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Post by andydecker on Jan 30, 2024 17:31:03 GMT
While the death of Brian Lumley earlier on the 2nd of January was already reported here, I thought it deserved its own thread.
My condolences to the family.
Mostly known for his Necroscope series, he was one of the early contributors for new Mythos fiction before it became a cottage industry some decades later. In my teens I was a fan of his Mythos work and his character Titus Crow; in later years not so much. But regardless how OTT especially his contributions to everything Mythos were, they were seldom dull. He wrote some fine short-stories over the years which I often enjoyed, and the first volumes of the Necroscope series were fast-paced, original and entertaining. As he basically began writing earnestly in his 40s after retiring from the Military Police, he was kind of a role model for me. I will never understand how he managed to produce so many pages - the later Necroscope novel were literally doorstoppers -, but he did it for years.
He will be missed.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jan 30, 2024 19:15:23 GMT
NECROSCOPE is solid. And you are right, he wrote some really great short stories.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 2, 2024 19:31:31 GMT
I just reread "The Viaduct," a sort of horizontal variation on William Sansom's "The Vertical Ladder." Sweat-inducing stuff, and really a model short story.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2024 20:05:02 GMT
I just reread "The Viaduct," a sort of horizontal variation on William Sansom's "The Vertical Ladder." Sweat-inducing stuff, and really a model short story. "The Viaduct," was my own introduction to Lumley, followed by The Whisperer not long after. There are others I know I liked a lot on reading but can now only vaguely recall - Fruiting Bodies, No Sharks in the Med, Necros etc - whereas that first pair stayed with me ever since. R.I.P. |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 2, 2024 20:09:17 GMT
I just reread "The Viaduct," a sort of horizontal variation on William Sansom's "The Vertical Ladder." Sweat-inducing stuff, and really a model short story. "The Viaduct," was my own introduction to Lumley, followed by The Whisperer not long after. There are others I know I liked a lot on reading but can now only vaguely recall - Fruiting Bodies, No Sharks in the Med, Necros etc - whereas that first pair stayed with me ever since. R.I.P. I am afraid my own introduction was THE BURROWERS BENEATH, and it took me decades before I was willing to try Lumley again. |
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Post by Swampirella on Feb 2, 2024 21:15:39 GMT
"Necroscope" was my first introduction to Lumley's works, followed by the sublime "No Sharks in the Med" and "Fruiting Bodies" which for me was the usual mixed bag.
My condolences to his family and friends.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Feb 3, 2024 8:56:26 GMT
Loved "The Viaduct". RIP Mr Lumley.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Feb 3, 2024 13:55:18 GMT
Loved "The Viaduct". RIP Mr Lumley. I was delighted to buy it. |
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Post by David A. Riley on Feb 3, 2024 16:01:58 GMT
Like everyone else I was saddened to hear of the death of Brian Lumley. I have a number of his books, but one that I especially love is his Weirdbook Press collection from 1984 THE HOUSE OF CTHULHU and Other Tales of The Primal Land, illustrated by Jim Pitts, about which I had the pleasure to write a retrospective review for the Phantasmagoria Brian Lumley Special. Here is a link to my review: Review |
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Post by Shrink Proof on Feb 3, 2024 19:28:10 GMT
Loved "The Viaduct". RIP Mr Lumley. I was delighted to buy it. Money well spent! |
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Post by Mike Brough on Feb 8, 2024 7:03:01 GMT
I'd missed that news. Very sad. I read all of his Necroscope books back in the day and, going against the general flow, I loved the Titus Crow short stories.
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