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Post by lemming13 on Jan 12, 2011 11:22:01 GMT
As a 'young adult' (12 or so) I adored RCH's work and I borrowed every volume our library - at that time actually a place to borrow books - could provide. I was reading one of them when my grandfather stopped by for a visit. Glancing at the book he saw a photo of RCH and said 'I know this bloke; he helped me get on the boat at Dunkirk when I had the shrapnel in my leg and couldn't walk. I'll never forget that face.' Which, incidentally, was the first time I (or anyone else but my gran) knew Grandad had even been at Dunkirk; we knew he was invalided out and became a Bevan boy, but where he was wounded had been his secret. So RCH was even more a favourite after that, and Grandad used to read the books after I had done with them. Classic Brit-pulp, and worth celebrating.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Jan 12, 2011 11:59:01 GMT
As a 'young adult' (12 or so) I adored RCH's work and I borrowed every volume our library - at that time actually a place to borrow books - could provide. I was reading one of them when my grandfather stopped by for a visit. Glancing at the book he saw a photo of RCH and said 'I know this bloke; he helped me get on the boat at Dunkirk when I had the shrapnel in my leg and couldn't walk. I'll never forget that face.' Which, incidentally, was the first time I (or anyone else but my gran) knew Grandad had even been at Dunkirk; we knew he was invalided out and became a Bevan boy, but where he was wounded had been his secret. So RCH was even more a favourite after that, and Grandad used to read the books after I had done with them. Classic Brit-pulp, and worth celebrating. My God. What a story!
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Post by dem bones on Jan 12, 2011 12:17:42 GMT
That made my day too. What with Morgan Scorpion's earlier post, R.C.H. is coming out of this very well. Might as well add Michel Parry's reminiscences from some wretched MySp*ce page i set up then left to rot when i got sick of MySp*ce. I have great memories of visiting the set of 'The Monster Club' and meeting John Carradine who played Ronald in the film. (I suggested to Milton that he ask Mel Brooks to play him (Milton) in the film - they looked kind of similar and had similar backgrounds. I'm sure MB would have done it for a laugh, but Milton decided against it.)
Ronald was a sweet guy too and it's good to see someone helping to keep his memory alive.
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Post by lemming13 on Jan 14, 2011 9:40:51 GMT
Well, I certainly owed him one; Grandad was my number one favourite relative, in spite of his bizarre obsession with Randolph Scott (to whom he bore a slight resemblance) and fondness for Champion the Wonder Horse. In a good way, I should assure you, given the kind of things Vaulters seem to come across daily . He was partly responsible for my voracious reading habits, including reading at meal times. Lunch with Grandy usually involved two large grill-ups, a pulp western for him and a pulp horror for me, and no sound but munching and the turning of pages. One drawback to the Kindle - doesn't lend itself well to being used one-handed while the other manages a fork...
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Jan 14, 2011 12:24:36 GMT
Certainly sounds like a top geezer. My granddad on my dad's side taught me how to gamble with cards at the age of 5 or so and gave us a deal table to keep the decks in good shape. I know he read Burrough's romances and I inherited a few battered and well used copies.
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Post by andydecker on Apr 11, 2011 14:16:53 GMT
Here is a nice bit I stumbled across when I found some old comics I had forgotten I have. A nice name-dropping which I gather didn´t do much to its american audience. The page is from John Bolton - House of Horror, an american re-colored reprint of the movie adaptions Bolton did. This issue has "The Monster Cabaret" which I gather is a movie adaption of "The Monster Club" and Hammer´s "Curse of the Werewolf". There is a second issue with "Vampire Carnival and "Plague of the Zombies".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 19:46:20 GMT
John Bolton continues to produce some of the loveliest horror art out there. His adaptation of Clive Barker's The Yattering and Jack from a few years back is beautiful.
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Post by ssppookkyy on Sept 10, 2013 20:11:39 GMT
I always enjoy reading Chetwynd-Hayes' tales when I come across them in various anthologies, I like the quirky humour.
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Post by tokaicarl on Sept 16, 2014 23:35:48 GMT
yeah i agree-- nobody has that sort of humour i can recall-- thats why i love chetynd----wish i could get hold of unbidden and cold terror at a reasonable price--
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Post by dem bones on Sept 17, 2014 5:10:56 GMT
yeah i agree-- nobody has that sort of humour i can recall-- thats why i love chetynd----wish i could get hold of unbidden and cold terror at a reasonable price-- Our friends at Valancourt books recently reissued The Monster Club, and it is to be hoped that in time they make a few of the earliest - and, arguably - finest collections available. There's surely an audience for them. And don't forget, you can suggest candidates for the Valancourt treatment HERE Welcome to Vault, by the way. Enjoy yourself!
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Post by Truegho on May 21, 2017 16:56:50 GMT
I tell you what, some of these so-called "horror" movie producers of today would be well advised to take a leaf out of R. Chetwynd-Hayes's book and study how PROPER horror stories should be written, instead of churning out the same old obnoxious-teenager-filled, over-smutty, utterly DULL films they are doing. Most of today's "horror" movies aren't worth a penny, as far as I am concerned. You can't beat the old stories with good plots and interesting characters. Alan Toner www.alantoner.com
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Post by sadako on Oct 1, 2023 11:39:32 GMT
Lovely biography and bibliography. Far better than the current Wikipedia page that grossly undersells his work and influence.
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Post by dem bones on Oct 1, 2023 17:21:14 GMT
Lovely biography and bibliography. Far better than the current Wikipedia page that grossly undersells his work and influence. We've a more detailed biblio of his short stories here. As with this thread, it could go with tidying/ updating. My favourite tribute to RCH is the Dave Brzeski edited Shadmocks & Shivers anthology.
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