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Post by dem on Mar 13, 2022 6:36:24 GMT
Candia sounds intriguing. I clicked the link. This is great. Is she the vocalist? Yeah, Candia is the vocalist. For all I know, they're the only rock band whose new CD was devoted a window display in Atlantis, the occult bookshop in Museum Street. It never really struck me at the time how commercial several of the Goth bands were. As a rule, the NME, in particular, hated them (hence a plague of goth zines from close of 'eighties through the 'nineties), and it was only those whose fan bases were huge enough to get them in the charts - Sisters, Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim, the Damned, the Cure, etc - received airplay. Incubus Succubus in full Green Man mode would have been ideal for Top of the Pops. Incidentally, they took their name from another Goth masterpiece, Xmal Deutchland's Incubus Succubus II. And .... and I just don't have the words .... Emma |
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Post by helrunar on Mar 21, 2022 12:22:47 GMT
My online buddy Gary Parsons reports that yesterday he gave a talk on 1970s (and beyond) Witchcraft movies for the Folklore Library and Archive (which is physically based at a library in Crediton Devon, but I think the conference was done through online videochat). Also speaking was Ronald Hutton who has written a shedload of books on such topics as Witchcraft and Druidry ... and things wound up with a performance by Inkubus Sukkubus! Nice to read that they're still keeping on keeping on, as some radio jockey used to say way back when.
cheers, Hel.
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Post by jamesdoig on Mar 23, 2022 4:16:11 GMT
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Post by andydecker on Mar 23, 2022 9:37:33 GMT
'Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright'. Curt Siodmak, an underrated writer.
Nice one. Love the ad of the shop. All Conan avaiable. On tends to forget that these books were not everywhere sold.
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Post by helrunar on Mar 23, 2022 12:56:18 GMT
That's really lovely, James. I was intrigued by mention of a film still from an early project by Michel Parry and collaborators, Hex. A brief web search did not locate any visual material at all from the film, but I did find this obit of Mr Parry which has an actual photograph of him (had never seen one): bearalley.blogspot.com/2014/11/michel-parry-1947-2014.htmlI had failed to appreciate the irony of Parry's getting the job to write the novelisation of Countess Dracula as he had been working on his own Bathory project for some years prior to the production of the Hammer film. Thanks as always for the gorgeous scans. H. |
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Post by jamesdoig on Mar 23, 2022 20:14:21 GMT
I was intrigued by mention of a film still from an early project by Michel Parry and collaborators, Hex. Here's the still from Hex, Mr H - looks mildly interesting:  |
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Post by helrunar on Mar 23, 2022 20:35:45 GMT
Wow! Thanks, James.
cheers, Hel
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Post by weirdmonger on Mar 24, 2022 7:30:51 GMT
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Post by dem on Mar 29, 2022 5:52:44 GMT
Alternatively, you could stick with something interesting. The Delectus Vampires, Dracula, Werewolves and related gothic literature is London, early-mid 'nineties. Think this was likely Mike Goss's launch catalogue, as others seen are numbered, albeit undated. Vamperia II, as organised by Louis Ravenscroft (formerly Louis de la Nuit) from 1988 by which time the superb S.o.und had quit the scene (as had several of the more inspired 'vampire'-interest 'zines — or so it seemed to me). |
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Post by dem on Mar 29, 2022 5:59:30 GMT
Angela Readman & Lee Powell (eds.) - Penny Dreadfull #2 (Gateshead, circa 1993/4) "Gothic writing for the dark at heart." Co-editor Powell contributes five pages of micro album/ demo reviews, but otherwise these early Dreadfulls are essentially an Angela Readman solo project in all but name. The Fetishist in Crushed Velvet and The Novice's guide to Fetish magazines celebrate the thriving S&M scene, albeit with some reservations re certain publications. On O magazine. "Visually its not as broadminded as Skin Two, including almost exclusively photographs of pouting women - where are the man, the TVs, the gay community, etc? Still, perhaps this is somebody's cup of tea (Hide it under your beds, lads!)." Draculina is "lots of interviews with big-breasted starlets nobody has ever heard of." Better still, a study of Premature Burial: Fact or Fiction? incorporating mini Poe videography. Interviews with Candia of Incubus Succubus, Terminal Power Company, Adams Family, Marionettes, & Co. Book reviews include the Faber version of Christopher Frayling's Vampyres, the anonymously edited Horror Stories (an instant remainder from Chancellor Press[/i]) and the current issue of Pagan Voice magazine. Poetry by 'Black Rose,' and a nasty folk horror short, The Bogle Bitch, by Michael Pidd.
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Post by jamesdoig on Mar 29, 2022 10:43:57 GMT
The Delectus Vampires, Dracula, Werewolves and related gothic literature is London, early-mid 'nineties. Think this was likely Mike Goss's launch catalogue This reminded me I discovered this Zardoz no-frills catalogue from 1997 the other day - 105 pages of folded and trimmed A4 by the look of it:    |
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Post by andydecker on Mar 29, 2022 10:45:28 GMT
Vampyria II. Wish I could have been there.
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Post by andydecker on Mar 29, 2022 10:50:21 GMT
]This reminded me I discovered this Zardoz no-frills catalogue from 1997 the other day - 105 pages of folded and trimmed A4 by the look of it: Zardoz. One from the memories. I also ordered there a few times. As I have just checked he is still in business. Good for him. |
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Post by dem on Mar 29, 2022 19:34:00 GMT
The Delectus Vampires, Dracula, Werewolves and related gothic literature is London, early-mid 'nineties. Think this was likely Mike Goss's launch catalogue This reminded me I discovered this Zardoz no-frills catalogue from 1997 the other day - 105 pages of folded and trimmed A4 by the look of it Thanks for sharing, James. Maurice is still a London Pulp & Paperback fair regular - or was, pre-Covid - lovely guy, always has a vault-interest selection of paperbacks & 'zines to lure us. Coincidentally, while sorting through some folders at weekend, I found a stash of Fantasy Centre catalogues from Dec. 1987 through to Dec. 1990, including a Weird Tales special. Will scan some sample pages over coming days. In meantime; David Flint [ed.] - Sheer Filth #5 (Stockport, 1988) Includes Bring Back Those Lusty Busty Babes Part 2: Ed Wood's Orgy of the Dead; Moose McGill interviews Johnny Legend; Cathal Tohill on David F. Friedman: Sultan of Sleaze; Reading Matter - the Sheer Filth guide to Books, Magazines & Fanzines, featuring titles by or about Terry Southern, James Ellroy, Mary Whitehouse, Francis Carco ( Perversity) and Alan Betrok's 100 Greatest Cult Exploitation Magazines; several pages of trashy/ sleazy/ Exploitation movie reviews; and On the Bongo Beat 'Bongo Boy' Tohill on a new smash hit record by GG Allin & the Holymen and the Trashmen's Bird Dance Beat compilation. |
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Post by dem on Mar 30, 2022 15:06:29 GMT
Ade Dimmick [ed] - Dragonsphere (Dragon's Head Press, London SW6, September 1997 - March 1998) The scrying glass of esoteric and strange publishing .... Dragonsphere is a freely distributed review and listings bulletin. Peaturing independent, self-published and small-press zines and journals that cover the following subjects: Paganiam, magick, occult, mythology, folklore, new age, Earth Mysteries, paranormal, forteana, cryptozoology, mystic-fantasy, gothic and related themes. Defined by us as the MAGIC PRESS."Best I can think of just now is an esoteric equivalent of Kylie's Catalogue. To provide some idea of the scope, these sample entries, all written by Ade Dimmock (have edited some of the contact details where home addresses are given). Circle Network News: No. 66. Winter 1997/1998. Nature Spirituality Quarterly. Leading US pagan publication. Features: Theme issue on Mythical creatures; Mermaids-men/Unicorns/Dragons/Vampires/Fairies etc/ news, views, contacts etc. A3. Broadsheet. 32pp. Quarterly. Sample $5. From, PO Box 219, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572, USA. Animals & Men: No. 14. September 1997. The Journal of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Includes an interesting dragon article. Features: Cousteau obituary/Dragons of Yorkshire/Vampire sheep slayer/Beast of Bodmin/Jackal update/Gambia report/Irish animal stories/News, views, reviews, reports and editorial musings. A5. 48pp. Quarterly. 4-issue sub £8. Sample £2. Payable, 'Jon Downes,' Exeter, Devon. Dead of Night Magazine: No.13. August/September 1997. Apparently, "Merseyside's only publication dealing with all paranormal Phenomena!" Covers an incredible amount of topics. Features: The place where evil dwells/Devil at work in Lewes/New York exorcists/ Voodoo/ weird crime/strange behaviour/ crazies/strange deaths/Ghostly tales/Religious stuff/Bible code/Martian Canals/UFO‘s/Animals/Weird Science. A4. 64pp. 6 times pa. Sub £10. Sample £2. Payable ‘Lee Walker,’ New Ferry, Merseyside Folklore: Vol 108. Journal of the Folklore Society. Hi-brow academic stuff. Damn good read though! Features: Freud, Magic and Mesopotamia/"The rules of folklore" in the ghost stories of M. R. James/Beyond survivalism: Regional folklorists in late Victorian England/The name of the Green Man/ The Conte—en—vers: Expanding Stith Thompson's X-file of obscene motifs/ Blue Beard‘s female helper/Sawney Bean, the Scottish Cannibal/Folklore and Symbolism of green/The lament for the dead in Ireland/May games and noble savages/Perceptions of the past in Welsh folklore studies/ "Outlaw" Motor Cycle Clubs in Ireland/Witches and Witch Busters/Modern Wayside Shrines/Reviews. A4. 142pp. Annual. £32. Payable,‘Folklore Society.‘ From, Folklore Society,UCL, Gower St, London WCIE 6BT. Matriarch's Way: Vol.1 No.3. The Journal of Female Supremacy. Features: Storming the Fortress/Christian Superstitions/Breaking the Patriarchal code/World is full of moaning men/The seat of power/The Amazons/ The Ritual/Dead man drinking/Mistress or slave/ Poetry/Games people play/The Sex Wars/Bono Bo society: amicable, amorous and run by females/Ape dog/ Reflections on quotations from fem/Fiction/Reviews/ Letters. A5. 154pp. Quarterly. Sample $14.50. From, 3395 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Folklore Frontiers: No.30. Sept. 1997. Contemporary urban belief, tales, response and actions. Features: Diana conspiracy/Boobs & Booze/lots of news clippings and reviews. A5. 24pp. Quarterly. 4-issue sub £6. Sample £1.50. P. Screeton, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool. Gates Of Annwn: No.38. Samhain 1997. Pagan contact magazine. Genuine and sincere. Features: Personal contacts: magical partners, romance, penfriends etc/Covens and Groups/Moots/Magazines/Short Articles/Reviews. A5. 48pp. Quarterly. 5-issue sub £7.50. Sample £1.80. From, BM GOA, London WCIN 3XX. The Hedge Wytch: No.1. Yule 1997/Imbolc 1998. Magazine of the Association of Hedge Witches. Important landmark first issue by the AHW. Features: Don't forget the Earth Element/ Cunning Man Column/ Why form a Coven‘?/Sunlight and Shadows: Perspectives on Hereditary and Old Craft practice/Cult of the ancestors/The Initiation/Letters, Ads, News etc. A4. 20pp. Quarterly. 4-issue sub £5. Sample £2.50. D. C. Painter, Otterly St. Mary, Devon.
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