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Post by ripper on Dec 11, 2017 20:35:14 GMT
I enjoyed Cardillo's Shadow, and it was nice to see Sydney J. Bounds feature in this year's calendar. I really don't have as many of his stories in my collection as I should.
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Post by jamesdoig on Dec 12, 2017 2:40:34 GMT
Of course, violent disagreement is a sign that you're part of the gang. No, you are wrong! Don't make me come over there!
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 12, 2017 8:08:17 GMT
Day TwelveThere's an intriguing back story to today's tale of terror - indeed, it reads like something out of a far-fetched Black Sorcery novel. I'm doubly grateful to "a friend" for, not only providing both text and illustrative material, but also permission to quote from their recent correspondence. Said party claims a close association with WorldWide Distributors during their 'seventies heyday, and has provided convincing documentation to support this. Anonymous writes: And a final bonus. The attached pdf is presented as submitted. A facsimile of the relevant chapter from The Enchanted Book Of Zodiac Stories. Our source, who, I strongly suspect, may have authored the story, assures: "Given that certain requests for royalties from the publishers have languished for decades, [it is unlikely] there'll be anyone willing to admit responsibility enough to claim breach of copyright for using it now."
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Post by dem bones on Dec 12, 2017 18:52:42 GMT
Loved today's story, thanks! I enjoyed Cardillo's Shadow, and it was nice to see Sydney J. Bounds feature in this year's calendar. I really don't have as many of his stories in my collection as I should. Cardillo's Shadow's bears similarities to the much later The Flesh Is Weak ( 4th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, 1969). On the latter occasion, the luckless protagonist is tormented by his mutinous skeleton. It's disappointing that Syd's horror & supernatural shorts have yet to be compiled. Phil Harbottle's excellent The Best Of Sydney J. Bounds: Vol II, revives The Relic, sci-horrors Tha Animators and In His Image, and seven from the Fontana Horrors and Frighteners' series, but no room for any ghost stories, or such macabre gems as The Pauper's Feast and Young Blood. Twelve down, twelve to go. As things stand, we've stories to see us through to Dec. 21st, after which .... Let's panic later. For Those Playing Catch Up 1. Flavia Richardson - The Black Hare2. Alan L. Onions - The Tip3. R. F. Broad - Bhuillaneadh4. Loretta Burrough - The Snowman5. A. V. Milyer - Mordecai's Pipe6. Ken Cowley - Dracula Reflects7. G. F. Marson - The Haunted Bus8. Ethel Helene Coen - One Chance9. Cecil M. Wills - The Lost Valley10. Mrs. George Corbett - The Werewolf11. Sydney J. Bounds - Cardillo's Shadow12. Anonymous - Capricorn: The Midnight Library
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 12, 2017 19:41:32 GMT
"The Flesh Is Weak" sounds even better than "Cardillo's Shadow"!
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Post by helrunar on Dec 13, 2017 0:27:29 GMT
Extraordinary, Dem. Was one of those thirteen towns an obscure, isolated village called Scarfolk, perchance? One has heard dark tales...
H.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 13, 2017 7:38:47 GMT
Extraordinary, Dem. Was one of those thirteen towns an obscure, isolated village called Scarfolk, perchance? One has heard dark tales... H. You would have to ask author, Steve. My spidy sense tells me he or she may inadvertently let slip a clue to their identity over coming days, so remain vigilant ....
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 13, 2017 10:46:33 GMT
Day ThirteenChrissie Demant Yesterday saw a (very lovely, I thought) homage to the girls' story papers. Today? A return to familiar blood, entrails and vomit territory, courtesy of our dear friend, the Right Hon. Lord John Llewellyn Probert"Reviewers"? Jumped-up snivelling jellyfish, more like! Wouldn't recognise BORDERLINE JAMESIAN genius if it slithered from a timeworn fresco and devoured 'em! Welcome to your spiritual home, story Thirteen. It's like someone let Guy N. Smith loose on The Ash-Tree ... One Of The Family.pdf (97.18 KB)
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Post by ripper on Dec 13, 2017 12:04:42 GMT
I thought yesterday's calendar offering was a real treat. Enchanted is one I have never come across, nor even heard of.
I am looking forward to reading Lord JLP's tale. I enjoy his work very much.
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Post by johnnymains on Dec 13, 2017 13:13:12 GMT
Iit opened it because it was a balls-out audacious story - and was one of the best stories in the book. Still love it.
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 14, 2017 9:50:22 GMT
Day FourteenAre you one of the frightened? Chrissie Demant It's always a thrill to welcome a new name to the calendar, and today we're very fortunate to include a story by Nigel Taylor, author of three collections of horror, SF and fantasy tales - will be looking at these over coming days - and editor of the splendid fiction 'zine, Worlds of Strangeness. Our House Of Fanatic hardcore will also know The Stranger by his thoughtful articles and commentaries in Justin Marriott's immortal flagship publication. Nigel has a flair for the short, sharp shocker: début outing, Prodigies & Effigies (1999), compiles 32 such gems in under eighty pages. Enjoy the taster, but be warned. These "Micronicles" are highly addictive. PALM -Nigel Taylor.pdf (35.75 KB) You can contact Nigel via the new Worlds Of Strangeness site.
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Post by ripper on Dec 14, 2017 10:00:25 GMT
Yet again Lord JLP comes up with a cracker. Really nasty revenge and echoes of Carpenter's The Thing in how the creature makes its appearance. First rate.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 14, 2017 11:44:54 GMT
Yet again Lord JLP comes up with a cracker. Really nasty revenge and echoes of Carpenter's The Thing in how the creature makes its appearance. First rate. Oh you are too kind! I do hope you realise, though, that comments like these & Primrose's will only encourage me?
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Post by Dr Strange on Dec 14, 2017 13:57:13 GMT
Loved the story John, but I'm a bit confused by the change of title after following the link to the Screaming Book of Horror - "One Of The Family" seems to be the title of a story by Bernard Taylor.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 14, 2017 17:51:26 GMT
Loved the story John, but I'm a bit confused by the change of title after following the link to the Screaming Book of Horror - "One Of The Family" seems to be the title of a story by Bernard Taylor. One of the Family was my original title for this story. After I had sent it in I was told there was another story in the book with the same title! (Ie what turned out to be Bernard Taylor's). Hence the title change for mine in the book.
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