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Post by albie on Feb 23, 2019 11:40:24 GMT
Ah. Two good answers.
Sex? It was the bedroom door that opened on its own and trembled. But why so much violence? Does Ramsey suggest sadomasochism in their relationship? Or does he see sex as an act of violence?
Was the villain of the piece magic I wonder? Did the actors playing out a violent act form a kind of spell that would make a real violent act happen. Unable to make the couple follow the spell it manifests something else to bring the spell into reality? Something that will come out of the bedroom?
It suddenly struck me that the story could be about childbirth. Something coming through the bedroom door.
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Post by albie on Feb 22, 2019 11:50:41 GMT
I read THE WHITE PEOPLE recently. I recalled I must have read it before but almost completely forgot it. A couple of days on I remember little of it. Just seems to be a story of stories being told. Pretty sure I read a few of the Machen you've recommended. Again recall very little. I read THE NOVEL OF THE BLACK SEAL. Can't recall if I liked it. Either my memory is terrible(which is likely) or Machen's stuff slips out of the brain easily.
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Post by albie on Feb 22, 2019 11:33:06 GMT
Should one ask a question of Campbell's work? This is his most confusing story. We have a film crew and a repeating image of a cut hand. Then we have weird stuff happening or not happening. Then a trembling door and something about to happen.
What? Why?
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Post by albie on Feb 19, 2019 15:00:49 GMT
I've heard THE WHITE PEOPLE is good. Ramsey Campbell likes it anyway. Any more?
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Post by albie on Feb 15, 2019 13:15:03 GMT
Shoestring? This is pure horror! Brrrrr.
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Post by albie on Feb 14, 2019 12:30:29 GMT
I get a feeling when I read his work that is almost Aickmanesque. But only just there. He could have been so much more.
I think David Icke fans would like to read his work with its monsters working their way into seats of power.
Update. Finished the book. Definitely Icke's fans would like this. The Fly By Night is identical with what Icke talks about. Monsters that feed off darkness in people and inspire dark events. IN one part of the book the monsters make a sign to satan( being an X) x is code for the devil in Icke's work.
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Post by albie on Feb 13, 2019 16:22:21 GMT
Most of the way through this. The film's version of The Humgoo still chills me and the story version was pretty good.
I think the first thing I ever read of RCH was IT CAME TO DINNER and the matter of fact way he describes the monster in that enthralled me. Who says you need to creep up on the reader? (me, but not always)
I don't think he's matched that for me though. Still, I keep on reading just in case.
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Post by albie on Dec 17, 2018 16:33:28 GMT
Robert E. Howard's 'Wings in the Night'? Googled and it seems to be a Solomon kane story. So it's not that. I think the story was English.
'The Death Cresents of Koti' doesn't ring a bell.
THanks though.
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Post by albie on Dec 12, 2018 15:09:40 GMT
Hope my sketchy recollection of this short story rings a bell with someone.
It was a short story in a 1970s British anthology (NEL, probably), and was a mix of science fiction and horror. It concerned the invention and abuse of a selective memory erasing device, and the end of the story had everyone in Britain enjoying the same meal and watching the same episode of Coronation Street each and every evening of their life - then wiping the memories and starting afresh the next day....
That's not a story, that's what's happening for real.
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Post by albie on Dec 12, 2018 14:57:58 GMT
All I can recall of it is that the monsters were giant bat men. I think it may be quite an old story. It had that feel of being slightly after M. R James. Definitely not too modern. I think tents were involved.
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Post by albie on Dec 5, 2018 15:22:48 GMT
I have this odd thing where I confuse Hugh Lamb for Harold Lamb. I thought you might find this of interest. You think you've got problems. EVERY time I try to type Hugh Lamb (like now), I invariably type Huge Lamp by mistake and have to correct it. One of these days Huge Lamp is going to turn up in G&S (or possibly I'll actually be writing about a Huge Lamp and it'll come out as Hugh Lamb). I hope you realise what torture it was for me to type this post!!! When googling 'David Icke' I always write David Cike. Look up the word.
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Post by albie on Dec 4, 2018 11:46:54 GMT
I REALLY want to read a story about a 'tattered piano' now.
The Curse of the Ribbed Kettle
A Horror Story by fudgetusk
Whilst investigating the death of a local scout, a fat accountant called adam beast uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, ribbed kettle circulating throughout London. As soon as anyone uses the kettle, he or she has exactly 80 days left to live.
The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look zombified. A marked person feels like a cosy dog to touch.
adam gets hold of the kettle, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into his mind: a blonde ostrich balancing on an evil scout, an old newspaper headline about a motor accident, a hooded puppy ranting about warts and a drinking well located in a cold place.
When adam notices his eyebrows have dog-like properties, he realises that the curse of the ribbed kettle is true and calls in his batman, a private detective called tracy sloth, to help.
tracy examines the kettle and willingly submits herself to the curse. She finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. She finds the blonde ostrich balancing on an evil scout particularly chilling. She joins the queue for a supernatural death.
adam and tracy pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded puppy. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?
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Post by albie on Dec 4, 2018 11:14:30 GMT
Actually it was the fault of my batman. I employ him to monitor my internet activity and he neglected to inform me you had replied. I really need to have a word with him. He goes out for hours on a night, comes back with bruises.
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Post by albie on Nov 19, 2018 13:53:32 GMT
MYSTERIES OF WINTERTHURN, although it has been more than 30 years since I read it. Thanks. I wasn't notified you had replied.
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Post by albie on Nov 16, 2018 11:39:59 GMT
Reading END OF A SUMMER'S DAY made me feel mentally ill. I offer two quite different reactions to this; you may choose whichever one pleases you. 1. It is a wonderful feeling! 2. Surely this cannot be good. A bit of both. I keep going back for more.
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