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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Jul 8, 2017 21:08:50 GMT
Available for pre-order from PS Publishing - and due very soon - We Are The Martians, edited by Neil Snowdon, is very impressive collection of writings by leading genre figures like Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson, Jonathan Rigby, Stephen Volk, Thana Niveau, John Llewellyn Probert, and many more, on Nigel Kneale's work and its ongoing influence in television, film, and the horror and science fiction genres. www.pspublishing.co.uk/we-are-the-martians-the-legacy-of-nigel-kneale-hardcover-edited-by-neil-snowdon-4286-p.asp My review of the book is on the We Are Cult website; wearecult.rocks/we-are-the-martians-the-legacy-of-nigel-kneale-reviewed |
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Post by andydecker on Jul 10, 2017 11:10:24 GMT
Available for pre-order from PS Publishing - and due very soon - We Are The Martians, edited by Neil Snowdon, is very impressive collection of writings by leading genre figures like Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson, Jonathan Rigby, Stephen Volk, Thana Niveau, John Llewellyn Probert, and many more, on Nigel Kneale's work and its ongoing influence in television, film, and the horror and science fiction genres. www.pspublishing.co.uk/we-are-the-martians-the-legacy-of-nigel-kneale-hardcover-edited-by-neil-snowdon-4286-p.asp My review of the book is on the We Are Cult website; wearecult.rocks/we-are-the-martians-the-legacy-of-nigel-kneale-reviewedThanks for the info. This sounds interesting. |
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Post by Truegho on Jul 17, 2017 20:45:41 GMT
I used to love watching Nigel Kneale's Beasts TV series, which was screened in the winter of 1976. My favourite episode was "During Barty's Party" which involved a couple under seige by a horde of rats in their own home. Reminiscent somewhat of Willard and Ben.
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Jul 19, 2017 19:55:02 GMT
I used to love watching Nigel Kneale's Beasts TV series, which was screened in the winter of 1976. My favourite episode was "During Barty's Party" which involved a couple under seige by a horde of rats in their own home. Reminiscent somewhat of Willard and Ben. and Baby are the two standout episodes of Beasts, to my mind. I've long thought that with minimal adaptation those two scripts could be performed as two one-act plays as part of a Nigel Kneale's Beasts double bill on stage. |
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Post by Truegho on Jul 20, 2017 1:43:24 GMT
I totally agree. Those two stories were prime examples of how you can send a chill down the viewer's spine without having to resort to blood and gore.
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Post by mcannon on Jul 22, 2017 7:05:08 GMT
I received PS Publishing's weekly email bulletin overnight, and they've now received the printed copies of the standard edition of "We Are the Martians". So advance orders will start being mailed out in the next few days, and copies for general sale will presumably be available shortly.
I ordered a copy a few weeks ago. I've been looking forward to the book ever since it was initially announced by Spectral Press a few years ago - though given the company's collapse I'm glad I didn't place an advance order on that occasion......
Mark
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Jul 22, 2017 19:19:32 GMT
I ordered a copy a few weeks ago. I've been looking forward to the book ever since it was initially announced by Spectral Press a few years ago - though given the company's collapse I'm glad I didn't place an advance order on that occasion...... Mark I did pre-order the deluxe edition through Spectral and eventually accepted other books in lieu of the money owed, and even that took a lot of patience and persistence in e-mailing and asking repeatedly where they were, though I gather I'm one of the luckier ones and that others are still waiting for any form of recompense from Spectral as it now exists. I'm just glad that the book found a new home and that the editor's and contributors' work will finally see the light of day. |
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Post by mcannon on Oct 21, 2018 4:43:01 GMT
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Oct 21, 2018 14:13:05 GMT
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Oct 27, 2018 14:34:46 GMT
Just listened to the broadcast of the new adaptation of The Road and I thought it was brilliant! Toby Hadoke's adaptation, a tremendous cast and crew, the original 1963 sound effects, and a great deal of love and care have brought Nigel Kneale's marvellous play vividly back to life. Even knowing the original script well, I still found it affecting to a startling degree. I wonder how it must have affected 1963 television audiences who had no forewarning where the road was leading... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000y1d? |
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Post by ropardoe on Oct 27, 2018 15:18:55 GMT
Just listened to the broadcast of the new adaptation of The Road and I thought it was brilliant! Toby Hadoke's adaptation, a tremendous cast and crew, the original 1963 sound effects, and a great deal of love and care have brought Nigel Kneale's marvellous play vividly back to life. Even knowing the original script well, I still found it affecting to a startling degree. I wonder how it must have affected 1963 television audiences who had no forewarning where the road was leading... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000y1d?I liked it a lot too (yes, I did remember to listen to it!). I did wonder whether the ending would have been entirely understandable to anyone who didn't know what was coming, though. |
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Post by Michael Connolly on Nov 6, 2019 14:31:48 GMT
This was on Radio 3 last night. Free Thinking: Quatermass: Dr Who collaborators Mark Gatiss and Stephen Moffat, academics Una McCormack and Claire Langhamer and Matthew Kneale join Matthew Sweet to celebrate Nigel Kneale's groundbreaking 1953 BBC TV sci-fi serial The Quatermass Experiment, which spawned two late 1950s sequels and an ITV final run in autumn 1979. You can listen to it here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b03y |
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Post by helrunar on Nov 6, 2019 21:25:18 GMT
That looks fabulous. And followed by something about the sonic layers of Blade Runner!
cheers, Steve
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Post by helrunar on Nov 8, 2019 22:53:14 GMT
I thought the radio discussion was really quite interesting. The facet of which I was completely unaware is that Nigel Kneale was a Manxman and that remained a potent part of his personality, according to his son. Kneale was definitely a kind of spiritual godfather of what is now called "folk horror."
Beasts was also mentioned (I think by Mark Gatiss) towards the end--I need to watch more episodes of that series.
Thanks again Michael!
cheers, Helrunar
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