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Post by troo on Mar 1, 2008 12:33:18 GMT
Pantechnicon Issue Six is now available. Contents: STORIESThe InterpreterCenturies after a toxic atmosphere has confined Humanity to Earth, something wants to leave the planet. To do that, it’ll need the help of an Interpreter - one of the professionals who use the Rosetta drug to facilitate diplomacy. Together, they’ll change the world completely. Luke TudgeThe Dopple Gang Show - Part OneJacob Rieser’s not going to get an insurance payout for the destruction of his flat. Apparently the Loss Adjuster doesn’t believe his tale of parallell worlds, gorillas in armour, and a doppleganger who tried to kill him. The first part in a new ongoing series. Colin SinclairBlakenship & Dawes in: The Island of Ignominy!Following the sinking of an ocean liner bound for South Afrika, Avery Dawes and James Blakenship find themselves stranded on an idyllic island. Admittedly the island is dominated by an active volcano, the natives are mechanised spider-bodies with human heads, and the fellows in question are armed with naught but their wits and, well, their wits, but an English Gentleman must keep a stiff upper lip about him at all times. Jens RushingInnocentJosephine is a harlot. A whore of Babylon, put on this Earth to tempt men and women alike. Her sensuality is unavoidable, undeniable. Her mother knows this. Tempted by her own daughter, unable to bear it any longer, she struggles through life torn between what she should feel and what she does feel. Josephine is four years old. Victoria SnellingThe Resetting SunAllison’s Father has created the most advanced artificial life-form yet. Designed from the ground-up to be the most advanced weapon available to the military, he’s indistinguishable from a human being to the casual eye. And he’s fallen in love with Allison. Quentin Mark PiersonSplitSet in the same universe as Krill (Issue Four), Split sees Jupiter yet again under examination - this time by husband and wife team Ashley Havers and Sindra Vandrewala. David BrookesFEATURESThe Ghost School TrilogyTony Lee takes a look at this collection of Korean horror films. Deeply Disturbing: An Interview with the Grand Master of Horror, Ramsey CampbellSeriously. Do you need any more than that? COLUMNSGuest Column: Stephen VolkScreenwriter Stephen Volk takes a look at the rebirth of Hammer, and asks whether it’s really a good idea to go digging around in cinema’s graveyard. The Fandom Menace When you wish upon a starWhy? Why demand your favourite franchise returns, only to rip it to shreds? Curse you, fandom! DVD has killed my inner childDocumentaries on DVDs that tell you all about how the effects were done. Blessing, or curse? Discuss.
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Post by sean on Mar 1, 2008 14:43:37 GMT
Nice little Ramsey Campbell interview there.
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Post by carolinec on Mar 1, 2008 16:07:03 GMT
Thanks, Sean - glad you like it. I note the word "little"! I must admit, I was surprised at how brief he was in some of his answers. I seem to manage to misjudge how many questions to ask people too. Still, short but sweet. And a delightful interviewee into the bargain! I really enjoyed doing that. ;D ;D Stephen Volk's piece on the resurrection of Hammer looks interesting. Think that will have to be my next port of call ...
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Post by troo on Mar 1, 2008 16:12:59 GMT
Ah but it's quality, Caz, not ramblins
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Post by dem bones on Mar 1, 2008 20:48:39 GMT
I've had difficulty trying to download the pdf (weedy connection timing out), so so I've given up for tonight and just read the Ramsey Campbell interview from the screen. Loved it. He's always been an astute commentator on the current state of horror fiction and his comparison to the 'fifties may well be deadly accurate. Also found his, fairly negative, appraisal of Demons By Daylight (which I really like, even The Interloper!) interesting and the bobbing and weaving around the identity of 'Errol Undercliffe' was fun. Bloody Hell - poor old Dennis Wheatley cops it from him again! It's Stephen Volk for me next, too!
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Post by carolinec on Mar 2, 2008 0:16:29 GMT
Also found his, fairly negative, appraisal of Demons By Daylight (which I really like, even The Interloper!) interesting Yes, I was surprised by his negativity about that collection too! I guess it's a case of him looking back at his work and thinking he could have done it better with hindsight (and more experience). Glad you enjoyed the interview as well, Dem. ;D Is your internet connection not broadband? That might explain the downloading problems. I'll mention it to Troo (unless she sees this first). Still haven't got around to reading Stephen Volk's article yet - been busy autograph hunting today at a local film event! (Michael Palin )
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Post by dem bones on Mar 2, 2008 7:12:22 GMT
Is your internet connection not broadband? That might explain the downloading problems. I'll mention it to Troo (unless she sees this first). i'm still a dial-up dinosaur; according to Or*n*e, they're unable to switch me over and "... this could be for a number of technical reasons such as your phone line can't support broadband or you live too far from the exchange" which will teach me to make home in that notoriously remote little outback, the City of London, where we've only just discovered, like, roads. I definitely have to start thinking about getting me a printer, too. It's rotten, i know, but I read fiction off-line increasingly rarely these days (don't enjoy the experience overmuch and found myself slipping into speed-read-and-get-it-over-with tendencies, which isn't at all fair on the authors and makes me feel bad) and, as I can't get to Stephen Volk's piece yet, I dug out an interview he gave Udolpho magazine in the 'nineties, some years after he wrote the screenplay and novelisation of Ken Russell's delirious Gothic, and I'm also gonna have a rematch with RC's The Franklyn Paragraphs in Demon's By Daylight!
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Post by troo on Mar 2, 2008 10:29:47 GMT
Yeah, sorry Dem. We've got a wee technical problem at the moment that I can't resolve until midweek (i.e. when we get switched over to our new internet service provider). Believe it or not my problem's actually staying connected long enough to upload anything.
Fingers crossed I retain internet long enough to click "post reply"...
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Post by dem bones on Mar 2, 2008 13:33:19 GMT
Commiserations, Troo. Does anybody have a hassle-free internet experience? The only reason I've stuck with my ISP - despite actually being banned by them once - is that I've yet to find one that's not the subject of billions of grumbles on-line. I hope your new one is better than your last! I'll try again later in the week. I always enjoy the articles and commentary, and i see there's even a bonus moan about fans to look forward to!
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Post by troo on Mar 3, 2008 11:48:19 GMT
Lee's moans are always fun
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Post by troo on Mar 12, 2008 16:15:29 GMT
Stoopids downloads problems now fixed! Hurrah!
Cunningly, Adobe have forgotten that most people would prefer a small file, and instead of having a "Make my file absolutely ginormous please", they've made that the default, and "Make my file quite small and manageable" please is an option.
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Post by carolinec on Mar 12, 2008 20:06:05 GMT
Excellent, so we should get even more readers flocking to the site to read it now, I hope .... ;D ;D
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Post by dem bones on Mar 12, 2008 23:17:56 GMT
Guest Column: Stephen VolkScreenwriter Stephen Volk takes a look at the rebirth of Hammer, and asks whether it’s really a good idea to go digging around in cinema’s graveyard. I was particularly looking forward to reading Volk's thoughts on the Hammer revival and I think he calls it right - reluctantly pessimistic. Aside from sounding like the suckiest idea I've heard in ages, all this "we're releasing From Beyond The Rave on MySpace first!" lark sends me 'we're terrified this would die on the multiplex circuit' distress signals. Like as not, Hammer means absolutely fuck all to anybody under the age of thirty anyway. I hope it turns out GREAT, but ..... Download Pantechnicon #6 direct from HERE and take a mo to check out the back issues as you're sure to find something that tickles your fancy!
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Post by troo on Mar 13, 2008 10:14:59 GMT
I absolutely love Stephen's Column. We're trying out this "Guest author writes a column each issue" thing, but every time I announce "This is the first in a new series of..." something goes horribly wrong
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Post by troo on Apr 3, 2008 18:42:32 GMT
Righty! My apologies to Dem in particular, whose ISP hates him, but all content from the PDF is now available to read online as well as for download.
May this be the last of our technical woes! (But, let's face it, it won't be).
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