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Post by paulfinch on Dec 6, 2014 12:35:37 GMT
Another cracking illustration by Chrissie.
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Post by pulphack on Dec 6, 2014 18:32:58 GMT
Agreed, a lovely (!? you know what I mean) piece, and very evocative of the cramped atmosphere and ambiguity of the story. I have no idea who the author was - can't recall seeing the name before - but she came up with a cracker here.
Mind you, I think Dem and the stuffed crow story could be a calendar entry in itself... ex-crows, Iceland... there's a London Gothic saga in there somewhere...
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Dec 6, 2014 18:38:23 GMT
I understood it to be an imitation stuffed crow. That is, something that is not, and has never been, a crow.
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Post by pulphack on Dec 6, 2014 21:48:21 GMT
Pedant. Never let the truth spoil a good story.
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Post by killercrab on Dec 7, 2014 2:43:47 GMT
Lovely picture by your better half Dem. Sorry I've not been around much. I was diagnosed with cancer in March and underwent a neck dissection plus chemo and radiation therapy. I'm just now starting to feel my old self though I get tired quickly. Lost my sense of taste for awhile but it's started to return. As you might guess I had a tumour in my neck and tonsil. Anyway I managed to read The Omen and The Exorcist ! I got to say I prefered The Omen overall. And I still hate The Wood! Otherwise I've mostly been reading comics. My last checkup went well and I see them again in January and then for years to come should all go well. And yes it scared me to fucking death but I'm coping. I still pop by and see what you guys are up to.
All the best
KC
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 7, 2014 5:08:18 GMT
Great illustration and I liked the ambiguity.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 7, 2014 5:11:40 GMT
Lovely picture by your better half Dem. Sorry I've not been around much. I was diagnosed with cancer in March and underwent a neck dissection plus chemo and radiation therapy. I'm just now starting to feel my old self though I get tired quickly. Lost my sense of taste for awhile but it's started to return. As you might guess I had a tumour in my neck and tonsil. Anyway I managed to read The Omen and The Exorcist ! I got to say I prefered The Omen overall. And I still hate The Wood! Otherwise I've mostly been reading comics. My last checkup went well and I see them again in January and then for years to come should all go well. And yes it scared me to f**k**g death but I'm coping. I still pop by and see what you guys are up to. All the best KC Sorry to hear it KC. My family has been blighted with cancer in the past few years and while I've been lucky I've witnessed the treatment and its side effects. I sincerely hope they've knocked it out.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 7, 2014 7:44:45 GMT
I'm very sorry to hear that, KC. Here's wishing you a full recovery, a special Christmas and a far, far better 2015 for you and family. Bride of dem asked me to pass on her best. And I still hate The Wood! Truly you are beginning to sound like your old self. Just goes to show, you can't keep a good sunshine crab down! Oriol Bath Day seven: To complete our exciting London Mystery double bill, here's Hugh Orford - sorry, no idea who he is/ was either - with a positively ghastly mad scientist outing. Milton Subotsky should have filmed it.
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Post by ripper on Dec 7, 2014 9:32:19 GMT
Hi KC...I am very glad to hear that you are feeling better after your treatment. Have a great Christmas and I hope that 2015 will be a wonderful year for you and your loved ones.
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Post by pulphack on Dec 7, 2014 11:03:48 GMT
Morning Ade - sorry to hear about your year, but happy that things are going the right direction. Got a mate who had a very similar thing (from what you say) a while back and is in full remission, so hope it goes this way for you too. All good things for you and yours this coming year (and the ones after).
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Post by dem bones on Dec 8, 2014 7:36:34 GMT
Chrissie Demant Day eight. Now this one's grim. In his introduction to the excellent Australian Ghost Stories, (Wordsworth editions, 2010), editor James Doig writes: " Ernest Favenc (1845-1908) is a name that should be better known to anyone interested in macabre fiction. A writer, journalist, explorer and historian, Favenc wrote many tales of fantasy and the supernatural that draw on his first-hand knowledge of the Australian outback .... The two stories included in ( Australian Ghost Stories) are interesting in the way that Favenc translates traditional Gothic props into an Australian setting." What the Rats Brought sees that journalist training very much in evidence. Should you find this morbid masterpiece to your taste, James, who kindly provided the story, has since edited a Favenc collection, Ghost Stories & Mysteries for the Borgo Press (2013). We are the plague ....
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 8, 2014 8:19:41 GMT
Enjoyed that
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Post by dem bones on Dec 8, 2014 9:03:09 GMT
A brief interlude ..."Oh golly gosh! I thought he'd have scrounged enough stories by now!" Just one more vintage gem, and then the big plan is for the contemporary authors to take over as from Wednesday, meaning there are only two vacant slots if anyone fancies their chances. But be quick! Also, from Dec 15th, there may well be some Vault Stocking Frillers for you to .... enjoy. Vault - Where The Xmas fun Never stops! Later: We're now down to just the one vacancy, and then - no room at the inn!
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Post by ripper on Dec 8, 2014 11:33:42 GMT
I'm really enjoying the advent calendar selection. Many are completely unfamiliar to me.
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Post by ohthehorror on Dec 8, 2014 12:21:16 GMT
I'm very lucky in that I've only relatively recently entered the world of pulps and classic old short stories like these, with the possible exception of a few of the old sci-fi Planet Stories and the like. Fantastic stuff.
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