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Post by dem bones on Nov 1, 2010 15:22:04 GMT
this, truth be told, is a deadly accurate observation on Mr. Mains's part.  Loved the day, meself. 50% book fair, 50% party in pub afterward - works for me.  A healthy Fanatic/ Black Book / Vault & friends presence. Delightful to spend some, i believe the trendy phrase is "quality time" with Justin, Severance (looking more and more like a character from a George C. Gilman western), the supremely dapper JD enthusiast Martin 'Rumble' Healphy, Pulphack, Mark Samuels, Johnny Mains, Jimmy Milan, Ted 'Fantasy Center' Ball, Stephen Jones, Michael Michael Smith and HellishNel. Personal best bits would include minding Milan's stall and scaring away his customers: Being (very good humouredly) ticked off by Stephen Jones for not being as complimentary as I might about the Year's Best Horrors: first time I've ever had a substantial conversation with Steve and he was a gent - another enjoyable highlight on a day of several (incidentally, he mentioned that Zombie Apocalypse has shifted a huge amount in a fortnight and a sequel or two are not beyond the realms of possibility). Perhaps the most enduring image is of being propped against the bar watching people I've come to think of as friends, laughing happily and chatting enthusiastically to each other. A very special moment and one I shall cherish for a long time. The books? There'll be time enough for that over the coming weeks but think we all landed some treasure. Thank you to Johnny Mains for his absurdly generous gesture in gifting me a copy of Back From The Dead - that was truly appreciated and i hope you received) good news today, Mr. M! Best of the rest, mostly novelisation stuff - The Man Who Haunted Himself, Picnic At Hanging Rock and, never knew such a thing existed, a paperback tie in for John Wayne's 'comedy' spank fest western McClintock!. thank you to everyone for such a wonderful Halloween treat! |
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Post by noose on Nov 1, 2010 17:27:38 GMT
Very good news Dem. More when I get home. |
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Post by noose on Nov 1, 2010 22:42:18 GMT
A brilliant day, got loads of books (more of which tomorrow when I can be bothered to unpack them) - but one of the reasons I went down was to collect this portrait of Herbert van Thal that Les Edwards kindly painted for me. I really feel it's amongst Les' greatest works. And if you stare hard enough, you may see a certain Mr Mains lurking within the painting...  |
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Post by carolinec on Nov 2, 2010 0:01:44 GMT
Wow, Johnny, that painting is superb! Where, precisely, do you live again? I might hone my skills at burglary ...  |
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Post by jamesdoig on Nov 2, 2010 0:41:56 GMT
Brilliant painting - drawn from the life, you might say.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 2, 2010 13:19:23 GMT
That's a superb painting. Except there's a really cagey face on the plinth. I know its horror but there are limits  |
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Post by David A. Riley on Nov 2, 2010 13:29:09 GMT
Yes, that face on the plinth was bothering me too.  |
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Post by clinician on Nov 2, 2010 14:30:35 GMT
Yes, that face on the plinth was bothering me too. I dunno about the face on the plinth,but it's easy to spot Johnny: he's slightly behind on the right and making a lunge for van Thal's left ear lobe. ;D |
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Post by noose on Nov 2, 2010 17:53:16 GMT
So Zardoz was brilliant, good to meet up with Dem, Justin, Andy and the rest of the 'Usual Suspects': Steve, Les, Val, Amanda, Carl, MMS. So, here are the books: Peter Haining - The Satanists (Mayflower 1969) Arthur Machen - Black Crusade a Fantasy of the Exotic (Corgi 1966) Ronald Bassett - Witchfinder General (Pan 1966) Frederick Pickersgill - Horror 7 (Corgi 1965) Victor Canning - The Melting Man (Pan 1968) M R James - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (Penguin 1959) Alfred Hitchcock - Hold Your Breath (Dell 1964) WIlliam Bradford Huie - The Klansman (Sphere 1975) Patrick Long - Heil Britannia (Everest 1973) Gilbert Miller - The Flesh is Weak (Corgi 1958) Arthur Machen - Tales of Horror an the Supernatural vol 1 (Panther) Charles Birkin - My Name is Death (Panther 1966) Nelson Algren - Book of Lonesome Authors (Panther 1964) Stanley Ellin - The Blessington Method (Signet 1966) Elliot O' Donnell - The Screaming Skulls and Other Stories (Four Square 1966) J M Cohen (trans.) - Eight Tales of Hoffmann (Pan 1952) Alfred Hitchcock - Stories Not for the Nervous (Pan 1969) Lord Dunsany - The Curse of the Wise Woman (Sphere 1976) Tales of the Supernatural (Panther 1962) John Wyndam - Jizzle (Four Square 1962) And on other news. I will be the newest editor of the Pan Book of Horror Stories series. The official press release will be coming soon, so bloggers please refrain from posting this about till then. But yes, a good day for Horror indeed and I am very very proud to be carrying on the tradition started by Bertie and carried on by Clarence, Stephen and David. I hope I'll do the series and its readers justice. And the slush pile will be opening soon, and submissions will be accepted. |
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Post by andydecker on Nov 2, 2010 18:32:14 GMT
Hm, seems I am the first one who can congratulate you. So: Congratulation!!! The new Pan will be in good hands And have fun with the slush-pile P.S. And if that painting can´t inspire you, nothing will. This is so great. |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 2, 2010 19:02:01 GMT
So Zardoz was brilliant, good to meet up with Dem, Justin, Andy and the rest of the 'Usual Suspects': Steve, Les, Val, Amanda, Carl, MMS. So, here are the books: Peter Haining - The Satanists (Mayflower 1969) Arthur Machen - Black Crusade a Fantasy of the Exotic (Corgi 1966) Ronald Bassett - Witchfinder General (Pan 1966) Frederick Pickersgill - Horror 7 (Corgi 1965) Victor Canning - The Melting Man (Pan 1968) M R James - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (Penguin 1959) Alfred Hitchcock - Hold Your Breath (Dell 1964) WIlliam Bradford Huie - The Klansman (Sphere 1975) Patrick Long - Heil Britannia (Everest 1973) Gilbert Miller - The Flesh is Weak (Corgi 1958) Arthur Machen - Tales of Horror an the Supernatural vol 1 (Panther) Charles Birkin - My Name is Death (Panther 1966) Nelson Algren - Book of Lonesome Authors (Panther 1964) Stanley Ellin - The Blessington Method (Signet 1966) Elliot O' Donnell - The Screaming Skulls and Other Stories (Four Square 1966) J M Cohen (trans.) - Eight Tales of Hoffmann (Pan 1952) Alfred Hitchcock - Stories Not for the Nervous (Pan 1969) Lord Dunsany - The Curse of the Wise Woman (Sphere 1976) Tales of the Supernatural (Panther 1962) John Wyndam - Jizzle (Four Square 1962) And on other news. I will be the newest editor of the Pan Book of Horror Stories series. The official press release will be coming soon, so bloggers please refrain from posting this about till then. But yes, a good day for Horror indeed and I am very very proud to be carrying on the tradition started by Bertie and carried on by Clarence, Stephen and David. I hope I'll do the series and its readers justice. And the slush pile will be opening soon, and submissions will be accepted. # Congratulations young man. That's kind of amazing and quite unbelievable. In fact I think the dictionary doesn't have suitable superlatives. |
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Post by pulphack on Nov 2, 2010 20:44:53 GMT
good work, johnny, and frankly well-deserved for the efforts you've put in to this so far. to get a mainstream house like Pan MacMillan to even contemplate it was remarkable - to get them to go with it and to have the sales figures for the reissue to prove the point... that's quite some feat.
so that'll be a vampire romance special for the first one, then?
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Post by noose on Nov 2, 2010 21:06:37 GMT
so that'll be a vampire romance special for the first one, then? I was thinking Dirty Dancing meets An Officer and a Gentle Chainsaw... Cheers Pulp. This could be the one last gasp, but what a lungful.  |
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Post by jamesdoig on Nov 2, 2010 22:48:52 GMT
A great achievement all right. It'll be good if they have the same look and feel as the original series, but that might be too much to expect.
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Post by marksamuels on Nov 2, 2010 23:57:03 GMT
And on other news. I will be the newest editor of the Pan Book of Horror Stories series. The official press release will be coming soon, so bloggers please refrain from posting this about till then. But yes, a good day for Horror indeed and I am very very proud to be carrying on the tradition started by Bertie and carried on by Clarence, Stephen and David. I hope I'll do the series and its readers justice. And the slush pile will be opening soon, and submissions will be accepted. Never was really in doubt! Well done Jonno. The boy done good. Sorry to have missed you btw, due to my late arrival, but it was great to see everyone who was still there when I finally turned up. Except for Dem, who keeps banging on about his flat belly...  (I love him really) Gutlords unite! Ahem. Meanwhile, me and Mr Ford had a marvellous time boozing until around 6pm, what with his legendary tales of Karl Edward Wagner. We were truly the last to leave! Mark S. |
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(I love him really)