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Post by nightreader on Oct 27, 2007 7:04:20 GMT
Since he's been mentioned a few times recently I thought this was a good time to transfer this post from the old board...
Sharper Knives by Christopher Fowler (Warner Books 1992)
Introduction: Touching Darkness
'On Edge'
'Norman Wisdom And The Angel Of Death'
'Dale And Wayne Go Shopping'
'Contact High'
'Last Call For Passenger Paul'
The Legend Of Dracula Reconsidered As A Prime-Time TV Special'
'Cooking The Books'
'The Vintage Car Table-Mat Collection Of The Living Dead'
'Persia'
'Black Day At Bad Rock'
'Revelations Child'
'Can't Slow Down For Fear I'll Die'
'Outside The Wood'
'Chiang-Siu And The Blade Of Grass'
A recent aquisition this one, but looks very impressive. Nice to see some original illustrations accompanying the stories - artwork by John Bolton, Graham Humphreys, David Lloyd, Martin Butterworth, Lee Brimmicombe-Wood, Martin Smith and Richard Parker.
'On Edge' - the opening story is a cracker. Don't read this if you are remotely afraid of going to the dentist. My molars ached just reading it. Blackly funny at times but not for the fainthearted...or the squeamish.
'Norman Wisdom And The Angel Of Death' - the story of loner Stanley Morrison with an encyclopedic knowledge of 1950's British comedy and light entertainment - particularly Norman Wisdom and Charlie Drake. He's also a murderous and psychotic hospital visitor....
'Black Day At Bad Rock' - the story of the Black Brigade: former nerds turned art class nihilists in an early 1970's London school. Excellent period detail - remember it all too well! Not really a horror story (although the treatment of a reluctant classmate is unpleasant) but well written.
'Can't Slow Down For Fear I'll Die' - not sure if I actually get this one. A strange story about running, or is it more about ambition and the fear of failure...
'Dale & Wayne Go Shopping' - it's not like this at ASDA! Booby trapped eggs, old ladies burning in the aisles, a decapitated corpse in the cold counter, murder and mayhem all through the store...
Fowler's 'City Jitters' is also an excellent collection by the way.
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