daniel1976
Crab On The Rampage
hello all,
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Post by daniel1976 on Oct 17, 2013 17:28:38 GMT
i've recently discovered your wonderful website, and decided to join as part of my search for many stories and novels of personal interest within the time-frame and emphasis on british culture to which this website is devoted.
i'm 37 years old, currently the holder of an m.a. degree in comparative literature, having written a thesis titled "the myth of circe in the scientific age, in the novels "the island of doctor moreau (1896) and "men like gods" (1923)" submitted in 2011. i've translated a collection of stories by h.p.lovecraft into hebrew, which was originally selected by colin wilson- in 2002.
apart from an acquaintance with the classics of horror, from shelly to stoker, my introduction to british horror anthologies began with "the rivals of frankenstein" at age 14, followed by "tales of a monster hunter" edited by peter cushing, i've read two or three anthologies edited by peter heining, and am still looking for his h.g.wells and jules verne scrapbooks.
i'm particularly fond overall of sci-fi, horror and fantasy from 1750-1950 or stories inspired by these periods in those fields.
i'd like to ask if anyone here is familiar with an anthology titled "realms of darkness" with an introduction by christopher lee, which contains the short story "in the slaughteryard" by an anonymous author, which is part of a sequence about an adventurers club. has anyone any details about story, author or sequence?
thanks,
daniel.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Oct 17, 2013 17:36:00 GMT
Hi and welcome. it's a fab site. Someone here will know - they always seem to.
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daniel1976
Crab On The Rampage
hello all,
Posts: 39
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Post by daniel1976 on Oct 17, 2013 18:08:05 GMT
hello craig,
thanks for your welcoming note,
as for the story, "in the slaughteryard", i saw a reference to it in an anthology by michael parry. however, the long hand of "anonymous" will stretch out from beyond eternity...
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Oct 17, 2013 18:14:21 GMT
hello craig, thanks for your welcoming note, as for the story, "in the slaughteryard", i saw a reference to it in an anthology by michael parry. however, the long hand of "anonymous" will stretch out from beyond eternity... It's mentioned here (the book) Realm of Darkness |
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Post by dem on Oct 17, 2013 18:23:01 GMT
Hi Daniel Michel Parry first revived In The Slaughteryard for his Jack the Knife collection (Mayflower, 1975). It originates from an anonymous collection, The Adventures of the Adventurers' Club: A Shocker in Six Shocks. By Five Men and a Woman, Etc,, published shortly after the Ripper murders. The British Library reissued it in paperback in 2011 as one of their Historical Print Editions. |
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daniel1976
Crab On The Rampage
hello all,
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Post by daniel1976 on Oct 17, 2013 19:20:10 GMT
many thanks demonik, i've just spotted the reprint on amazon. was anyone here ever able to shed some light on the identity of the author? again my thanks.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Oct 17, 2013 20:53:48 GMT
Welcome! May Gla'aki smile upon you!
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daniel1976
Crab On The Rampage
hello all,
Posts: 39
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Post by daniel1976 on Oct 18, 2013 15:09:06 GMT
many thanks mr. campbell!
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