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Post by carolinec on Dec 15, 2008 11:21:37 GMT
Not sure if this event is of interest to you Londoners/Southerners out there, but if you like the idea of modern writers re-working some of Poe's tales, then it might be. This is from the BFS board:
The British Fantasy Society is pleased to be able to host the UK launch of Poe, a new anthology from Solaris that celebrates two hundred years since the birth of Edgar Allan Poe. The book features “remixed and reimagined” versions of Poe’s tales by such talents as: Pat Cadigan, Sharyn McCrumb, Kim Newman, Lucius Shepard, M. Rickert and Nicholas Royle.
This free event will be held at the historic Ye Olde Cock Tavern on London’s Fleet Street. Ellen Datlow will be on hand to present readings by Pat Cadigan and Kim Newman with copies of the book available for purchase and signature.
POE: UK LAUNCH AND SIGNING Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1AA Date: Saturday 31st January 2009 Time: 2pm.
Nearest Tube: Temple (0.3 miles), Chancery Lane (0.4 miles), Blackfriars (0.4 miles)
British Rail: City Thameslink (0.3 miles), Blackfriars (0.4 miles), Farringdon (0.6 miles)
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Post by dem bones on Dec 15, 2008 20:57:31 GMT
Kim Newman - Illimitable Domain Melanie Tem - The Pickers Gregory Frost - The Final Act Pat Cadigan - Truth and Bone Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Flitting Away Sharyn McCrumb - Mountain House E. Catherine Tobler - Beyond Porch and Portal Steve Rasnic Tem - Shadow Delia Sherman - The Red Piano David Prill - The Heaven and Hell of Robert Flud Glen Hirshberg - The Pikesville Buffalo Kaaron Warren - The Tell Barbara Roden - The Brink of Eternity M. Rickert - Sleeping with Angels Nicholas Royle - The Reunion Lucius Shepard - Kirikh’quru Krokundor Laird Barron - Strappado Suzy McKee Charnas - Lowland Sea John Langan - Technicolor Here's the cover as borrowed from the Solaris site. Did anyone from here show up at the BFS Christmas Night at Ye Olde Cock on Dec. 5th and if so, how did it go?
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Post by allthingshorror on Jan 30, 2009 21:59:32 GMT
I'll be there tomorrow - meeting up with Robert Holdstock and Nicholas Royle and have persuaded Roger Clarke to stick his head in. Always good for a group Pan photo!
So is anyone from the Vault going to make an appearance?
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Post by Johnlprobert on Jan 30, 2009 22:25:25 GMT
Sorry I can't make it. Have fun!
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Post by allthingshorror on Jan 31, 2009 20:57:21 GMT
Ellen Datlow didn't make it - in hospital with blood poisoning in her leg - met Alyson Bird - her first words to me were 'Johnny, I hate you' - which was a fair comment to make - though she's a good girl really - and I did end up buying a copy of Bull Running which she graciously signed. Met Sarah Pinborough and Mark Morris - had photo's taken with Pan authors - see below. Spent too much at the Fanatsy centre before the BFS thingy. Les Edwards drew something in one of my books. Free art! Didn't buy the Poe book as the BORING reading by Pat Cadigan turned me and Roger Clarke into whispering cutting critiques to each other with with such valid but bitchy remarks such as 'Where the hell is Poe in this? On Vacation in Nevermore Land?' (Top) Chris Fowler, Me, (Bottom) Nic Royle, Roger Clarke, Robert Holdstock
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Post by andydecker on Feb 1, 2009 12:44:31 GMT
Cool photo! What a line up Sounds like a fun meeting.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 11:58:21 GMT
Didn't buy the Poe book as the BORING reading by Pat Cadigan turned me and Roger Clarke into whispering cutting critiques to each other with with such valid but bitchy remarks such as 'Where the hell is Poe in this? On Vacation in Nevermore Land?' Yeah, I had a feeling that some of the stories would have only the most tenuous link to Poe when I saw who was the editor. Blood Is Not Enough is good, but I'm kind of wary of Ellen Datlow's theme anthologies. Her A Whisper Of Blood is purportedly a collection of vampire stories but to be honest, the bulk of it just left me cold, not to mention brain-strained. Apparently, it's all to do with stretching the boundaries of what's possible or what's allowed or something. When I first heard about Poe, i was kind of hoping it would be along the lines of the horror fiction in Sam Moskowitz's A Man Called Poe plus some of the ones he'd missed. Anyhow, glad you enjoyed yourself, Mr. Mains. I really must try and make another of these BFS/ Ye Olde Cock events someday and give my adoring public a chance to tell me how lovely i am.
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Post by David A. Riley on Feb 2, 2009 13:27:55 GMT
Apparently she was admitted into hospital with cellulitis. My wife had this the year before last and she was in hospital for two weeks. It took quite some time for her to recover afterwards. It's extremely dangerous, especially if it isn't treated properly straight away. You can easily end up with an amputation or die, as many did prior to penicillin.
David
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 2, 2009 16:06:21 GMT
Lets wish her the best of luck David
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Post by Johnlprobert on Feb 2, 2009 21:43:17 GMT
Oh indeed - I wish Ms Datlow a speedy recovery.
My feelings exactly Dem! I haven't read any anthology by hers that I have considered remotely horrific or even particularly scary. In fact, as I have already confided to Mr Mains, she was one of the key reasons for that terrible period in my life when I thought I had lost my taste for horror because everything I was reading was wanky literary bollocks and I thought there must be something wrong with me. I mean there probably is, but not in that way
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 23:06:53 GMT
Well, i don't want to kick off all the new-versus-old thing again but, before meeting Franklin and then a considerable number of like-minded souls via this board, i really thought it was just me who had a problem with the way horror was going in the 'nineties. It seemed like there was an attempt - conscious or otherwise - to make horror fiction, and, especially, horror authors "respectable", which is just about the last bloody thing the genre needs if you ask me. You know, I don't use that Christine Campbell Thomson quote as my signature for a laugh!
And, of course, i add my wishes for Ellen Datlow's swift and full recovery. I hope your wife is restored to health now, David.
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Post by marksamuels on Feb 3, 2009 4:47:11 GMT
JLP--- "wanky literary bollocks"? I'm shocked I'm giving up the game To my mind Ellen's the best editor in the business, although Steve Jones is the best anthologist. Note the slight difference. I wish I could have been at the Poe launch, but I'm still in Mexico (not back until early March). Talking of Poe, I did suggest, last year, to Steve Jones he bring out a MAMMOTH BOOK OF POE (along the lines of THE MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF POE) but he said Robinson plan over a year ahead and the 2009 bicentennial was now beyond reach of their schedule. Hell, I wish I'd thought of collating such a thing myself! Best wishes for Ellen's recovery. Mark S.
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Post by David A. Riley on Feb 3, 2009 9:30:39 GMT
I wish he still did it on the scale he used to do in the 70s, before he teamed up with Steve Jones, but the best to my mind was always Dave Sutton, who had a surer feel for genuine horror than either Ellen or Steve in my opinion. I must admit to sharing some of the same doubts about "wanky literary bollocks". It's still around - and growing once more it seems. Boring potential readers to death is the last thing the genre needs at this time.
David
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Post by David A. Riley on Feb 3, 2009 9:35:16 GMT
Not a hundred percent, but getting there. It can leave complications, like arthritis, etc.
David
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Post by dem bones on Feb 3, 2009 10:57:57 GMT
JLP--- "wanky literary bollocks"? I'm shocked I'm giving up the game I know! I Know! The Right Hon. Lord Probert is one of our top trouble makers these days, Mark. Worse even than Caroline! But i'm sure that well-argued criticism was directed at people who write 'horror' that none of us can understand, so you're OK. Hope yourself and Mrs. S are enjoying yourselves. Have you bumped into the Gentleman from Mexico yet, and if so, can we expect you to have acquired some slimy tentacles the next time we see you both? David, please pass on our best to your wife.
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