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Post by dem bones on Dec 11, 2016 13:12:15 GMT
I usually save the day's calendar offering until night, but I couldn't resist reading Ramsey's tale written at such a tender age. Was this his first story? I think so. According to this bibliography, it's certainly among the very earliest, but perhaps Ramsey will enlighten us? I first learned of The Oak Chest's existence when Gary Fry posted it on the Knibbworld forum some years ago, so ghastly greetings and many thanks to the Gray Friar.
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 12, 2016 8:43:26 GMT
I'm now just looking forward to anything written after about 1960 Look forward no longer! Many thanks to Scratchy for leading the charge! © Chrissie Demant, 1996 Day 12. A Whitechapel Gothic. John Forth, the man who brought us Derek Strang, celebrity psychic, Old Mr. Leibniz the bedroom tax rebel, and ghouls on the pull Molli and Julli, returns with a grisly anti-celebration of Jack the Ripper obsessives. It would take a brave soul indeed to gaze upon ..... Attachments:Mary Kellys Face.pdf (107.04 KB)
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Post by ripper on Dec 12, 2016 10:04:24 GMT
I usually save the day's calendar offering until night, but I couldn't resist reading Ramsey's tale written at such a tender age. Was this his first story? I think so. According to this bibliography, it's certainly among the very earliest, but perhaps Ramsey will enlighten us? I first learned of The Oak Chest's existence when Gary Fry posted it on the Knibbworld forum some years ago, so ghastly greetings and many thanks to the Gray Friar. Thanks, Dem, interesting stuff, and a nice one from Ramsey.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Dec 12, 2016 10:06:34 GMT
"The Oak Chest" is the first story in Ghostly Tales, but even earlier horrors lie in wait for the unwary. Dogs in the Stratosphere is lost, but the opening chapters of Black Fingers from Space have been loosed on the world...
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 12, 2016 10:11:05 GMT
I'm now just looking forward to anything written after about 1960 Look forward no longer! Many thanks to Scratchy for leading the charge! Day 12. A Whitechapel Gothic. John Forth, the man who brought us Derek Strang, celebrity psychic, Old Mr. Leibniz the bedroom tax rebel, and ghouls on the pull Molli and Julli, returns with a grisly anti-celebration of Jack the Ripper obsessives. It would take a brave soul indeed to gaze upon ..... Thoroughly enjoyed Mary Kelly's face. Really kept rushing towards its unexpected concousion. Excellent story and one of Chrissie's creepier illustrations to boot, just to enliven the xmas spirit. Sadly, i'm working like a dog now and might miss one or two stories... :{
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 12, 2016 10:19:27 GMT
Today's story looks great, thanks!
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 12, 2016 10:23:50 GMT
Day eleven. An eerie tale of the fanged doom that came to the house of Johnson .... Don't worry if you've not heard of today's special guest contributor - we hadn't either! Hardly surprising when you realise this young ghoul-finder is all of eleven years old! Remember the name. Provided he is prepared to put in the hard work, we predict a bright future for master Ramsey Campbell. Vault of Evil - Tomorrow's Stars Today Thank you, Ramsey! A wonderful little story; Ramsey Campbell's talent was obviously evident already.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Dec 12, 2016 10:27:03 GMT
Still, I cannot help but be a bit concerned that a young child should have such a morbid imagination. The tale is lightweight compared with the life I was living then. Perhaps I was trying, however unconsciously, to escape into clichés and borrowed material.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Dec 12, 2016 10:53:29 GMT
Still, I cannot help but be a bit concerned that a young child should have such a morbid imagination. The tale is lightweight compared with the life I was living then. Perhaps I was trying, however unconsciously, to escape into clichés and borrowed material. When I was the same age, I was very into drawing pictures of executions of various kinds. My teacher contacted my parents about it. I am fine now, though. I am not in prison or anything.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Dec 12, 2016 11:01:14 GMT
But you would presumably still be concerned about your younger self's morbid imagination.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Dec 12, 2016 11:37:50 GMT
We are now at at least one meta-level too many, and I am getting confused.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2016 20:28:14 GMT
I'm now just looking forward to anything written after about 1960 Look forward no longer! Many thanks to Scratchy for leading the charge! © Chrissie Demant, 1996 Day 12. A Whitechapel Gothic. John Forth, the man who brought us Derek Strang, celebrity psychic, Old Mr. Leibniz the bedroom tax rebel, and ghouls on the pull Molli and Julli, returns with a grisly anti-celebration of Jack the Ripper obsessives. It would take a brave soul indeed to gaze upon ..... Nice to see this one reanimated. Love the illustration; it actually gave me a bit of a shiver. Thoroughly enjoyed Mary Kelly's face. Really kept rushing towards its unexpected concousion. Excellent story and one of Chrissie's creepier illustrations to boot, just to enliven the xmas spirit. Sadly, i'm working like a dog now and might miss one or two stories... :{ Glad you enjoyed the story, Craig.
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Post by ripper on Dec 13, 2016 9:38:53 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed Mary Kelly's Face. It had a nice build-up to a conclusion that really caught me by surprise. Darned good illustration, as well.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 13, 2016 11:41:35 GMT
Nice to see this one reanimated. Love the illustration; it actually gave me a bit of a shiver. Thanks so much for letting us exhume it, Mr. Scratch. I hope Nightscapes #1 shifted a good few because Mary Kelly's Face deserves a far wider readership than the Vault micro-audience. Otto Penzler surely missed a trick. You may or may not be interested to learn that the geography has changed yet again (the joys of creeping gentrification: part ... lost count). The municipal car park that did for Dorset Street, Millers Court & Co., has itself been demolished to make way for one of ex-Mayor Blowjo's final vanity projects. The tale is lightweight compared with the life I was living then. Perhaps I was trying, however unconsciously, to escape into clichés and borrowed material. When I was the same age, I was very into drawing pictures of executions of various kinds. My teacher contacted my parents about it. I am fine now, though. I am not in prison or anything. Got into trouble at primary school for drawing Jesus on the cross. The teacher didn't like the stick-figure Apaches firing arrows at him. "The Oak Chest" is the first story in Ghostly Tales, but even earlier horrors lie in wait for the unwary. Dogs in the Stratosphere is lost, but the opening chapters of Black Fingers from Space have been loosed on the world... You are terrifying me!
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 13, 2016 11:45:00 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed Mary Kelly's Face. It had a nice build-up to a conclusion that really caught me by surprise. Darned good illustration, as well. Same goes for me
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