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Post by mauricebendrix on Nov 3, 2019 20:33:00 GMT
Just found a copy of this in a second-hand bookshop in Plymouth for £3!
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Post by mauricebendrix on Sept 27, 2018 3:31:14 GMT
Yes, it is a reprint, and yes, it is "The Spinney". This was the first Jamesian story which Clive ever wrote and it was an entry for a Ghost Story Society competition. I was one of the judges and I voted it among the top tales, but the other judges disagreed so it wasn't in the winning three which got published in All Hallows. Naturally I then grabbed it for G&S and it was the start of G&S's long history with Clive. It's still a favourite of mine. I'm a sucker for a good supernatural chase, and this is a great example. The new stories in the book are by the final seven authors on the above list, starting with Gail-Nina. Out of interest, do you remember the three winners, Rosemary? I read the Ward story last night and utterly loved it.
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Post by mauricebendrix on May 1, 2018 23:03:05 GMT
Thanks for the reply, Ramsey. Before you come back to the second question, I just wanted to mention that I loved The Fifth Mask and it's now one of only three stories which I remember having read which seem like precursors to your own short fiction; the other two being Fritz Leiber's Smoke Ghost and Graham Greene's A Little Place Off The Edgware Road, though please correct me if you disagree. To add a third question, which other stories might you consider pointers towards your own style found in books like Demons by Daylight, The Height of the Scream, Dark Companions and Waking Nightmares?
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Post by mauricebendrix on Apr 26, 2018 22:20:48 GMT
Ramsey. Hi. I'm just reading Fine Frights and enjoying it very much. My favourite so far has been Peter Phillips' Lost Memory. In the introduction to Fine Frights I think you explain your decision to not include King amongst the stories featured in that collection; and you dedicated the anthology "for Peter Straub and Stephen King who deserve to be in this book".
My first question is, which story by each of those authors would you have included in "Fine Frights: Stories that Scared Me" had you done so?
Secondly, if you were to edit a follow-up volume of similar "stories that scared you" which you've read since this one was published (1988) what would they be?
Thanks so much in advance.
Patrick.
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Post by mauricebendrix on Mar 25, 2018 9:30:22 GMT
By the way, if anybody knows where else I might find the Stan Gooch story mentioned above, please let me know.
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Post by mauricebendrix on Mar 23, 2018 8:29:05 GMT
Here's a question - can anybody identify the original painting the artwork on the front cover is taken from?
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Post by mauricebendrix on Feb 20, 2018 14:14:51 GMT
These were great. I have the Haunted Houses volume.
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Post by mauricebendrix on Feb 20, 2018 14:07:08 GMT
I have a good condition copy of the Supernatural World omnibus. I still think it's the best of all the books on the unknown/paranormal aimed at young persons. The illustrations and the general layout are truly excellent. I also have a copy of the Mysterious Powers volume.
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Post by mauricebendrix on Jun 8, 2017 22:57:16 GMT
I've just started watching the DVDs. Episodes two and three are absolute masterpieces of tension and unease and sublimely acted and directed. They have a quite unique look as they're all shot on film, from what I can tell, and they're all filmed on location, including the interiors. No studio sets in sight.
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Post by mauricebendrix on Jun 8, 2017 19:40:02 GMT
The brief synopsis of The Tomb of Sarah above made me think it was Mary Cholmondeley's tale Let Loose you were describing. I had to go back and check the title and author and recap on the story. That's a great one anyway.
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Post by mauricebendrix on May 27, 2017 7:33:13 GMT
I just read your blog post about Nigel Hinton's The Reaper. Do you know where I can possibly see this? Is it available to view? Thanks and great site.
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