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Post by pulphack on Mar 3, 2013 7:03:49 GMT
The really odd thing here is not that the Rev and Mrs F took a typewriter and notes to bed - which is, admittedly, a bit eccentric, but each to their own and all that - but rather that he had to read the notes by torch from under the covers. Presumably Mrs F would also be there, as it would be a little difficult to have one person under the blankets with a torch and one on top with a typewriter; in which case, if one was on top of the blankets, they would need the light on anyway, so there would be no need for a torch.
No, the really odd thing is not the typing in bed: it's WHY did they have to do this under cover of blankets and by torchlight IN THEIR OWN HOME? Who, or what, were they hiding this activity from?
Have I been giving this too much thought?
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Post by doctor3 on Mar 3, 2013 17:03:02 GMT
I honestly have no idea! I've not seen him for a while but next time i bump into him i'll ask.
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Post by dem on Mar 3, 2013 19:39:06 GMT
Debbie Cross's take on the blanket, tapes and typewriter process adopted by the Rev. during his Badger years. "The process began with the cover art which would be sent to him. He would return the cover art with several alternate titles and a cover blurb. He then wrote the story, usually in less than a week, by dictating into a battery of tape recorders. He would often do this huddled under a blanket to enhance concentration. The tapes would then be transcribed by a team of typists who would notify him when the required page length was near." From Down The Badger Hole (Wrigley Cross Books, 1995) |
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Post by pulphack on Mar 4, 2013 13:19:24 GMT
Well, that explains everything... we've all found a blanket an aid to concentration at times, haven't we?
Seriously, I was joking doctor...
In truth, huddling under a blanket is a much safer aid to concentration than Jim Moffat's product placement scotch.
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Post by dem on Apr 23, 2013 10:01:42 GMT
Lionel Fanthorpe - The Triple Man ( Supernatural Stories # 96, Badger Books, April 1965) Blurb:
Psychology recognises the existence of multiple personalities inhabiting the same mind. To the ancients such strange transformations were evidence of demon possession, and even today there are reputable experts who would not rule out the possibility that something else can take over a human mind.
To the victim of such personality changes there are long periods for which the memory cannot account, periods during which the secret enemy is in charge.
Walter Hamilton was a perfectly normal, well-adjusted man in early middle age when the strange gaps in his memory first began to worry him. At first he tried to ignore the tell-tale symptoms of schizophrenia but other clues presented themselves.
The face in a crowd scene on a telerecorded film looked vaguely familiar. It wasn't his face . . . but there were undeniable similarities. A picture in a newspaper worried him even more. . . .
Before he could extricate himself he was trapped in a tangled web of interwoven personalities, unable to find himself, powerless to break away from the sinister complications of his two other lives.
This mature, fearless novel is the story of a desperate man's battle with inescapable psychic enemies.Another from the James bundle. The Triple Man provides just the one 'philosophical' quote to Debbie Cross's Down The Badger Hole, so, cover artwork to the contrary, I'm guessing this may be among the wrestler turned Reverend's less frivolous offerings.
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Post by dem on May 14, 2013 10:28:10 GMT
Patricia & Lionel Fanthorpe - The Black Lion (Greystoke Mobray Ltd; 1979) Blurb: Mark Sable, a lonely and alienated ex-convict, encounters an old mystic who gives him a curious medallion. This strange talisman transports Mark from the hostility of earth to his rightful home on Derl.
Here, as the Black Lion, re-incarnate feudal King of Dar, and royal brother to the Golden Tiger, Mark sets out in quest of the great Power Sphere of Kalun. He learns that the shining tower of the citadel is part of the crippled space ship that brought him to Derl in his first incarnation centuries ago.
The Lion, the Tiger and Zotala the Priest combine ruthless barbaric strength and starship technology against their enemies - the League of Three Cities: Argath, Kiphol and Ramos. The League is hated and feared for its depravity and cruelty, its dark wizardry and vast mercenary armies.
Mark's beautiful young Queen, Amana, is a prisoner in the torture dungeons of Ramos ... her defiant courage unbroken by the whips and branding irons of her sadistic enemies, and the threat of lingering death in the arena.Many thanks to Justin for sending me a copy of one of Rev. Fanthorpe's non-Badger efforts. According to the 'about the authors' entry, this one "took over seven years to write, and it was Patricia's quiet determination which steered it through those years." To be truthful, my first thoughts on wading through that blurb were that it would be seven years before I even attempt to read The Black Lion, but that last paragraph has me intrigued ...... In meantime, here's a not-very-good blow up of that lovely photo on back.  Photo: Chris Howes
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Post by ssppookkyy on Sept 10, 2013 20:31:09 GMT
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Post by ssppookkyy on Sept 10, 2013 20:34:13 GMT
Did anyone hear Lionel Fanthorpe reading ghost/supernatural stories on BBC Radio 4 Extra recently?
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Post by dem on Sept 11, 2013 7:33:52 GMT
Did anyone hear Lionel Fanthorpe reading ghost/supernatural stories on BBC Radio 4 Extra recently? Afraid not. But the Reverend was among he "30 greatest speakers of our times" who addressed the Seriously Strange paranormal fest in Bath this weekend gone (6th-8th). The Ghost Fiction and Ghost Fact: Storytelling and Paranormal Research panel included Black Book contributors Lord Probert, Stephen Volk, and Simon Kurt Unsworth with Reece Shearsmith and Tim Lebbon. Other guests perhaps familiar to Vault include Guy Lyon Playfair ( The Enfield Poltergeist) Richard Freeman, professional cryptozoologist and author, Lembit bloody Opik (bride of a Cheeky Girl, "UFO commentator and former MP"), and .... nope, can't bring myself to give one particular hoax bloke the publicity. You can download a free programme direct from this link. Seriously Strange |
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Post by Johnlprobert on Sept 14, 2013 7:49:34 GMT
Did anyone hear Lionel Fanthorpe reading ghost/supernatural stories on BBC Radio 4 Extra recently? Afraid not. But the Reverend was among he "30 greatest speakers of our times" who addressed the Seriously Strange paranormal fest in Bath this weekend gone (6th-8th). The Ghost Fiction and Ghost Fact: Storytelling and Paranormal Research panel included Black Book contributors Lord Probert, Stephen Volk, and Simon Kurt Unsworth with Reece Shearsmith and Tim Lebbon. Other guests perhaps familiar to Vault include Guy Lyon Playfair ( The Enfield Poltergeist) Richard Freeman, professional cryptozoologist and author, Lembit bloody Opik (bride of a Cheeky Girl, "UFO commentator and former MP"), and .... nope, can't bring myself to give one particular hoax bloke the publicity. You can download a free programme direct from this link. Seriously StrangeYes, we were there. I've only just recovered! It was a pleasure to shake Lionel Fanthorpe's hand - he seems such a jolly chap and unfazed by anything - you can't help but like him. I told him I liked his Fortean TV songs and his beardy smile got even bigger! The 'hoax bloke' got a big audience because of the subject matter, but then most of us fell asleep, only being nudged into wakefulness by the occasional moment of unintended hilarity ("I should point out that I was carrying a stake at that moment, for reasons I will explain later," and other rambling coughing nonsense). A nice dinner and some new friends made but if anything, my belief in things paranormal is now even less than it was, as it appears to mainly attributable to people who are far too anxious and jumpy making far too much of everyday occurrences. |
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Post by dem on Sept 14, 2013 17:30:25 GMT
Thank you so much for taking the time to file a report from the frontline, y' worship. Did anyone think to film it (obviously i'm talking 'the Ghost Fiction and Ghost Fact' debate, and not the latest airing of Carry on up the H**hg*te "V**pire" tommy-rot)? Yes, we were there. I've only just recovered! It was a pleasure to shake Lionel Fanthorpe's hand - he seems such a jolly chap and unfazed by anything - you can't help but like him. I told him I liked his Fortean TV songs and his beardy smile got even bigger! Doesn't surprise me in the least that you hit it off with Rev. Fanthorpe and vice versa. It's surely no coincidence that this thread is among our all-time most cheerful and celebratory. Am very pleased you enjoyed the weekend. A nice dinner and some new friends made but if anything, my belief in things paranormal is now even less than it was, as it appears to mainly attributable to people who are far too anxious and jumpy making far too much of everyday occurrences. We are much of a mind on that last. Except you're far more diplomatic about it ... Later ...Ask and you shall receive. Many thanks, Mr. Mains! ASSAP 2013 Conference - Ghost Fiction and Ghost Fact |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Sept 15, 2013 0:43:44 GMT
("I should point out that I was carrying a stake at that moment, for reasons I will explain later," and other rambling coughing nonsense). Brilliant |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 20, 2015 16:10:11 GMT
John S. Manning (ed.) - Supernatural Stories # 9 (Badger Books, Spring 1957) Edward Richards - The Devil's DictionaryThe old book showed how to summon the powers of darkness. Ridiculous of course. But was it?John Mason - The Ancient AlchemistEternal life was his—but at a price which others were not to prepared to pay.Robert D. Ennis - The Artist's ModelThe House was haunted, but that didn't matter. Not until the dead began to threaten the living.L. C. Powers - The Witch of PeroniaShe was lovely, but it was false beauty and the little dolls she made were evil incarnate.Raymond L. Burton - The DolmenIt stood on the Downs, a great stone older than history, so old that no-one remembered why it was there.Andrew Sutton - Snake VengeanceCurses are meaningless things, capable only of frightening fools. But what if such a curse should work? Picked up this beauty for £1 on black pilgrimage to Spitalfields Market this morning, an early, pre-Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe involvement issue of John Spencer's legendary publication. Even lucky Cornish piskie 'Joan the Wad' was yet to enlist. Don't pay too much attention to the author credits as we have it on the best authority, namely Mike Ashley's superlative Fantasy Readers Guide that these are all the creations of E. C. Tubb. Note how in the short time it takes us to reach the contents list, cover star 'James S, Stanton' has suddenly become 'Edward Richards'. Was kind of amazed to see Tubbb had written all of these: I think most if not all are ona relatively newish colelction 'The Mirror of the Night and Other Weird Tales' 11 • Introduction (The Mirror of the Night and Other Weird Tales) • (2003) • essay by Philip Harbottle 19 • Mirror of the Night • (1998) • shortstory by E. C. Tubb 29 • The Enemy Within Us • (1954) • shortstory by E. C. Tubb 49 • The Ancient Alchemist • (1957) • novelette by E. C. Tubb 77 • The Artist's Model • (1957) • novelette by E. C. Tubb 105 • Snake Vengeance • (1957) • shortstory by E. C. Tubb 121 • State of Mind • (1965) • shortstory by E. C. Tubb 131 • Enchanter's Encounter • (1959) • novelette by E. C. Tubb 165 • The Winner • (1971) • shortstory by E. C. Tubb 185 • The Witch of Peronia • (1957) • novelette by E. C. Tubb 205 • Sentimental Journey • (1957) • shortstory by E. C. Tubb |
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Post by dem on Feb 20, 2015 17:00:26 GMT
Was kind of amazed to see Tubbb had written all of these: I think most if not all are ona relatively newish colelction 'The Mirror of the Night and Other Weird Tales' It seems that issue 9 (in its entirety) was the only time E.C. Tubb wrote for Supernatural Stories, but during the early 'fifties he contributed pseudonymous work other Badger publications. According to Mike Ashley's invaluable Fantasy Readers Guide, these are all him. Charles Grey - Intrigue On Io ( Tales Of Tomorrow #5, Sept 1952) Charles Grey - There's No Tomorrow ( Worlds Of Fantasy #7, Sept 1952) L. T. Bronson - First Effort ( Worlds Of Fantasy #7, Sept 1952) Charles Grey - Helping Hand ( Wonders Of The Spaceways #5, Nov. 1952) Charles Grey - Honour Bright ( Futuristic Science Stories #12, Summer 1953) Charles Grey - Visiting Celebrity ( Futuristic Science Stories #14, Winter 1953/4) Charles Gray - Museum Piece ( Futuristic Science Stories #15, Spring 1954) |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 22, 2015 20:51:44 GMT
Was kind of amazed to see Tubbb had written all of these: I think most if not all are ona relatively newish colelction 'The Mirror of the Night and Other Weird Tales' It seems that issue 9 (in its entirety) was the only time E.C. Tubb wrote for Supernatural Stories, but during the early 'fifties he contributed pseudonymous work other Badger publications. According to Mike Ashley's invaluable Fantasy Readers Guide, these are all him. Charles Grey - Intrigue On Io ( Tales Of Tomorrow #5, Sept 1952) Charles Grey - There's No Tomorrow ( Worlds Of Fantasy #7, Sept 1952) L. T. Bronson - First Effort ( Worlds Of Fantasy #7, Sept 1952) Charles Grey - Helping Hand ( Wonders Of The Spaceways #5, Nov. 1952) Charles Grey - Honour Bright ( Futuristic Science Stories #12, Summer 1953) Charles Grey - Visiting Celebrity ( Futuristic Science Stories #14, Winter 1953/4) Charles Gray - Museum Piece ( Futuristic Science Stories #15, Spring 1954) Cheers Dem. Wants list spiraling out of control... |
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