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Post by mrhappy on Jan 6, 2018 15:54:32 GMT
Said The Poster on the Vault's moonlit forum. |
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Post by helrunar on Jan 6, 2018 18:54:52 GMT
Reporting in from Ice Station Antarctica... er, Massachusetts. I think even the Thing from Another World would remain firmly frozen in intergalactic popsicle state in the weather we're having.
I've been watching episodes of Adam Adamant Lives! and it frequently reminds me of themes from the Vault. Last night's episode kicked off with a nasty scene of a crypto Playboy bunny "Fluffy" being tortured in a cellar--worthy of Flavia Richardson at her most sadistic. Then there was this story about a neurotic fashion designer in the pay of some international espionage racket--his gowns were equipped with a "Destruct" button that resulted in the death of several lacquer-coiffed dowagers at embassy parties. Tonight I'm going to view "The Last Sacrifice" about a well-heeled cult of Devil worshippers--tres Dennis Wheatley.
cheers, H.
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Post by Dr Strange on Jan 8, 2018 17:41:07 GMT
I agree with you about Criminal Minds but am still watching anyhow. Hawaii 5-0 is/maybe heading the same way. Yeah. Hard to imagine 5 O without Kono and Chin Ho. Hawaii 5-O is a guilty pleasure, I confess. Over the top and shamelessly ridiculous, but it can be a lot of brainless fun.
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Post by dem bones on Jan 9, 2018 13:08:11 GMT
Stuff that stuck.
Novels
Jo Gannon - Plasmid
Harry Adam Knight - Bedlam
Marc Ronson - Plague Pit
Guy N. Smith - The Festering
Brian McNaughton - The Poacher
David Anne - Day Of The Mad Dogs
Shaun Hutson - Come The Night
Guy N. Smith - Son Of The Werewolf
Dishonourable mentions-
Kenneth Rayner Johnson - The Succubus
Ivor Jorgensen - Rest In Agony
Mark Andrews - Satan's Manor
Angus Hall - To Play The Devil
Anthologies
Paul Finch (ed.) - Terror Tales Of Cornwall
Marvin Kaye - Weird Tales
Peter Haining - Dr. Caligari's Black Book (the NEL paperback: vastly superior selection to the WH Allen hardcover, imo)
Allen Ashley (ed) - Creeping Crawlers
Collections
Allen Ashley (ed) - The Sprit Of The Place: The Complete Short Stories Of Elizabeth Walter
Mike Chinn - Radix Omnium Malum & Other Incursions
Eddy C. Bertin - The Whispering Horror
R. Chetwynd-Hayes Tales From The Haunted House
Also enjoyed:
Carl Barker - Parlour Tricks
David Williamson - The Chameleon Man
Joseph Rubas - Shades
Samantha Lee - Worse Things Than Spiders
Seriously dishonourable mention
Roger Dale Trexler - A Revisit With The Shorts
Publications
Paperback Fanatic, Pulp Horror, Ghosts & Scholars M. R. James Newsletter, Worlds of Strangeness, The Sleazy Reader, Men Of Violence, Occult Detective #1
Short Story
MiKe Chinn - The Mercy Seat
Novella
Dan McGachey - Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling
Non-fiction
Grady Hendrix - Paperbacks From Hell
Mike Ticher (ed.) - Foul: Best Of Football's Alternative Paper 1972-1976
Brian J. Frost - The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature
Phil Harbottle - Vultures Of The Void
Steve Holland - The Mushroom Jungle
Events
Paperback & Pulp Bookfairs, Russell Square: April 30th & Oct. 29th
Grady Hendrix Paperbacks From Hell promo, Waterstones, Covent Garden, Oct. 30th (attendance: 2)
Wembley FC 4 Welwyn Garden City 0, Vale Farm, April 1st (attendance: 65), and sequel in Northwick Park Hospital.
Vault Advent Calendar Dec 1-24
Other than that, 2017 was one long re-run of 2016, just worse.
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Jan 10, 2018 0:23:57 GMT
Many thanks, Dem. Very chuffed by that.
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Post by Michael Connolly on Oct 26, 2019 12:16:54 GMT
Okay, I'll give it a go... ANTHOLOGY: Darkly Haunting - Edited by Robert Morgan (Sarob Press) - 5 very strong supernatural tales, with Colin Insole's and, particularly, James Doig's stories being standouts. COLLECTION: Phantasms - Peter Bell (Sarob Press) - Technically a 2016 release, but as it came out in December I'm dragging it into 2017. NOVEL: The Boke of the Divill - Reggie Oliver (Dark Regions Press). I tend to read far more short stories than I do novels, but this novel including several short stories in its structure was great fun. NONFICTION: Scarred For Life: Volume 1: The 1970s - Stephen Brotherstone, Dave Lawrence (Lonely Water Books) - All my yesterdays returned to haunt me thanks to this titanic tome... not that they'd ever gone away. PERIODICAL/MAGAZINE: The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter - Edited by Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library) - Let them say I'm biased, I don't care. G&S continues to delight, entertain, inform, and frighten. FILM: Get Out - Jordan Peele (Universal) - I very rarely go to the cinema (they let other people in) so I'm not up to date on current releases. But I did see this on DVD and it was just as excellent as I'd been led to believe. TELEVISION: Twin Peaks - David Lynch, Mark Frost (Showtime) - A triumphant, mind-mangling return for one of my favourite series of all time. I have to admit I was disappointed by Get Out. I was aware of the critical praise it got so knew the general theme. However, I feared it might descend to one of the hoariest aspects of bad horror fiction, which it did: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}A mad scientist performing brain transplants. I expected Jules de Grandin to save the day. |
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