
Davidenko wrote his first horror film as a child, at the age of 10. This hobby began with camp horror stories. And since Sergey is distinguished by heightened emotionality and sensitivity, he still remembers by heart all the "masterpieces" of children's creativity. One of the first published works was the novel "Wild Beach" - it was released in 2008. Sergei is confident that the direction he has chosen in literature will always find its reader in Russia. At the same time, he writes mainly large forms or, as he himself calls it, "global novels." In the project, his works are published under the pseudonym Sergei Demin. And in the series "Alexander Vargo and the Apostles of Darkness", which is always presented in collections, there is always his story, novella or novel.
In other genres, the author did not try himself, because there was no such desire. He is also wary of the ideas of his own series, i.e. books with continuation. In his opinion, offshoots from the main plot (which most often comes out under the guise of a continuation) are rarely better or equal in quality to the original work.
S. Davidenko was married, he has a son and a daughter. He currently lives in Moscow and works in a field not related to book writing or publishing. Among his hobbies he names books, edged weapons, motorcycles.
Russian horror
Initially, each book of the "Alexandra Vargo" project was an attempt to transfer traditional Western plots into Russian reality. Although Davidenko is sure that in Russia plots for such books are “underfoot”, there is no need to invent anything, you just need to be attentive to reality. Ecology, road accidents, homeless people and so on, just have time to write it down. True, in practice it often turns out that by the end of the work on a work, the original concept changes by 80-90%. Currently, the project “A. Vargo "is quite famous among Russian horror fans.
Some of the authors of the project
Alexey Sholokhov - "The Gallows Look", "Electrician", "Fragments".
Sholokhov was born in the Kaluga region in 1975. He is an electrical engineer by education, but he has tried a lot of professions. Attempts at literary creation began in childhood. At the age of 13, together with a friend, they wrote a "sequel" to the book "Amphibian Man" they liked. Then there were many more experiments in different genres. In 1994 he wrote "The House of Horrors", in 2009 he altered it a little, after which it was published under the name "Teutonic Order".
Kirill Goltsov - "Animal", "Stone".
Born and lives in Moscow. Professional activity has always been associated with education and literature. He worked as a teacher, lecturer, methodologist, etc. in government agencies and commercial organizations. Advises on e-learning issues and develops projects in the field of education.
Kirill Goltsov is married and has two sons. He is not registered in any of the social networks, but there is a website that he himself developed and maintains.
He has been studying literature for a long time. He was awarded the titles "Writer of the Year", "Poet of the Year", "People's Writer". K. Goltsov has an impressive bibliography. There are works for children, teaching materials for schoolchildren, students and adults.
Victor Tochinov - "After Sunset", "Zinc Kiss".
Tochinov was born in Leningrad in 1966. He graduated from the Institute of Aviation Instrumentation. The novel "The Great Steppe" describes the town in which he served in the army. After demobilization, he changed several professions until he came to literary activity. In 2003 he was recognized as the best young Russian author at a convention in Finland. He writes fictional prose, but is best known as a horror writer.
