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Post by allthingshorror on Dec 11, 2009 10:33:15 GMT
The 11th of December 1959 saw the first copies of The Pan Book of Horror Stories hit the shelves. It spawned a massive thirty books to dark voices and has influenced so many anthologies that has come after them.
So raise a glass to Messrs van Thal and Paget and to the four hundred plus authors (pen names included) who made this series still talked about and truly loved or loathed and on a personal note, its an honour to be involved in helping Pan to bring out that very first book out next October.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 11, 2009 19:41:41 GMT
I'll be drinking a toast tonight Johnny - to the Pan Book of Horror and also to the sterling efforts of the man who will be responsible for it being in bookshops again, God (or some naughty deity who approves of everything I get up to) willing
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Post by mattofthespurs on Dec 12, 2009 8:15:13 GMT
Cheers!
Happy Birthday PBoH.
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Post by David A. Riley on Dec 12, 2009 8:46:38 GMT
I can't believe it's fifty years since it was first published. (Or thirty nine since I was in it!)
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Post by clinician on Dec 12, 2009 11:41:29 GMT
Yes - cheers to Herbert van Thal and his successor,Johnny van Mains.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 12, 2009 15:32:46 GMT
I'll drink to that
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