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Post by Johnlprobert on Aug 8, 2008 10:53:21 GMT
Of course that's a matter for debate but anyway: Coffin Nails - my new book, from Ash-Tree Press, is now out, and a pile of copies of this quite beautiful volume are sitting beside me as I type this. Those who have yet to watch it can access the promotional video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL-0Re9zCQAThose of a delicate nature who may find the gratuitous nudity a little too much are advised to stop the film once it gets to the cover image Those of an even more delicate disposition who may find my attempts at a cross between Roald Dahl & Sir Donald Wolfit are advised to stop the film as soon as it starts. Everyone is of course heartily encouraged to buy this rather splendid volume of horror stories and thus allow me to continue with a lifestyle that will ensure that various Milan fashion designers, the distillers of Hendricks Gin, and all those who work in the Savoy chain of hotels are kept in gainful employment. Go on - you know you want to. There's even a picture of me in a rather fine navy cheesecloth pinstripe on the back cover. www.ash-tree.bc.ca/atp138coffinnails.htm
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Aug 8, 2008 12:22:27 GMT
great video, smashing tie.
Book looks good too and I am still sweating from the gratuitous nudity...
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Post by dem bones on Aug 8, 2008 16:04:19 GMT
Corkers! The climax of that video is a bit X-rated, yer worship! Top, top stuff and congratulations! Size most certainly matters! John Llewellyn Probert - Coffin Nails (Ash Tree Press, June 2008) Jacket art by Keith Minnion Introduction
The Moving Image Nefarious Assortment Of Music and Mayhem The Brook The Ossuary Final Act Between the Pipes The Sacrifices We Make The Measure of a Man Keeping It In the Family Taking Over Don't Look Back Maleficarum NewLands Guided Tour A Matter of Urgency The Topiary Patch An Absence of Malice
Afterword and Story NotesBlurb THE FILM-MAKERS who unleash a curse from an ancient abbey . . . The teenager who murders the sister he never had . . . The care-home whose attic harbours a monstrous secret . . . A schoolbook of poetry that means death for its readers . . . The witch's familiar unleashed by church organ music . . .
Welcome to the sinister, scary, and sometimes outrageous world of John Llewellyn Probert. A place filled with troubled schoolchildren, overbearing theatre producers, brilliant surgeons, and nervous billionaires. Where a walk in the country can lead to a mansion filled with beautiful women, or a trap from which you can never escape. Where a picture on the wall of a primary school classroom can come to life with appalling consequences, and a rugby match can be the scene for a burned witch's revenge. Meet the parents who think they know what is best for their son—until he returns from the grave to show them otherwise. Learn about the girl who found solace in a burial chamber near Prague; and discover the real reason why West-End musicals succeed or fail.
Ash-Tree Press is proud to present award-winning author John Llewellyn Probert's Coffin Nails—eighteen tales designed to make you gasp with horror and shudder with delight: a volume so gripping that, as you read it, you may well fail to notice the twisted, taloned creature that escaped when you opened the book creeping up behind you to do its dreadful work. Once you've satisfied yourself that there is nothing there, please feel free to read the rest of the book. But remember—we never said that it was visible.PRICE: Cdn$49.00 / US$49.00 / £28.00 Limited to 400 copies: order yours from Ash Tree PressWatch the Promo videoContact the author: John L. Probert
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Post by Johnlprobert on Aug 8, 2008 18:44:15 GMT
Craig - thanks for the kind comments. If there is the demand for this sort of thing I intend to have far more nudity in subsequent promotional epics. But all in the best possible taste, naturally.
Dem - thanks for that. I hope you enjoy the book. It's intended as a collection of my more subtle, understated stories (well, understated for me). The serious Birkinesque nasties are on their way, though.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Aug 8, 2008 18:45:57 GMT
And Craig - full marks for tie appreciation, sir! It's actually my Egyptian Book of the Dead tie from the British Museum.
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coral
New Face In Hell
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Post by coral on Aug 8, 2008 20:24:15 GMT
That was totally brill, yay. Before Craig admired it, I was about to tell you that your tie was absolutely gopping.
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Post by carolinec on Aug 9, 2008 17:19:02 GMT
If there is the demand for this sort of thing I intend to have far more nudity in subsequent promotional epics. But all in the best possible taste, naturally. I must admit, I went dashing over to YouTube expecting it to be you, John, who was "gratuitously nude" - so I ended up a little disappointed! But seriously, a spiffing vid, and the book looks excellent and is tempting me ever so much ... ;D
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Post by Johnlprobert on Aug 9, 2008 17:47:30 GMT
Well Caroline I must say I'm delighted at the thought of a young lady dashing to see a video of me. While I think such things are best left to the world of fantasy,like I said - if there is sufficient demand....
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stephenbacon
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Post by stephenbacon on Aug 10, 2008 22:12:57 GMT
Nice vid, John.
Did I spy a lovely pair of tits in the video?
They might've been sparrows or robins. They were in the trees behind you during your narration.
Not sure if you noticed them.
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Post by Johnlprobert on Aug 11, 2008 13:33:47 GMT
They were stunt sparrows, Steve. They cost a fortune as we had to employ members of equitweety
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Post by Dr Terror on Aug 13, 2008 13:07:05 GMT
Thought this might have been about Tony Pulis...
Coffin Nails - yes, I want one of these.
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Post by benedictjjones on Aug 14, 2008 14:39:30 GMT
would've loved to have picked this up but £28...
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Aug 14, 2008 15:12:05 GMT
I would say the nudity is a catchy novelty to get people interested. I would also encourage you personally to think more of fab ties and velvet jackets rather than travel down the nudity road yourself. Just a gut feeling my part....although Coral might have other ideas
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Post by Johnlprobert on Aug 15, 2008 12:12:49 GMT
The road to nudity is paved with...well clothes I suppose. Rest assured I have no intentions of tossing my velvet jackets aside at the moment, but the nudity content of my stories does seem to be on the up. That couldn't possibly be as a result of soime of the pulpy delights we discuss on this board.
Could it?
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Post by carolinec on Aug 15, 2008 16:52:13 GMT
... but the nudity content of my stories does seem to be on the up. That couldn't possibly be as a result of some of the pulpy delights we discuss on this board. Could it? Or maybe you're just getting to a "funny age", John! (only kidding)
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