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Post by dem bones on Mar 13, 2011 22:46:04 GMT
The adventures in Type have come fast and furious of recent weeks and as i've usually skinted myself within 15 seconds of staggering through the door, i've still only had the briefest ransacks of the secret stash out back. A pulp junkie could quite easily go insane in that room - without even studying the form and just choosing from what's right before your eyes, it's impossible to come away without something tasty. Cases in point: Ralph Comer's Mirror Of Dionysos, Wollheim's Macabre Reader & Terror In A Modern Vein, a gorgeous early Corgi edition of Richard Matheson's Shock and - been after this for years - Robert Bateman's novelisation of The Hands Of Dr Orlac (Four Square, 1961) all came from the one shelf, and even then i passed on some REH/ CAS Panthers and a couple of non-essential Sphere's. Christine Campbell Thomson (ed.) - More Not At Night (Arrow, 1961) Blurb: EERIE! GHOULISH! HORRIFIC! The famous 'Not at Night' stories sold over a quarter of a million copies — caused a quarter of a million shudders — in their original editions. In 1960 Arrow Books issued a selection of these stories. They were an immediate success. So here is More Not at Night to haunt your dreams. Bat-men, giant leeches, a Thing from the Sea, a man-eating prehistoric plant; read about them in these pages. What was behind the door of the seven-locked room at Colfe Castle? What was wrong with Room 317 at the Hoffman House Hotel?
Watch out! These stories will make you afraid! TYPE being essentially a vintage pulp concern, there's little contemporary stuff on offer as yet, though it's possible that will change in time. Along with Paperback Fanatic (if you get in very quickly you might land one of the last available copies of #17) and various PulpPress paperbacks including Danny Hogan's delightful Killer Tease and The Windowlicker Maker, Milan is now stocking Bedabbled! British Horror and Cult Cinema magazine. Gordon M Williams - Straw Dogs (Mayflower 1972) Blurb: "Gripping,.. tremendously well told ... quite exceptional" - SUNDAY TI M ES
It was a white Christmas. A pet cat was found strangled in a snow drift. A, road accident on the moor had set free a notorious child-killer. A mentally defective girl had disappeared from the village party. Snow blocked the country lanes. Telephone wires, blown down in the storm, isolated the village...
It was the time of the Straw Dogs!
THE STRAW DOGS is now an Eastmancolor film starring DUSTIN HOFFMAN with SUSAN GEORGE and PETER VAUGHAN Screenplay by David Z. Goodman & Sam Peckinpah Directed by Sam Peckinpah Produced by Daniel Melnick and made by Amerbroco Films Ltd. for ABC Pictures Corp. Distributed by Cinerama Releasing (UK) Ltd. My second favourite haunt after TYPE is a fellow we shall have to refer to for time being as the back-of-the-van-man who has a stall in Sclater Street off Brick Lane every - well, almost every - Sunday. Unfortunately, you take your chances, as his appearances are subject to the weather and rain has been known to stop play for the entire day, but catch him, and you can get very lucky. This morning i landed four very well looked after paperbacks including a fetching Fontana reprint of Agatha Christie's The Hound Of Death with a frankly, rather sordid vintage erotica cover photo, Richard Davis's first Space anthology, John Burke's Hammer tie-in Moon Zero Two and this, the seriously iconic Mayflower edition of Gordon M. Williams' Straw Dogs for the modest outlay of £1 the lot. It's now coming up five years since last i read it - following a wonderful night out with my dear friend Franklin Marsh (and, briefly Spizz Energi!) at Alwyn 'Trash Fiction' Turner's Cult Rock Posters launch - and the anti-review above does it no justice at all, so that's the what-to-read-next?' conundrum sorted once Dark Ways To Death is done. Agatha Christie - The Hound Of Death (Fontana, 1982) Blurb: The collection of Agatha Christie's best stories of the macabre and occult. Included here are: THE HOUND OF DEATH –when the convent blew up, a black powder mark appeared on the remaining wall – a mark in the shape of a great hound. THE FOURTH MAN – on the night-train from London, the three men in the carriage hear a very strange tale. THE RED SIGNAL is the premonition of danger. But even to those who recognise the signal, the events of the evening are extraordinary. THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE JAR–The cries of 'Murder' were clearly heard but no-one can be seen –and that was just the beginning of a trail of mystery and murder. and eight other spine-chilling mysteries.
The cover shows Prue Clarke and Roy Leighton in THE FOURTH MAN from the Thames Television series of THE AGATHA CHRISTIE HOUR directed by Michael Simpson and produced by Pat Sandys.
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Post by dem bones on Mar 28, 2011 12:25:49 GMT
many thanks to my friend and esteemed colleague pulphack for the pleasure of his company at TYPE on Thursday. i hope you you enjoyed your visit as much as i did and that you made it home safely after our Aqualung-like detour to the park?). Leo Brett - The Alien Ones (Five Star, 1972: originally Science Fiction Library # 94, Badger, 1963) Blurb: WHAT DID THE SPACE PIONEERS FIND? Life on the pioneer planet Orkol was harsh and lonely. Earth settlers found a civilisation in decay, a frustrating shortage of women, out-dated machinery, and plagues of vicious rodents. The dawn of the green suns gave only a thin eerie light. Arid the mineral Orkolite produced vibrations that could destroy a planet or shatter a human brain.i am struggling to come up with anything new to say about Milan's magnificent shop. the books and coffee bar are a constant but otherwise it doesn't stand still for more than a week at a time - one day there will be loads of lighting equipment, then racks of vintage clothing, then a return to dead typewriter infestation. something we've yet to plug within an inch of its life is Milan's mighty bookfinding service which, i gather, a few of you already taken advantage of. for those who haven't, just email your wants list to info ATinterzonebooks.com (replace the AT with @, obviously) and hope for the best. anyway, other than Alexander Thynne's Blue Blood, i dug up 'Leo Brett's The Alien Ones, a Lionel Fanthorpe Five Star SF number whose blurb promises "plagues of vicious rodents", and another from Mayflower's Sexton Blake series, W. A. Ballinger's Down Among The Ad Men which lands the ageless crime-buster and Tinker in "the steamy underworld of vice." W. A. Ballinger - Down Among The Ad Men (SBL 45) (Mayflower, 1968) Blurb: Blake is called in to investigate the disappearance of a model hired as the voluptuous figurehead of a nationwide advertising campaign. His search takes him far from the plushy world of high-powered advertising - to the seamy underworld of vice where beautiful women are also important. Important enough to be advertised ... though not in the national press.
Important enough to die, savagely and violently, if they happen to thwart the instructions of their masters ...
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Post by pulphack on Mar 30, 2011 12:42:44 GMT
as it happens, there were very few girls - little or big - to eye with bad intent, though the erudite debate on Midsommer Murders more than made up for that. oh yes, we know how to live...
anyway, it was lovely to see dem and can only recommend milan's splendid shop. nice coffee, fascinating items and typewriters on bikes, and local art work on display splendid place. as the 'secret' room is out of action, he even delved into his basement (missus) to find me some hank janson's...
my personal haul was an old Edgar Wallace h/b - The Squeaker - which is splendid; two pulp press titles - Killer Tease and The Windowlicker Maker - as recommended by you-know-who (surprised he didn't blame me for the SBL title i made him buy); Jean Bruce's Flash Point (France's Ian Fleming, apparently - well, his stuff is faster and pulpier, but he was an ex-Intelligence man like Fleming, and his kids carried on the franchise after he died in a high speed car crash, which was kind of appropriate); Fiona Richmond's Galaxy Girl (a sci-fi romp taking place near the wonderfully named Loch McCock); Regan And The Deal Of The Century, a Sweeney tie-in; and Dr Fix and Cat's Paw, two latter day HJ romps from the Compact years. All priced fairly but very reasonably.
Type is a must visit when in town, and as Milan is a chap who loves his stuff, the bookfinding service should be worth a punt.
And thanks for the Fosters, Kev... A man who, on seeing the Fiona Richmond title said 'I thought my standards were low, but you have none... this is what the Vault does...'
Hurrah!
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Post by dem bones on Mar 30, 2011 16:53:51 GMT
A man who, on seeing the Fiona Richmond title said 'I thought my standards were low, but you have none... this is what the Vault does...' i was mightily impressed with each of your judicious selections, mr. hack, but i must say you excelled yourself with Fiona's SF opus. i made a start on the Sexton Blake and it already looks promising: the body of nude model Miss Galaxy Dawn draped across a papier mache tiger, "her impeccable bosom, not yet flaccid with death, thrust upward in a last, proud, vain gesture." Thank you for your company. it was truly a pleasure to see you again, and i'm glad you enjoyed your visit!
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Mar 30, 2011 21:50:06 GMT
A man who, on seeing the Fiona Richmond title said 'I thought my standards were low, but you have none... this is what the Vault does...' i was mightily impressed with each of your judicious selections, mr. hack, but i must say you excelled yourself with Fiona's SF opus. i made a start on the Sexton Blake and it already looks promising: the body of nude model Miss Galaxy Dawn draped across a papier mache tiger, "her impeccable bosom, not yet flaccid with death, thrust upward in a last, proud, vain gesture." Thank you for your company. it was truly a pleasure to see you again, and i'm glad you enjoyed your visit! These are the quotes we relish.
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Post by pulphack on Apr 1, 2011 12:31:29 GMT
that Blake was the last SBL of all, being 45 in the fifth/Mayflower series. most collectors count the Fleetway SBL as being the only legit ones, but the Mayflower 45 have some of my faves in there, so i'll count 'em. it must have been intended to continue, as there were at least two inventory titles that came out as Howard Baker hardbacks, with yellow dustjackets - one by Stephen Christie, and the marvellously titled The Miniskirt Murders by Martin Thomas. i'm surprised they emerged as the other yellow jackets were either single title reprints or 2-in-1 fifth series omnibus editions. such bibliographic detail exists if only to assure the reader that i am not just a dirty old sod rubbing his knees enthusiastically about the fiona richmond p/b (as mrs ph would typify me).
oh alright, she's got me nailed...
still haven't read the fiona as decided to read the two danny hogan pulp press titles - Killer Tease and The Windowlicker Maker - first. splendidly assured and ott pulp violence. i suppose the fact that i used to spend a lot of time in brighton at one point helped, as they were full of local detail that i could immediately identify with, but they read like richard allen filtered through stewart home with all the 'art' intent of the latter removed. knowing of the roots, but not winking at the reader. sincere, i suppose. short, sharp and recommended. there is a thread here somewhere about them, i'm sure, but i've just spent ages looking and can't find it!
pulp press have a new danny hogan novella - post apocalyptic sci-fi by the look of it - and also have a western from a 50's pulp writer (hmm, must check if that's genuine or a homage thing). there are other allen-type titles, but they look to be trying to cover the ground genre-wise. worth checking out.
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Post by noose on Apr 18, 2011 18:07:29 GMT
Will be hitting TYPE either this Thursday or Friday - anyone around?
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Post by noose on Apr 21, 2011 14:16:30 GMT
Stumbled into TYPE this morning - the place is really THE PAPERBACK FANATIC come to life! Milan, as ever, was brilliant, bought some great books off him - cover scans later - had a quick rummage through the infamous back room but didn't really turn up anything. Our fearless leader Dem also came and it was really great to see him again and catch up since the rather successful ZARDOZ fair, though he might be a bit annoyed at my buying up all the choice horror titles on offer before he got there! Brilliant shop, great company, wallet is lighter - what more could you want? I will be selling books off at the next ZARDOZ fair, taking the plunge and getting a table! Went to see David Case the day before, got him to sign a couple of his soft pornos - all in all a good trip, but too bloody hot!!
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Apr 21, 2011 16:13:37 GMT
Stumbled into TYPE this morning - the place is really THE PAPERBACK FANATIC come to life! Milan, as ever, was brilliant, bought some great books off him - cover scans later - had a quick rummage through the infamous back room but didn't really turn up anything. Our fearless leader Dem also came and it was really great to see him again and catch up since the rather successful ZARDOZ fair, though he might be a bit annoyed at my buying up all the choice horror titles on offer before he got there! Brilliant shop, great company, wallet is lighter - what more could you want? I will be selling books off at the next ZARDOZ fair, taking the plunge and getting a table! Went to see David Case the day before, got him to sign a couple of his soft pornos - all in all a good trip, but too bloody hot!! Poor Dem. Just looking at Mr Case holding 'Lust Pigs' there you realise how much you wish you'd written it.
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Post by noose on Apr 21, 2011 16:33:07 GMT
that's the one I gave to him as he didn't have a copy of it.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Apr 21, 2011 17:15:06 GMT
It'd be the first one I bought if I was lucky enough to see a pile of pulps
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Post by killercrab on Apr 21, 2011 17:55:49 GMT
I'm not telling anyone before I go visit or else there will be bugger all left. KC
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Post by andydecker on Apr 22, 2011 9:58:10 GMT
This shop sounds like a corner of Paradise
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Post by weirdmonger on Apr 25, 2011 13:02:15 GMT
Chapter 0 in Firebug is a really great piece of fiction that can stand on its own. It often featured in my Horror Orgies in the sazzy sixties before the sissy seventies. des
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Post by andydecker on Apr 29, 2011 9:42:14 GMT
You can´t keep a good cover down. Dämonenkiller 38, 1975, Neal Davenport - The floating body in the Rio Negro
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