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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 15, 2018 8:28:59 GMT
Philip Simmonds Day fifteen "A convincing story of an elemental - the most feared of phantoms." All I can tell you about E. K. Allan is that she (?) contributed two stories to Birkin's Creeps series, Death In Hyde Park ( Panics, 1934), and this strangely strange tale, The Round Graveyard ( Monsters, 1934). Surname suggests possible connection to the publisher, (Philip Allan himself is suspected of contributing to the early volumes as 'Philip Murray'), but we all know where wild supposition gets us. The Round Graveyard has since been reprinted in Richard Dalby's The Sorceress in Stained Glass, so perhaps Richard dug up some author info? For M, who requested it.
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Post by Middoth on Dec 15, 2018 11:34:00 GMT
A Lot of Thanks! So I'll find out what lies behind this catchy title. Sir Charles Birkin as an editor is full of surprises.
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Post by ripper on Dec 15, 2018 15:43:44 GMT
Apart from Birkin's own stories, I haven't managed to read much at all of his Creeps series as editor, so this tale is welcome. Nowhere near as mean-spirited as Birkin's own writing can be, this straightforward account was quite enjoyable, and if Richard Dalby included it in one of his anthologies, he must have felt it had merit. Just wondered how much people in rural 16th century England knew about apes.
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Post by jamesdoig on Dec 15, 2018 20:52:03 GMT
[ The Round Graveyard has since been reprinted in Richard Dalby's The Sorceress in Stained Glass, so perhaps Richard dug up some author info? No, he didn't unfortunately.
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 15, 2018 22:15:09 GMT
Philip Simmonds Day fifteen "A convincing story of an elemental - the most feared of phantoms." All I can tell you about E. K. Allan is that she (?) contributed two stories to Birkin's Creeps series, Death In Hyde Park ( Panics, 1934), and this strangely strange tale, The Round Graveyard ( Monsters, 1934). Surname suggests possible connection to the publisher, (Philip Allan himself is suspected of contributing to the early volumes as 'Philip Murray'), but we all know where wild supposition gets us. The Round Graveyard has since been reprinted in Richard Dalby's The Sorceress in Stained Glass, so perhaps Richard dug up some author info? For M, who requested it.I loved this one; especially the chilling thought of those long arms reaching out from the graveyard.....
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Post by johnnymains on Dec 16, 2018 7:26:14 GMT
My first thought was that CB may have used the services of E.K. Chatterton (fellow Phillip Allan stablemate) to supply a story - and wouldn't it have been fun if old Eddie had agreed to do so under a pen name, hell would have frozen over as Eddie had never written anything other than a seafaring/war stories, although he did write three works which had sci-fi elements in them - his dreaded z-ray.
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 16, 2018 8:21:45 GMT
[ The Round Graveyard has since been reprinted in Richard Dalby's The Sorceress in Stained Glass, so perhaps Richard dug up some author info? No, he didn't unfortunately. Thank you for checking, James. Day sixteen The Terror of Trencabra No elongated jelly arms in this Cornish ghost story by the prolific Mary Williams (1903-2000). I considered a couple from the Where Phantoms Stir collection, opted for the title story as a shade darker than the others. Also like that, ancient as they are, the father and daughter have a handle on 1970 fashion.
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Post by ripper on Dec 16, 2018 14:37:19 GMT
Mary Williams used to be represented quite well on library shelves in the 70s and 80s thanks to her Kimber collections, but I haven't read anything by her in a long while. I think I have read this one before and generally enjoy her tales. I liked the atmosphere of desolation that the author created. I'm a sucker for stories set in remote locations, especially when the fog is rolling and the wind is howling.
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 17, 2018 9:36:31 GMT
Back with the living, breathing contemporary authors (as opposed to the technically dead variety) from here through to Christmas Eve. There may even be a double bill somewhere along the way. Thank you so much to those of you who provided stories and illo's, and, equally important, those who've commented on same!
Day seventeenChrissie Demant Who better to kick off the week, than Dr. Terror himself, the infamous Black Baron of Mortbury? From his delicious recent collection, A Taste For The Macabre, a heart-warming tale of pet rescue. Warning. Definitely way contain horror and ghastliness.
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Post by ripper on Dec 17, 2018 10:47:38 GMT
That ending took me by surprise. I knew it wasn't going to go well for someone in the story, but I wasn't expecting that. Nice and macabre. Thanks to Charles and Chrissie.
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Post by Dr Terror on Dec 17, 2018 11:53:02 GMT
Lovely pics - thanks Chrissie!
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Post by vaultadventcalendar on Dec 18, 2018 8:11:48 GMT
"What is it they say about you never being further than twenty feet from a rat? I don't think Dan is ever further than that from one of his many copies of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" - Charles Black, introducing They That Dwell in Dark Places (Dark Regions Press, 2009) Day eighteen Photo: Chrissie DemantA supernatural horror novella for Christmas courtesy of the excellent Dan McGachey, who along with friends Frank Nicholas and Anonymous, sprinkled Satyr Book of Horror/ Enchanted Book of Zodiac Stories magic over last year's haunted calendar. Dan writes: "'The Longman'. Like ' Ingress', this was originally one of the bonus stories in the ultra-limited edition of 'They That Dwell in Dark Places', so I'd be happy if a few more souls beyond the 13 who got that edition, might enjoy it." Have a feeling you are going to love this one as much as I did ... Attachments:TheLongman.pdf (153.08 KB)
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Post by johnnymains on Dec 18, 2018 10:17:19 GMT
Chrissie's GREATEST ever artwork to date!! (Story isn't that bad, either )
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Dec 18, 2018 11:34:15 GMT
Day eighteen Photo: Chrissie Demant What a marvellous image! I'm genuinely privileged to have it adorn my macabre tale. Thanks to Chrissie for that, and to Dem for his kind words.
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Post by ripper on Dec 18, 2018 16:29:29 GMT
Another fine tale. Thank you to the author for giving us the opportunity to read it, and, of course, to Chrissie.
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