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Post by dem bones on Oct 24, 2015 6:16:51 GMT
In very exciting news (for me at least), Valancourt Books tweeted out that they are going to be reprinting this in the near future! Original artwork, paperback and hardcover, from a copy gifted them by Sir Charles' grandson. AND they've just published a new edition of J. U. Nicolson's Fingers Of Fear! Surely, the best publishers on the block. How the elitists must HATE them!
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Post by mcannon on Oct 24, 2015 12:31:17 GMT
In very exciting news (for me at least), Valancourt Books tweeted out that they are going to be reprinting this in the near future! That's fantastic news! Presumably the Valencourt reprint of "The Smell of Evil" sold well enough to justify this volume. With any luck further reprints of other Birkin collections might follow, and we enthusiasts can honourably retire some elderly paperbacks or drop plans to sell a kidney in order to be able to afford them. Mark
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Post by fullbreakfast on Sept 8, 2016 22:14:56 GMT
I am pretty sure Roald Dahl shamelessly ripped off the plot of 'Shelter' in one of his stories. I forget the name of the story, unfortunately. The action was moved to somewhere hot and Middle East-ish. May be in the collection Switch Bitch.
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Post by dem bones on Sept 9, 2016 8:04:42 GMT
I am pretty sure Roald Dahl shamelessly ripped off the plot of 'Shelter' in one of his stories. I forget the name of the story, unfortunately. The action was moved to somewhere hot and Middle East-ish. May be in the collection Switch Bitch. The Visitor? To be fair, I'm not sure the plot was original to Birkin either. Would I be right in thinking Angela is an earlier version of The Medicine Cupboard? Spot on, Dr. T. To my mind, its also far the best and cruellest of Devil Spawn's 'new' stories. I was hoping to see more outrage, or at least bewilderment, about the Woolrich-Birkin scandal that I have exposed. But perhaps the enormity of it has left everyone speechless. Have still not read Eyes That Watch You otherwise, why, I'd be incandescent with rage!
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Post by andydecker on Sept 9, 2016 8:32:11 GMT
Will Erickson of the always interesting blog Too Much Horror Fiction had a long review of Birkin last month. As a writer Birkin still evokes strong opinions.
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Post by dem bones on Sept 9, 2016 10:11:26 GMT
Will Erickson of the always interesting blog Too Much Horror Fiction had a long review of Birkin last month. As a writer Birkin still evokes strong opinions. "Misanthropic", "dispiriting," "bleak," "probably the most twisted and depressing story I've ever read" - all the usual accolades. I would have suggested that his work is maybe more accessible to European readers, but then he doesn't go down well with some of our contributors either. I so hope Valancourt will bring the rest of the books back into print.
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Post by Dr Terror on Jan 13, 2018 12:23:13 GMT
An Eye for an Eye Beyond Midnight episode Yarrow
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Post by dem bones on May 8, 2018 10:56:24 GMT
Henri Larne: ( Thrills, 1935). Nina Lang buys John husband a thick belt from a Normandy market stall; previous owner Larne was executed for beating his wife and infant daughter to death. Later revised and expanded for Where Terror Stalked as The Belt. The Actor's Story: ( Quakes, 1933). Its the last night of the tour and backstage her fellow cast are wondering how Philippa Burton will take the news that her lover, Mark Hastings, has married another girl. They get their answer during a performance of the Grand Guignol favourite, Suspicion. Première: The one new story in the collection, of all things, a comic supernatural fantasy. Mary Gordon, an extra on Excelsior Films' $10 million epic, The Mills Of God, was among the five people tragically met their deaths during the 'Casino fire' scene. Now St. Peter fixes it for Mary to attend the London première and finally claim the "film fame" she craved above all else. Angela: ( Tales Of Dread, 1936). Sick sick sick! It seems Birkin had a grudge against John Lang's as here's another one for the chop. This edition, blind and in agonizing pain since the accident, is a martyr to his eye lotion, but finally it looks like he's turned the corner! The Doctor has reassured him that yes, his sight will return within two years. Lang celebrates by setting the date for his marriage to long-term fiancé Jill Grey, 28, a successful fashion photographer. Alas, a fly in the ointment. Angela, 40, his prospective sister-in-law, resentful at Jill's success with men, is determined the wedding should not go ahead. A slightly extended version, with John's surname switched to 'Anderson,' appears in The Tandem Book Of Horror as The Medicine Cupboard, a title which comes close to giving the game away.
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