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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 18:34:07 GMT
Coronet Horror & The Supernatural paperbacks 1970-80 Again, I doubt very much this is comprehensive, so please feel free to plug the gaps! Mary Stewart - The Ivy Tree (1973) Peter Haining (ed.) - The Necromancers (1974) Robert Marasco - Burnt Offerings (1974) Judith Rossner - Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1975) Thomas Tryon - Harvest Home (1975) Joan Kahn (ed.) - Some Things Strange And Sinister (1976) Will Collins - Grizzly (1976) Joan Kahn (ed.) - Some Things Dark & Dangerous (1976) Joan Kahn (ed.) - Some Things Fierce & Fatal (1976) ? Hugh Lamb (ed.) - A Wave Of Fear (Coronet, 1976) Hugh Lamb (ed.) - Victorian Tales Of Terror (Coronet, 1976) Peter Underwood (ed.) - The Vampire's Bedside Companion (1976) Hugh Zachary - Gwen In Green (1976) Hugh Lamb (ed.) - Terror by Gaslight (Coronet, 1977) Hugh Lamb (ed.) - The Taste of Fear (Coronet, 1977) Marc Lovell - Vampire In The Shadow (1977) John Burke - The Devil's Footsteps (1978) John Saul - Suffer The Children (1978) John Burke - The Black Charade (1979) John Coyne - The Legacy (1979) Whitley Streiber - The Wolfen (1979) John Saul - Punish The Sinners (1979) Hugh Lamb (ed.) - Victorian Nightmares (1980) Hugh Lamb (ed.) - Tales from a Gaslit Graveyard (1980) Mary Stewart - The Moon-Spinners (1980)
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Post by justin on Feb 2, 2009 19:55:31 GMT
Challenge Dem gets harder every week....
The Others by Thomas Tyron, 1978 Dracula film tie-in, 1979 The Devil's Footseps, John Burke (I haven't a copy of the Coronet printing but Ladygrove, also in the Dr Caspian series, appeared at Coronet in 1981, so maybe DF also falls outside the 1970-1980 guidelines)
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 20:36:44 GMT
Thanks gents. Here's one that's bugged me for ages: who painted those Hugh Lamb covers? They're very beautiful.
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Post by carolinec on Feb 2, 2009 20:39:17 GMT
The Others by Thomas Tyron, 1978 Ah, now, this is a superb book, from my recollection! I think it's called The Other - rather than The Others - Justin. I read this ages ago - don't think I still have a copy but it might be in the attic somewhere. It's the classic "kid has dual personality which might be psychosis or might actually be another evil kid" story. Excellent and very creepy. I recall one particularly nasty scene involving a pickled baby in a jar. Tryon did another nice horror book - Harvest Home. Would that one be from the same publisher then? I had that one too at one point. LATER EDIT: You stupid woman - Dem mentioned Harvest Home in his original post, of course. Must learn to read posts properly ...
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 20:50:43 GMT
I mentioned The Devil's Footsteps, too! Mind you, if i was someone else, i sure wouldn't bother reading my garbage either. One of many things I love Paperback Fanatic for are the checklists. When you see all those titles one after the other, you get to appreciate just how vast a contribution, say, Sphere made to horror literature. Coronet certainly did themselves proud. And i'll always have a sneaky regard for the happy chancers of Everest!
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Post by allthingshorror on Feb 2, 2009 22:24:24 GMT
Some Things Fierce and Fatal was 1976 Dem. Alfred Hitchcock - Stories to be Read With the Doors Locked Bk 1 -1978
The Masters Choice - BUGGER!! out by one year - came out in '81. Another quite good Hitchcock Coronet was Book of Horror Stories - Book 3 - but didn't come out until '84.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 22:43:18 GMT
Quite a gallery! I don't have the Hitchcock Stories To Be Read With The Door Locked but from the contents it reminds me of the Hitchcock's edited by Peter Haining for Foursquare - more crime orientated than horror? The First of The Masters Choice books is also from 1981. The Kahn covers by Gordon Crabbe are typically excellent.
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Post by allthingshorror on Feb 2, 2009 22:55:27 GMT
That's the thing about old Hitch - there's been many a time I've picked up an anthology of his and expected it to be horror and there's nothing but bleeding crime in it!
Oh - I'll ask Hugh tomorrow who did the artwork for his covers.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2009 23:40:22 GMT
Been meaning to have a proper crack at listing/ trying to make sense of the Hitchcock's and those responsible for them, but it's a grind because, as you're aware, many are full-on crime/ murder/ mystery which is fine, but probably not what many of us are looking for. So it's always been a thread for another day. Maybe if someone kick-starts it? For horror content, you can't really go wrong with the Robert Arthur ghosted Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do On TV, Stories Not For The Nervous and Stories My Mother Never Told Me, but after that it gets a little murky. Bar The Doors is mostly horror, Monster Museum in the Fontana Lions series for young adults has it's moments, notably a Paul Ernst classic - again, that was a Robert Arthur job - whereas something like My Favourites In Suspense is a mix of crime, etc., and horror.
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Post by allthingshorror on Feb 3, 2009 8:59:34 GMT
Well - I've got about 18 Hitch antho's, so I'll get cracking on that tonight. Can you set up a sub-section it in the U.S. bit Dem?
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Post by dem bones on Feb 3, 2009 9:39:22 GMT
All done! Later i'll stick some links to the other people pretending to be Hitchcock threads, etc.
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Post by andydecker on Feb 3, 2009 17:43:57 GMT
The cover for John Burke´s Devil´s Footprint was used a few times in Germany. It was first printed on the paperback edition of John Case "Fengriffen". Later in 1984 it allegedly served as an inspiration for a Heftroman series called "Der Hexer" - The Warlock. Created by writer Wolfgang Hohlbein, who later became one of Germanys top-selling writer for fat (but non-gory) fantasy hardcovers, Der Hexer ran for 56 issues, most of which were written by Hohlbein under the pseudonym Robert Craven. Compared to other pulp series it wasn´t a commercial success at first, but later it was reprinted quite a few times as a paperback series and a hardcover. Hohlbein sure has his fans. The series is basically a serial period piece in victorian England and a Lovecraft and Mythos pastiche. Lovecraft is even in the cast as a sidekick to hero Robert Craven, the narrator. The hero is described like on the cover, right down to the lightning in his hair. Les Edwards has a lot to answer for
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Post by andydecker on Feb 4, 2009 11:11:54 GMT
Well, I was wrong. The Edwards was used for Fengriffen, but not on the paperback edition. Luckily I have both. Here is the 1977 paperback: Vampir Horror paperback 43 - David Case: Der entfesselte Dämon - The unchained Demon by Pabel Publishing. And here is the Heftroman (weekly) from 1979. Vampir Horror 344 Here is the edition of the first "Hexer" novel - it was at first a try-out in a weekly edition of stand alone novels. The did a couple of new series with rotating schedules. At the time the market was dying and serials was the only thing which sold. The decline of the market is blamed on changing demographics and video games. But after more than 2000 published horror novels over a period of more than 15 years - not counting the diverse serials, which must also tally up to 1500 novels till the mid-eigthies (this is a rough estimate, I never did the math) - the quality of the tame content wasn´t very thrilling any longer. Or good. Add restrictions on gore, violence and sex which sometimes put the american comics code to shame and the sad fact that reading went rapidly out of fashion, it is no wonder this market was dying. Today there are only two survivors, and both are published by Bastei Publishing. It is the weekly "Ghosthunter John Sinclair", with nearly 1600 issues, which is written by one writer since 1973, and "Professor Zamorra", a bi-weekly serial since 1974, which is written now by a handful of writers again after the writer who did the work alone for over 20 years died unexpectedly last year. "Sinclair" tells the adventures of a Scotland Yard Inspector heading a ghost squad, while "Zamorra" is horror light with a lot of fantasy and some sf elements. Both have their fan-bases, but circulation isn´t that great any longer compared to the golden age of the seventies. Back then "Der Hexer" was the only one who made to jump to its own imprint. But it only lasted about two years with a bi-weekly schedule. It was published in 1984 by Bastei Publishing. The title of the first one is "Als der Meister starb" (After the master died) When they later started the bi-weekly-series, they used the Edwards as a logo. Covers were either tailored to the content or the usual agency stuff. Here is the No.1 from 1985, which was drawn by spanish artist Maren, if I am correct. The original character concept was often re-used, as this is supposed to be a picture of the hero. The title is "Das Erbe der Dämonen" - Demon´s Legacy. The 48 issues of the serial were written mostly by creator Hohlbein alone; 13 novels are otherwise credited. And yey, after reading this through I realize that most of this has nothing to do whatsoever with the thread. I apologize.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 4, 2009 13:43:21 GMT
They obviously take their recycling seriously in Germany. I thought I recognised that handsome devil on the cover of Der entfesselte Dämon! It's none other than the Man-Eater of Midlothian (or possibly Galway. Or *ahem* Devon). Ronald Holmes - The Legend Of Sawney Beane (NEL Mentor, 1976) Tony MaseroThe gruesome true story of the infamous Scottish cannibal!
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Post by justin on Feb 4, 2009 19:22:33 GMT
You'll Like my Mother by Naomi Hintze, 1973. If you liked Rosemary's baby.... If you have nails to chew... If you want your sleep peaceful....
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