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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 14:18:19 GMT
Dr Gogol, anyone?
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 14:11:52 GMT
This was supposed to be part of the original post but I had issues with the image, sorry. And Templesmith is also responsible for the Wormwood stories - Wormwood Gentleman Corpse, It Only Hurts When I Pee and Calamari Rising, all incredibly funny and innovative works that I recommend without reservation.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 14:08:51 GMT
I know it's way, way modern stuff, but I'm surprised to find nothing on Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's groundbreaking 30 Days of Night series here. I know that some of the outings were very much filler material, just milking the franchise for all it's worth, but the first three graphic novels alone (30 Days, Dark Days and Return to Barrow), along with Red Snow, are such wonderful work, both on art and story, that I just had to give them a mention. I'll try and post an image here, forgive me if it goes to pot.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 13:59:21 GMT
Well, I enjoyed it hugely. Some below par offerings, of course, but Pigeons from Hell is a real showstopper, and Askold Akishin's short pieces were a total surprise. Well worth the money (especially as I got it for a fiver from HMV).
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 13:51:28 GMT
Nobody into the pen and paper games, then? Oh, well. How about (shocked gasp) computer horror games? Anybody else a fan of the Dark Fall series, and Darkness Within?
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 13:49:47 GMT
Join the club, HP - my 'to watch' shelf collapsed on Friday under the weight of the stuff. Had to rush out and buy some brackets for a quick fix. Mind you, my son's entire bookcase has had to be replaced - the shelves were buckling under the weight of his unfeasibly huge Judge Dread and Warhammer 40K collection. I blame Dan Abnett.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 16, 2010 13:42:18 GMT
I read this so very long ago, and had completely forgotten it. But I did get some very unsettling dreams after reading the Munby story - the man who ran my favourite second-hand bookshop (long defunct, sadly) was just too reminiscent of the main character.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 18:32:52 GMT
I'm sort of hovering about Ligotti myself; possibly it's because I find his work a bit too disturbing. But I heartily recommend the graphic collections of his stories, The Nightmare Factory Vols 1 and 2. Ligotti was closely involved with them, and the artwork complements the stories exceptionally well.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 18:21:49 GMT
I agree with ALL of you; I have the Ghosts of Motley Hall on my shelves, and my kids love it as much as I did. And Children of the Stones, Ace Of Wands, The Feathered Serpent, The Georgian House, The Guardians, and The Doombolt Chase have all entertained us either on rental or purchase. Some of it dates - wobbly sets, tatty costumes, the odd bit of crap acting - but generally the quality is much higher. Given the choice between whatever's on the twenty or so kids' channels I pay for, and wheeling out the Sapphire and Steel dvds, Joanna and David get the vote every time from us all, at ages 11, 17 and 48.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 18:11:23 GMT
Damn, I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed those novelisations - I had all of them at one time, don't have a single one now. The Mummy was my favourite, too; always have been a sucker for Boris, and when Universal put out their lovely, lovely remasterings I had to have that one. (Okay, I had all of them. Tosh, but such wonderful tosh...) The documentaries are fascinating, too.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 18:07:23 GMT
One of my favourite DW stories of all time - owing much to my favourite Quatermass story, Q and the Pit. Yes, the Magister is adorable, especially his incantations which are Mary had a little lamb recited backwards. Class.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 18:01:56 GMT
I'm voting for Malcolm Hulke; he mostly novelised his own stories, so he could put back in what time and budget constraints took out, and when he worked on other people's material he always gave it an intelligent and thoughtful treatment. Favourite one has to be The Doomsday Weapon (I understand it was Target who imposed the bloody awful title changes - this one used to be Colony In Space).
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 17:55:37 GMT
It may be a long wait for a reply, but yes, I've seen it, and I thought it was rather good; lost its way here and there, but generally very creepy and disturbing. I prefer it to Shutter, but only just.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 17:48:45 GMT
Funnily enough, I once played a Call of Cthulhu roleplaying scenario in which freshwater cousins of the Deep Ones were living in a location clearly based on the Harecastle canal tunnel in the north end of this city. Mind you, most of the muties up that end are more like ghouls than fishmen.
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Post by lemming13 on Aug 9, 2010 17:42:01 GMT
That's it! Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio was definitely the title. The ones on Amazon aren't illustrated, but I can live with that - the stories definitely match what I remember. Thanks eternally for that; copy ordered!
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