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Post by kooshmeister on Dec 20, 2019 2:55:00 GMT
Okay, guys, can anyone help me out with Victor Norwood's Slime ripoff, Night of the Black Horror? I try eBay every so often but it never shows up. Google is no help, either. Maybe I just don't know the right words to put into the search engine. And while there were four copes on Amazon via third party used book sellers, I've failed to acquire all four.
The first one I bought only for the seller to cancel the sale because it turned out they didn't have the book.
The second one, the same thing happened all over again; I purchased it, then got an E-mail cancelling the sale saying that they didn't actually have the book. Neither ever shipped and I was refunded both times.
The third one apparently just up and vanished; Amazon went from two copies listed for sale to just one. Either someone bought it before I did or the seller realized they didn't have the book, either (yes, all three copies were offered by three different third party book stores).
As for the fourth one (also offered by yet another person), assuming it even exists, it can't be sent to me - I tried to buy it the other day with my Christmas money along with Rodent Mutation, but only Rodent Mutation went through the checkout process. Amazon automatically cancelled or otherwise prevented the sale of Black Horror, saying it could not be mailed to my location. Does the seller live in some iron curtain country? Who doesn't ship to America? The book's main product page now lists it as "currently unavailable," while my wish list alternates between saying there's one copy that can't be sent to me and saying it's unavailable (like right now).
How rare is this stupid book? I know it exists. People have read it. I've seen reviews for it as well as scans of the cover and photos of the actual physical book. What gives...?
I'm... upset, to put it mildly, that I'm batting 0 for 4 here with Night of the Black Horror. I've got blob monster blue balls! So, if anyone can provide me with a copy of a book so rare I had an easier time getting Bron Fane's Rodent Mutation than it, I'd be much obliged.
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Post by andydecker on Dec 20, 2019 9:25:17 GMT
Re. Norwood. I feel for you too. Also got some "lost" deliveries this year.
I never heard of Norwood and looked it up. Never would have thought that Badger Books can be so elusive. It was even translated in Italy and Germany in 1963 as a SF Heftroman. Is Norwood yet another pseudonym of Fanthorpe or is he real?
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Post by dem bones on Dec 20, 2019 10:02:44 GMT
Is Norwood yet another pseudonym of Fanthorpe or is he real? Real. Rev. Fanthorpe entirely blameless on this occasion. Night of the Black Horror: On reflection, perhaps this section should come with a use at your own risk financial health warning. Alerting every Tom, Dick & Harriet that you are desperate for a copy of this or that paperback will likely tempt potential seller to substantially inflate asking price.
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 20, 2019 11:45:39 GMT
Was it somebody on Amazon UK that couldn't send it? I hope you eventually get a hold of a copy.
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Post by kooshmeister on Dec 20, 2019 15:21:04 GMT
On reflection, perhaps this section should come with a use at your own risk financial health warning. Alerting every Tom, Dick & Harriet that you are desperate for a copy of this or that paperback will likely tempt potential seller to substantially inflate asking price. True, but, eh... |
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Post by andydecker on Dec 21, 2019 16:16:27 GMT
I found the old translation. They really don't produce covers like that anymore. Night of Horror
Out of the Depths of the ocean Terror creeps on land
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Post by kooshmeister on Apr 13, 2020 0:50:05 GMT
Along with William Essex's Slime, this continues to be the most elusive paperback for me.  |
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Post by kooshmeister on Apr 10, 2021 22:04:56 GMT
As should already be evident from my post(s) about the book, I did manage to snag a copy of this thing finally (and Essex's Slime!).
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