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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jul 22, 2011 1:39:40 GMT
I took one look at that cover and couldn't resist ordering a copy.
Anyway, Russell Kirk's stories are usually worth a read even if they tend to be a little theological for my tastes.
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Post by sara on Jul 24, 2011 11:03:42 GMT
Nice one - woman fleeing, sinister castle, enigmatic older bloke PLUS solitary lit window. It's got it all. ...and the dog. Don’t forget the dog! A sinister looking beast on the cover always scores extra gothic points.  Sara check this cover out ! Love your blog btw. KC Thank you .. and oh my, what a treat! I love these comics, with their dramatic artwork and wonderful titles like Dark Mansions of Forbidden Love and such. I think I have a couple stashed away somewhere, though they’re so scarce in the UK, you just don’t seem to see them anywhere. Thanks for posting it! I took one look at that cover and couldn't resist ordering a copy. Anyway, Russell Kirk's stories are usually worth a read even if they tend to be a little theological for my tastes. I ashamed to say I’d never heard of Russell Kirk before I came across Lost Lake, but his foreword sounds promising – More of the outer darkness than of the twilight zone, these are tales unabashedly Gothick. In them the reader may find hints of M. R James, Henry James, and even Jesse James... So Lost Lake has gone straight to the top of my reading pile. There’s a really sweet dedication on the inside cover – To Miss Gracia Virgo, Witch of Saginaw, from the Wizard of Mecosta. I’d love to know the story behind that. |
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Post by dem on Jul 25, 2011 13:13:12 GMT
Nice one - woman fleeing, sinister castle, enigmatic older bloke PLUS solitary lit window. It's got it all. ...and the dog. Don’t forget the dog! ... or the gorgeous diaphanous gown, highly impractacle for running away purposes: a shellsuit would ruin everything. it's a shame we rarely get to see the heroine's footwear: six inch stilettos for every occasion is my bet. Russell Kirk: Have not got this or any of his other books, but am familiar with a number of the ghost stories in Lost Lake / The Surly Sullen Bell as several have been anthologised. Behind The Stump, Sorworth Place and later stories like There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding are very well worth your time but, while that 'gothic' may be appropriate in one sense, he's not exactly of the Marilyn Ross 'Barnabus Quentin' school and you might consider cover artwork and blurb as outrageously misleading as that of Seeds Of Evil! It has been ages since I read Kirk, but some commentators have found his conservative politics and Christian beliefs over-intrusive. Can't say I noticed them at the time, but then it took me a while to figure that Dennis Wheatley was not entirely sympathetic toward the Trade Unions. |
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Post by sara on Aug 14, 2011 20:33:53 GMT
it's a shame we rarely get to see the heroine's footwear: six inch stilettos for every occasion is my bet. I’d like to think they’re wearing DM’s under those nighties, much more practical  The charity shops in Brighton are glutted with Westerns at the moment. Not usually my thing but I couldn’t resist this bizarre sci-fi / western hybrid from Paperback Library. The cover art is kind of cool too. Six-Gun Planet by John Jakes
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Post by sara on Dec 7, 2011 21:11:56 GMT
Lynn Munroe has forwarded me a link to a new booklist he has compiled on cover art by the artist George Ziel. There is not much known about him, as very few of his covers were credited on the published books. Lynn has done some exhaustive research, including a link to some charcoal drawings created by the artist depicting his time in Dachau concentration camp. The booklist of George Ziel covers can be found here: lynn-munroe-books.com/list62/George_Ziel-home/Ziel_checklist-home.htmAnd a fascinating biog on the artist here: lynn-munroe-books.com/list62/GEORGE_ZIEL2.htm\Fans of Paperback Library gothics will instantly recognise George Ziel’s hauntingly beautiful style. (Which apparently was often credited to Victor Kalin, another artist working for Paperback Library at the time.) Enjoy!   |
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Post by junkmonkey on Dec 8, 2011 9:57:47 GMT
Queen of the Jungle - with very tiny hands and a dislocated elbow! That arm is one awful bit of painting.
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 24, 2021 12:24:33 GMT
Paperback Library: 1964-1974 This cover shows Swampirella desperately attempting to escape from the VAULT OF EVIL! (and Asimov's fingers which have set up home there) |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 24, 2021 13:52:51 GMT
Paperback Library: 1964-1974 This cover shows Swampirella desperately attempting to escape from the VAULT OF EVIL! (and Asimov's fingers which have set up home there) dem bones, when will you increase the budget of this site, so that instead of just having Isaac Asimov's hands, we get the full man in all his SF convention bottom pinching horror? |
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Post by Swampirella on May 24, 2021 14:03:50 GMT
This cover shows Swampirella desperately attempting to escape from the VAULT OF EVIL! (and Asimov's fingers which have set up home there) dem bones, when will you increase the budget of this site, so that instead of just having Isaac Asimov's hands, we get the full man in all his SF convention bottom pinching horror? Butting in again:
Dem "Budget? What budget"?
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Post by Dr Strange on May 24, 2021 14:14:44 GMT
Dem bones, when will you increase the budget of this site, so that instead of just having Isaac Asimov's hands, we get the full man in all his SF convention bottom pinching horror? Since you asked -  Found here - daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empire-asimovs-wall/ |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 24, 2021 14:21:20 GMT
Dem bones, when will you increase the budget of this site, so that instead of just having Isaac Asimov's hands, we get the full man in all his SF convention bottom pinching horror? Since you asked - Found here - daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empire-asimovs-wall/I changed my mind. Too terrifying. |
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Post by helrunar on May 24, 2021 15:08:27 GMT
That's an amazing photo. Great find, Dr Strange.
I wonder who the lady was. She's smiling but her body language seems to be saying "please stop clutching me now."
I read several of Asimov's Black Widower Club tales a few months ago and have been meaning to do a post... so many books, so little, etc. I'd describe the stories as "workmanlike." Good for commute reading.
cheers, Hel
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 24, 2021 15:24:26 GMT
dem bones, when will you increase the budget of this site, so that instead of just having Isaac Asimov's hands, we get the full man in all his SF convention bottom pinching horror? Butting in again:
Dem "Budget? What budget"?
Isn't Dem a Russian oligarch? |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 24, 2021 17:08:27 GMT
This might be a bit of a long shot, and I may be clutching at straws, but if there are any Russian oligarchs lurking on this site (they might be shy) I'm prepared to marry you. But only if there is at least a fifty year age gap between us, as that seems to be a compulsory requirement.
Please leave details of the number of billions you are worth along with your name below, and I'll make a final choice later.
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Post by Swampirella on May 24, 2021 17:33:16 GMT
This might be a bit of a long shot, and I may be clutching at straws, but if there are any Russian oligarchs lurking on this site (they might be shy) I'm prepared to marry you. But only if there is at least a fifty year age gap between us, as that seems to be a compulsory requirement. Please leave details of the number of billions you are worth along with your name below, and I'll make a final choice later. If you're rejected by a Princess, how about a Library Priestess? I'd probably be ok with a 20yr age gap, but you have to give me a spare room in your mansion big enough for my book collection. And of course, you'd be paying for all the future books I want, most of which I find out about on this site. |
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