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Post by mrhappy on Jun 23, 2019 5:08:24 GMT
I agree, I've been waiting patiently for the Flora Mayor for years, it's become a bit of a joke in our house. A metaphor for something that may never happen! This from the Sundial Press website: "Although one might assume the works of Flora Mayor are in the public domain, as we had, a literary agency is claiming copyright representation for their client which we are disputing. Until this issue has been satisfactorily resolved we have no option but to defer publication." Finally the reasons for the delays are starting to become clearer. This is unfortunate as these things can drag on for years. Mr. Happy
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Post by mrhappy on May 18, 2019 4:20:21 GMT
In putting together The Sorceress in Stained Glass, Dalby unearthed some entertainingly lurid stories from the 1930s Philip Allan anthologies. I wasn't particularly impressed by the soul-transference melodrama of George Benwood's "The Interrupted Honeymoon," but the others were just the sort of thing I was hoping find: tales about long-armed revenants (E. K. Allan's "The Round Graveyard"), sheep-exsanguinating vampires (A. D. Avison's "The Horror in the Pond"), implacably menacing standing stones (N. Dennett's "The Menhir"), and zombies by the seaside (John Ashcroft Hopson's "The House with No Road"). All in all, this book was well worth tracking down. I really wish some enterprising publisher would reissue the Creeps series. Paging Valancourt. Mr. Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Apr 30, 2019 14:31:10 GMT
Children of the Stones by Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray.
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Post by mrhappy on Apr 28, 2019 19:43:07 GMT
In addition to the Midnight House edition, Ex Occidente released The Horrifying Presence and Other Tales in 2009. The contents were as follows:
The Story of the Wûlkh I Have killed Alfred Heavenrock The Inn of Spectres Merry-Go-Round The Black Mirror The Graveyard Guardian The Man Who Dared The Night at Camberwell Cousin Passeroux The Head of Mr. Ramberger The Bench and the Door In the Fenn Marshes Between Two Glasses The Monsters at the Window The White Beast The Horrifying Presence Rounde Dance at Koenigstein The Formidable Secret of the Pole House for Sale The Choucroute M. Wohlmut and Franz Benschneider The Night at Pentoville God, You and I . . . The Moustiers Plate The Prettiest Little Girl in the World The Wedding of Mademoiselle Bonvoisin The Tesseract
Wakefield Press released the first English translation of Ray's collection Whiskey Tales at the beginning of the 2019. They have plans to release five further collections over the next few years in MUCH more affordable versions that what has been previously available. Here is to hoping they follow through!
Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Apr 8, 2019 12:59:32 GMT
Just keeping you up to date - G&S 35 is now at the printer. Currently taking out a mortgage to pay for the postage price increases!!! Is it still $13 including shipping to the U.S. or have you had to make the understandable increase? Either way, set me one aside and I will have cash in the mail within 24 hours. Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Mar 11, 2019 18:42:50 GMT
I have his first two anthos. The Dreams of Cardinal Vittorini and The Complete Symphonies of Adolf Hitler. Just read one story so far. Christmas Card. Not bad. I know Campbell extols him. I heard he wrote a story about M R James. COuld someone point me in the right direction? The story you are referring to is most likely A Warning to the Antiquary which appeared in the original release of his first collection The Dreams of Cardinal Vittorini. It was reprinted in the omnibus Dramas from the Depths but has not been reprinted since. Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Mar 11, 2019 2:42:30 GMT
Looks like this is the line-up for the next Ghosts & Scholars, which should be out next month sometime. Fiction: "Windsheer" by Christopher Harman (when the dark arts meet a kite flying competition, something very sinister is born). "An Aunt's Tale" by Victoria Day (who or what was it that said "Now we're shut in for the night"?). Non-Fiction: "'Wrapped In His Books'?: The Character of the Scholar in M.R. James's Stories" by Mark Valentine. "Aickman's 'The School Friend': A Response" by Peter Bell (a different view on one of Robert Aickman's most Jamesian tales, following Mark Valentine's critique in the previous issue). "Some Worcestershire Encounters with J.S. Leatherbarrow (and other people)" by John Howard (a contribution to the "Jamesian Traveller" series, on the author of A Natural Body and a Spiritual Body). News and Reviews. A new Christopher Harman story (and a new issue of G&S for that matter) is always a cause for celebration. Although I thoroughly enjoyed Sarob's The Heaven Tree (a collection consisting of five stories but two of which were unpublished novellas) I think it is time someone releases a more retrospective volume of his work. He has released some gems over his 25 year career. Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Mar 3, 2019 13:57:32 GMT
Sad to report that Hugh Lamb passed away yesterday (02.03.19) after a long illness. Alongside Richard Dalby, his death is a devastating blow to the genre. Very sad news. One of the giants of the field.
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Post by mrhappy on Jan 2, 2019 13:45:26 GMT
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Post by mrhappy on Dec 26, 2018 2:22:44 GMT
Merry Christmas Vault Family!
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Post by mrhappy on Dec 11, 2018 16:52:06 GMT
This title is still available as an eBook for those of you who just want to read it and don't mind the lack of a physical copy. As far as the Sundial Press edition you might have a little bit of a wait - they frequently list their upcoming titles WAAAAAYYY in advance of their actual publication. Sometimes years. That F.M. Mayor collection listed there has been "coming next month" since 2014. I love Frank and he produces some wonderful books (and their customer service is outstanding) but he isn't the quickest when it comes to releases. Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Nov 4, 2018 1:24:57 GMT
His three books of short stories - "The Dark Companion", "The Long Retreating Day" & "The Master of the House" - are all worth reading. If you like stuff by the James Gang I'd go as far as saying they're essential. Tartarus has recently re-released The Long Retreating Day and The Master of the House in affordable paperback editions. Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Oct 25, 2018 13:40:48 GMT
I've just bit the bullet on Shades of Darkness. My copy has just been shipped, apparently. I can't think why I waited ten years. It any event, it is the last anthology edited by Barbara and Christopher Roden for Ash-Tree Press. Money well spent, IMHO. The other compilations in the series ("Midnight Never Comes", "Acquainted With the Night" and "At Ease With the Dead") all get my vote too. Love the Jason van Hollander covers... And don't forget the 2000 release Shadows and Silence. These five collections are cornerstones of modern ghostly fiction and I can't recommend them highly enough. Mr. Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Sept 30, 2018 19:53:44 GMT
Do you still have copies available to purchase? If so, hold me one and I will drop $13 in the post tomorrow. Mr Happy Yes, copies still available! Thank you! You have money on the way. Mr Happy
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Post by mrhappy on Sept 25, 2018 13:35:19 GMT
G&S 34 just back from the printer. We'll be sending copies out over the next couple of weeks. Do you still have copies available to purchase? If so, hold me one and I will drop $13 in the post tomorrow. Mr Happy
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