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Post by dem bones on Jan 27, 2015 11:56:31 GMT
Nun more terrifying. Ralph Bates, victim of the killer toddler, in the astonishing I Don't Want To Be Born. Francis Oscar Mann – The Devil In A Nunnery: ( The Devil in a Nunnery, and Other Mediaeval Tales, Constable & Co., 1914). A starving pilgrim arrives at Maids Moreton, Bucks, seeking food and a bed of straw for the night. The Abbess, taking pity on the young stranger, grants permission for him to dine with she and the nuns. In return, the devout fellow volunteers to strum a spiritual tune on his cithern. His dancing feet and sensual playing makes hypocrites of the Sisters who are helpless but to loudly admit to carnal longings, lost virginity, even an abortion. Having accomplished his mission, the Devil vanishes in flames. The wise Abbess, as affected by any by his mischief, dispenses penance and hints that they will all draw a discreet veil over the events of this strange night. The nuns in this story are anything but creepy, both young and ancient having taken up the habit because they were hurt in love.
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Post by dem bones on Oct 17, 2015 6:05:14 GMT
Edward Gorey The Bedevilled Nun Kate Farrell - Alma Mater: Meet Sister Bernadette, arguably the most gorgeous creepy nun since that putrid heap of bones almost did for the narrator of Thurnley Abbey. Loves a sing song. ( Eleventh Black Book Of Horror, 2015).
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Post by bobby on Oct 18, 2015 2:46:23 GMT
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Robert Bloch's novel Psycho II, in which Norman Bates disguises himself as a nun to escape from the mental institution.
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Post by dem bones on Oct 19, 2015 8:14:27 GMT
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Robert Bloch's novel Psycho II, in which Norman Bates disguises himself as a nun to escape from the mental institution. You are right. Norman's proper creepy drag turn should have made the initial post on this thread. Psycho 2
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Post by dem bones on Nov 11, 2016 19:06:10 GMT
Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk (A. Halle, London, undated). Another Pulp Fair purchase. No date, no blurb, just the text and ads like these at back.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Nov 11, 2016 20:09:49 GMT
Should it not be Maria Nun? Or is the awful disclosure perhaps right there in the name itself?
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Post by dem bones on Nov 12, 2016 13:37:46 GMT
Should it not be Maria Nun? Or is the awful disclosure perhaps right there in the name itself? For shame, sir! Think of our family audience! And long before the watershed, too.
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Post by dem bones on Mar 10, 2018 11:45:08 GMT
Robert Hughes - Dark Annie: The Grange, built within the ruins of Ravenswood Abbey, is haunted by the cowled spectre of a young nun who fell foul of a lecherous Augustinian Canon. The Sisters successfully concealed 'Dark Annie' in a Priest's hole for the duration of her pregnancy. There might even have been a happy ending had not the Holy man slit the new born's throat, whereupon Annie hung herself. Three centuries on Annie's pathetic ghost is still seen wandering the churchyard clutching a garden spade .... Originally published in the edition of 14th Fontana Book Of Great Ghost Stories that nobody bar Hollywood producer Richard Storm (and, possibly, JoJo) owns a copy of. Revived in Andrew Klavan's The Uncanny: A Novel (Little Brown, 1988). Dark Annie might not sound especially scary to us but try telling that to troubled Sophia Endering. When Frederick Bolt, pompous supernatural fiction know all, imposes on Storm to read the story aloud at a literary bash, Sophia is so terrified that she drops her champagne glass, prelude to another suicide attempt.
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Post by humgoo on Jun 18, 2019 16:54:37 GMT
Alan was a regular contributor to Ghosts & Scholars and i seem to remember his illustrations would also turn up in many a BFS publication. he had a big woodcut thing going on in his work, and the nun illustration, while not typical of his work, shows how effective he could be. like you, KC, i'm truly sorry to learn of his death. Mr. Hunter's illustrations always catch my eyes when I browse through the G&S site (thanks Rosemary for uploading the wonderful material on it). His works are indeed redolent of Thomas Bewick, although they're not (as far as I can tell) wood engravings. As we all remember, Mr. Karswell is a Bewick fan. (One of Bewick's many wonderful tailpieces)
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 18, 2019 17:32:07 GMT
they're not (as far as I can tell) wood engravings. It may be scratchboard.
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Post by humgoo on Jun 19, 2019 16:15:55 GMT
Thanks Jojo! I'm always curious as to what medium an artist uses!
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Post by piglingbland on Jun 24, 2019 14:42:31 GMT
I used many illustrations by Alan during the 70s and 80s in small press magazines, including "Shadow: Fantasy Literature Review". He produced many, many full page illustrations and spot illustrations in pen and ink and was one of the most prolific and talented artists working in SF and the horror and fantasy genres. I wonder if anyone has catalogued his huge output? A huge task I suspect.
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Post by humgoo on Jul 6, 2019 19:05:10 GMT
I wonder if there's some kind of Who's Who for genre illustrators like Mr. Hunter? Mike Ashley's Who's Who does include Lee Brown Coye and Gahan Wilson, but that's because they also penned reviews and stories ... Would be great if there's a handy reference for these great artists (complete with selected illustrations of course)!
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Post by jamesdoig on Jul 6, 2019 21:52:31 GMT
I wonder if there's some kind of Who's Who for genre illustrators like Mr. Hunter? Mike Ashley's Who's Who does include Lee Brown Coye and Gahan Wilson, but that's because they also penned reviews and stories ... Would be great if there's a handy reference for these great artists (complete with selected illustrations of course)! There's this from 1988, but no illustrations
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Post by humgoo on Jul 7, 2019 1:09:48 GMT
Thanks a lot James, as usual! I managed to peek into it online, and voilà Mr. Hunter's entry is there, just two entries above Graham Ingels!
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