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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 18, 2023 22:00:53 GMT
Ah, you beat me to a couple of those CB. But I'll add; "The Black Stone" by Robert E Howard "The Curse of the Monolith" by Lin Carter & L.Sprague de Camp THE SERPENT AND THE BUTTERFLY by Sue Mallinson and, if man-made columns qualify, "The Pillars of Melkarth" by Richard L Tierney Was Vault's cromagnonman and Richard L. Tierney of Iowa one and the same person? I had the impression cromagnonman spent his time in UK. Richard L. Tierney died in 2022. Cromagnonman was at a meet up with dem bones this year according to a post I remember, but can't be bothered to check so I might be wrong. He doesn't post on here anymore as he discovered fire a couple of years ago and spends all his spare time playing with it; I also think he has been having trouble with dinosaurs and keeping other cavemen from his new wife who resembles Raquel Welch, who isn't quite as beautiful as me, but nearly is. I hope this helps.  |
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Post by helrunar on Aug 19, 2023 3:17:18 GMT
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Post by Knygathin on Aug 19, 2023 8:18:29 GMT
Richard L. Tierney died in 2022. Cromagnonman was at a meet up with dem bones this year according to a post I remember, but can't be bothered to check so I might be wrong. He doesn't post on here anymore as he discovered fire a couple of years ago and spends all his spare time playing with it; I also think he has been having trouble with dinosaurs and keeping other cavemen from his new wife who resembles Raquel Welch, who isn't quite as beautiful as me, but nearly is. I hope this helps. It does. If the avatar is anything to go by, the vision is sure to melt a man beast, and ... inevitably stiffen. Raquel is no difficult competition there. Thanks Princess Tuvstarr and helrunar for clarifying the mystery, although I am not sure it is completely solved. It was the following exchange that got me wondering. Andy said: "One of the contributers is our own Cromagnonman. Congratulations!" Cromagnonman said: "Thanks Andy." vaultofevil.proboards.com/thread/7240/robert-price-ed-azathoth-cycleAs for Standing Stones, the weird beauty of the ones in Avebury felled me. |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 19, 2023 10:25:11 GMT
Apparently, after additional research, the real reason he no longer posts is he discovered he was adopted, and is actually a Neanderthal. The knowledge he has been living a lie as a Cromagnonman was so shocking he went for a lie down in his cave, that has lasted two years. When he finally gets up I'm sure whoever this international mystery man is will clarify the situation to your liking.
I hope this helps.
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Post by dem on Aug 19, 2023 11:14:02 GMT
Paperback Fanatic 47 (July 2023) includes a four pages on Stonehenge/ standing stones in fantasy & supernatural horror novels, courtesy of Justin Marriott & Jim O'Brien. More Megaliths & Co. Algernon Blackwood - The Tarn of Sacrifice: ( The Wolves of God, 1921: Peter Haining [ed.], The Necromancers, 1971. Jasper John [Rosalie Muspratt] - The Spirit of Stonehenge: ( Sinister Stories, 1930: Montague Summers [ed.], The Supernatural Omnibus, 1931). Arthur Machen - The Ceremony: ( Ornaments in Jade, 1924: Holy Terrors, 1946). August Derleth - Bramwell's Guardian: ( Weird Tales, March 1949). An Odd Story about a Druid Ring found on Salisbury Hill. August Derleth - The God-Box: ( Weird Tales, Sept 1945: Not Long For This World, 1948). Good comes in small packages ... but what about evil?Lord Dunsany - Return of the Exiles: ( Fifty-one Tales, 1915). Read it on Sacred Texts
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Post by weirdmonger on Aug 19, 2023 16:06:35 GMT
āThere was a ring of black standing-stones which looked like some sort of surreal animal-trap in the moonlight.ā
ā STEPHEN KING
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 19, 2023 16:46:48 GMT
āThere was a ring of black standing-stones which looked like some sort of surreal animal-trap in the moonlight.āā STEPHEN KING What a poet! |
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Post by weirdmonger on Aug 19, 2023 22:39:34 GMT
āThere was a ring of black standing-stones which looked like some sort of surreal animal-trap in the moonlight.āā STEPHEN KING What a poet! Indeed, especially when the word āgunslingerā can be made from the letters of that quotation. |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 20, 2023 8:11:04 GMT
Indeed, especially when the word āgunslingerā can be made from the letters of that quotation. Were it anyone else I would say "coincidence"! |
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Post by weirdmonger on Aug 20, 2023 17:17:54 GMT
Indeed, especially when the word āgunslingerā can be made from the letters of that quotation. Were it anyone else I would say "coincidence"! I was trying to match my irony to your sarcasm.  |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Aug 20, 2023 18:48:34 GMT
Were it anyone else I would say "coincidence"! I was trying to match my irony to your sarcasm. It was pretty good! But now you ruined it. |
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Post by Knygathin on Aug 20, 2023 20:31:30 GMT
I made a fire with a few sticks, tossed some herbs and combustible minerals on it, and then cast a spell, raising my hands and demanding Neanderthalman to return and clarify what is going on with his real world identity. But of course, I wouldn't want him running around here in circles, shouting like a schizofrenic. I want to spare him that.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Aug 21, 2023 12:26:25 GMT
I made a fire with a few sticks, tossed some herbs and combustible minerals on it, and then cast a spell, raising my hands and demanding Neanderthalman to return and clarify what is going on with his real world identity. But of course, I wouldn't want him running around here in circles, shouting like a schizofrenic. I want to spare him that. I have no idea who he is. Could he be Welsh? I hope this helps. |
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Post by Knygathin on Aug 22, 2023 5:12:08 GMT
I have no idea who he is. Could he be Welsh? I hope this helps. Oh yes, it is interesting. Unless I am mistaken his voice has the force of a Scottish Highlander. And I think there have been indications that Richard L. Tierney visited Surrey around the time shortly before Neanderthalman left this forum. |
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Post by PeterC on Aug 22, 2023 13:46:58 GMT
'Cold Spell' by David Langford is a cracking SSS (standing stone story). It's in 65 Great Tales of Horror, edited by Mary Danby (Octopus Books/Marks & Spencer, 1980). I think it may also be in one of the Fontana Horror volumes but I can't remember which.
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