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Post by Dr Strange on Dec 9, 2015 15:49:00 GMT
You said climax.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 9, 2015 21:01:52 GMT
And can anyone say what tools he had that he didn't use? For instance, he very likely had a screwdriver. Not used in the story. "A man without a screwdriver is like a cucumber without a snorkel." - Shakespeare, A Tale of Two Cities. There are a lot of holes in the story - but it seems that the 3 "beautiful people" must be monsters of some kind, and are taking revenge on the central character for what he has done to others of their kind. In his introductory note, Christopher Lee (or possibly Michel), speculates as to the identities of the three beautiful people, arriving at "Dracula perhaps? The Invisible Man? The Bride of Frankenstein? Or perhaps the Witch of Endor?" All these years on, and I'm still none the wiser.
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 10, 2015 7:18:07 GMT
Day 10Finally for the oldies, another first read in a Michel anthology ( Reign Of Terror 4 to be exact), Rosa Mulholland (1841-1921)'s very full-on gothic ghost melodrama The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly ( All The Year Round, Nov. 10 1866). I realise this story will be familiar to most of you - unlike majority of the others, it is already freely available online - but another case of "couldn't resist." Will maybe lob up a little bonus something later so you'll not feel short changed.
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Post by Mike Brough on Dec 10, 2015 7:42:47 GMT
Yet another fascinating read. I wonder whether this one was based on a local folk tale: it has the feel of a 'true story'.
Any chance of some real depravity soon? It IS the season of goodwill, after all.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 10, 2015 7:52:50 GMT
Yet another fascinating read. I wonder whether this one was based on a local folk tale: it has the feel of a 'true story'. Any chance of some real depravity soon? It IS the season of goodwill, after all. Oh, I'm sure some of our contemporary authors will oblige....
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Post by ripper on Dec 10, 2015 9:51:26 GMT
With the older tales, Dem always manages to come up with a fair few authors whose work I have never read, and this often leads me to hunt around for more stories by them, this year being no exception.
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Post by David A. Riley on Dec 10, 2015 12:43:32 GMT
With the older tales, Dem always manages to come up with a fair few authors whose work I have never read, and this often leads me to hunt around for more stories by them, this year being no exception. I know what you mean. Though I've had her book on my shelves for quite some time I've now been motivated into reading Marjorie Bowen's The Bishop of Hell. And I'm glad I was!
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 10, 2015 21:43:44 GMT
With the older tales, Dem always manages to come up with a fair few authors whose work I have never read, and this often leads me to hunt around for more stories by them, this year being no exception. I know what you mean. Though I've had her book on my shelves for quite some time I've now been motivated into reading Marjorie Bowen's The Bishop of Hell. And I'm glad I was! Same here, David! I'm about halfway through. Good, isn't it?
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Post by ohthehorror on Dec 10, 2015 22:06:35 GMT
I'm playing catch up here, and have just finished yesterday's offering. It's my new favourite. Took me right back to when I was young and my Mum, who was terrified of spiders, used to call me to get them out for her. Now I'll do almost anything to avoid a spider myself. Talk about learning your fears. There's actual proof for you. Wonderful story. Best so far, by far. That's not to say the others weren't good too, but this was pretty special.
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 11, 2015 10:45:02 GMT
This is where the contemporary horrors begin, and who better to get the debauchery under way than Black Book/ VAC ever-present, Lord John Llewellyn Probert, doyen of deranged surgeons, ghoulish gate-keeper of Chilminster Cathedral, disciple of Dr. Valentine, etc (also available for piano concerti and pantomimes of a terrifying nature)? Following in the footsteps of the late Sir Christopher Lee, Lord P. recently lent his vocal skills to a Heavy Metal CD, a sneak preview of which recalls Richard Burton narrating Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds via Thor bellowing the evergreen Thunder In The Tundra!. As to his current activities, John told Simon Bestwicks the Lowdown (Special Mr & Mrs Edition); "... right at this moment I’m finishing another novel which I’ll keep quiet about for now. All I can say is that I’ve been excited about it the entire time I’ve been writing it, and that it stays thematically true to my Black Book and Dr Valentine stories. Even typing this is making me grin at the fact that I’m now going to go and write some more of it." For up to date news of the great man's latest ghastly adventures, see the official site John Llewellyn Probert and truly extraordinary film blog, The House Of Mortal Cinema A slightly different version of the following story first appeared in Paul Calvin Wilson's Lighthouse Issue VII, published in 2007, otherwise it is, to quote the author "an (almost) exclusive piece of splattery tat with monsters in it."
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Post by dem bones on Dec 11, 2015 11:02:44 GMT
With the older tales, Dem always manages to come up with a fair few authors whose work I have never read, and this often leads me to hunt around for more stories by them, this year being no exception. I know what you mean. Though I've had her book on my shelves for quite some time I've now been motivated into reading Marjorie Bowen's The Bishop of Hell. And I'm glad I was! Same here, David! I'm about halfway through. Good, isn't it? I'm very pleased! Am experiencing the same rediscovered love of Charles Birkin via Devil's Spawn. It's been so long since I read this stuff I'd been raving about (plus three stories entirely new to me), I'd forgotten just how well crafted and horrible they are. CB rewrote, greatly expanded and renamed many of these originals for later collections, but I prefer these lean, mean originals. Am so pleased Havelock's Farm remains as magnificently disgusting as on first reading, and, of the new (to me) tales, Angela is particularly unpleasant. Are you people still convinced that 'Alex White's The Clinic isn't one of his? If not, it's a hugely credible impersonation.
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Post by Mike Brough on Dec 11, 2015 18:19:24 GMT
Absolutely excellent.
I need to explore Mr Probert's work. He... amuses me.
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Post by ohthehorror on Dec 11, 2015 18:49:24 GMT
Absolutely excellent. I need to explore Mr Probert's work. He... amuses me. Couldn't agree more. Excellent stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2015 20:34:57 GMT
Absolutely excellent. I need to explore Mr Probert's work. He... amuses me. You'll enjoy Mister Probert... and he'll enjoy you.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 11, 2015 22:36:47 GMT
Chrissie Demant Inspired by Lord P.'s delicious story .....
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