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Post by dem bones on Sept 19, 2020 6:14:55 GMT
Great stuff! 'Mantha is a good egg, knows her horror and her punk rock. She and her husband played in a band that supported the likes of The Damned and Sham (I've got a copy of their album somewhere) and hubby Alan plays guitar in the current line-up of The Drones, whose drummer is their Mancunian pal Brian 'The Mad Muffet' Grantham of Slaughter & The Dogs fame. They know Ed Banger as well. Jez's story is something else, but I was fascinated by his portrait of Bob Rusk's mum, the unsung heroine Rita Webb. I've found out from Jolyon Yates that 'Mary Stone' in his story Cruelty Free is a tribute to another unsung actress Marianne Stone, who appeared in supporting roles in countless British films - great to see her finally get a leading role - but Mr Yates has remained tight-lipped about the name of the cosmetics firm. Raw is apparently not based on anything in particular. Tony has been heard to mutter 'Lord Of The Flies' but I think the Ed was taken with the male protagonist of the story being an "It's Man." Named after Michael Palin's hermit in the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, "It's Man" became a jovial term for some of the most disappointing monsters in British Horror History - those of us quaking behind cushions as kids during the likes of Beast In The Cellar and/or Tower Of Evil, imagining all kinds of hideous creatures were very let down when the reveal showed an old git with long hair, a long beard and long nails. Thanks for the kind comments re Office Tech - written as Marshy (me) was being made redundant back when the book was originally mooted, and forced to attend many ridiculous office boy courses, hence my disappearance from London. I still miss Spitalfields Market - and The Ten Bells. I've the fondest memories of our Ten Bells lunchtime pow wows. The place is still as "atmospheric" as ever, or at least, it was pre-covid, though I think they finally replaced the homely sofa with the stuffing spilled out. Alas, Spitalfields Market is now a 'regenerated'/ gentrified hipster yuppie playground, full of 'Trendy Wendy's' and 'With-it Brigit's, bereft of any stalls of interest to anyone normal. The Crosby's punk band. Anyone I've heard of? Samantha's Satanic Rites of David Vanian story is indeed a corker and I hope she writes more punk-horror crossovers. On with the show. Darrell Buxton – Painting With Light: it is 1973. Edward Charlton, 'All the rage' dandy, visits Temptations Limited seeking something to obscure a damp patch of wallpaper. The kindly old proprietor has just the thing. "A landscape painting with a windswept, remote abode as its visual focus ... What secrets did those impenetrable black windows harbour?" Rest assured, Edward is soon to find out. Maybe he should have settled for the mirror. Martin Dallard – Eden: The Paradise That Never Was: The omnipresent nurse Alex Price and celebrity mystery guests drive to Red Cot village to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Jennie, who, along with boyfriend Steve, have been falsely accused of massacre at Eden Lake. The horror hoodies await. Ian Taylor – Taking it Seriously: Quiet mood piece. A bereaved and unwell Peter Cushing never gives less than his all to the camera.
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Post by fritzmaitland on Sept 19, 2020 20:09:10 GMT
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Post by dem bones on Sept 20, 2020 16:32:48 GMT
Ken Shinn – Incident Report: The Halley Incident: Captain Colin Caine's top secret report on the epidemic wilfully spread throughout London by three nude space vampires familiar from Lifeforce, leaving a trail of dessicated human husks in their wake. Nurse Alex Price is again instrumental in curtailing the virus, though we should none of us rest easy that the threat is over. The aliens will return to conquer when next Halley's comet passes the earth. Nadia Mook – The Shop: While waiting for a bus outside the foul-smelling new antique shop everyone is talking about, Polly inexplicably falls through a door that isn't there and through to the scary premises within. An unnerving fellow in black is insistent "we must serve you." Jason D. Brawn – Death and Loneliness: Once he has taken bloody revenge on heartless James Elliot, the shambling, mouldering corpse that is Arthur Grimsdyke is at a loss what to do for eternity. Arthur bitterly regrets dabbling in black magic and longs to join wife Helen in sweet death. Opportunity arises when he is approached for assistance by the ghost of Christopher Lowe, cheated of his fortune by conniving father and daughter como, Jim and Emily Underwood. Neil Pike – Dog Star: Prof. Bernard Quatermass interrogates a suitably Dachshund-faced extra-terrestrial from Canis Minor, a civilisation far advanced of our own, who find man's fledgling forays in space travel a subject of much amusement. The were hound from the stars warns against further exploration - leave it to the grown ups - as we'd not like what we find. A Quatermass IV is back on the agenda.
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Post by fritzmaitland on Sept 21, 2020 6:10:31 GMT
Don't despair, Ms A Taborska's Bloody Britain and Terror Tales of the Home Counties are on their way!
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Post by dem bones on Sept 21, 2020 9:04:13 GMT
Don't despair, Ms A Taborska's Bloody Britain and Terror Tales of the Home Counties are on their way! ... Plus the impending Parallel Universe triple header and the new Ghosts & Scholars which, fictionwise, gets off to a splendid start with an account of a truly horrible episode in the life of Canon Wesley. Ian Millsted – A Hungarian Vampire in London: Twickenham Studios, present day (?). Dorothy's first minor film role casts her as a victim of female lead Tania Blasko's vampire. Her off-set encounters with Tania coincide with a series of migraine-inducing visions guest-starring a long-dead horror icon. Not at all the story you might expect from the title/ opening scene, and as moving in it's way as Jason D. Brawn's lovely Peter Cushing tribute. Ian Taylor – Minister of the Sinister: Return of the enigmatic Fremont of Scream and Scream Again dubious repute. "Part of the Minister of the Sinister's duties include keeping the more alarming outbreaks of supernatural post-modernism and meta-madness hidden from the public eye." Today Fremont interviews, hapless Charlie 'Arsie' Darcy, a dealer in film memorabilia who foolishly smuggled in a Demon mask of Nostradamus acquired from Dario Argento's prop store, and has since been plagued by zombies. Lombot's Lament: A terrifically entertaining anthology ends, as these things should, with a celebration in limerick of Dr Byron's killer mannikin. But for a rematch with Dan's Last Departure from Hobbs End, that's me about done with The Third BHF Book of Horror. Well worth the wait, and I really hope Mr. B. gets to edit a 4th.
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Post by fritzmaitland on Sept 21, 2020 11:49:46 GMT
Brilliant! Thanks for your sterling work, Dem. I know the boys and girls have been following the comments with interest. Mr Buxton was over the moon with the JLP comparison. If I could slip into Horror Antho gossip columnist mode - the scuttlebutt is that the 4th volume is certainly a possibility. The editor has suggested that he would also be interested in an antho that had horror stories that used song titles as titles for the stories. There was equal enthusiasm for both, that had the Editor seized with a fever and given to delusions (or possibly not) of releasing vols. 4 and 5 in tandem a la Guns & Roses' Use Your Illusion. Perhaps even more bizarrely, Lord Probert revealed that he hadn't contributed to BHF3 because he was working on his story for Terror Tales Of The Home Counties, entitled (ahem) Summer Holiday - and yes it is a Peter Pan Of Pop reference. I couldn't make this up. But if all this is to go ahead, it's for next year.
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Post by dem bones on Sept 21, 2020 17:37:33 GMT
Brilliant! Thanks for your sterling work, Dem. I know the boys and girls have been following the comments with interest. Mr Buxton was over the moon with the JLP comparison. If I could slip into Horror Antho gossip columnist mode - the scuttlebutt is that the 4th volume is certainly a possibility. The editor has suggested that he would also be interested in an antho that had horror stories that used song titles as titles for the stories. There was equal enthusiasm for both, that had the Editor seized with a fever and given to delusions (or possibly not) of releasing vols. 4 and 5 in tandem a la Guns & Roses' Use Your Illusion. Perhaps even more bizarrely, Lord Probert revealed that he hadn't contributed to BHF3 because he was working on his story for Terror Tales Of The Home Counties, entitled (ahem) Summer Holiday - and yes it is a Peter Pan Of Pop reference. I couldn't make this up. But if all this is to go ahead, it's for next year. That's all good to hear. Please keep us informed re BHF4/5. And, in the unlikely event you need a refresher course on Martian Dance song titles, my door is always open.
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Post by jepersonoatcake on Sept 21, 2020 21:09:22 GMT
I've asked Darrell if I can reserve '(I Fell In Love With A) Video Nasty'. Time to write something grimmer, perhaps?
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Post by corpsecandle on Sept 23, 2020 20:53:02 GMT
It's pretty funny that the down side of doing a story about a film that I liked a lot is that all of five people have seen ethier of two previous pictures it was based on. I am certain my story creates a "what the hell is this related to" moment.
However that's usually the trade off and hopefully it might lead people to watch the films I,Zombie and/or Dead Creatures. Or it won't.
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Post by sataness on Oct 12, 2020 18:25:43 GMT
Thanks for the nice words. I am that there Samantha Crosby. It is great to be a part of this book thingy, and I've missed a good old forum back chat, so I thought I'd join.
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Post by dem bones on Oct 12, 2020 18:56:01 GMT
Thanks for the nice words. I am that there Samantha Crosby. It is great to be a part of this book thingy, and I've missed a good old forum back chat, so I thought I'd join. Thanks for registering, sataness (!) and I hope you enjoy your time with us. As mentioned, greatly enjoyed your story. Do you have any more punks in peril horrors in the pipeline?
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Post by sataness on Oct 12, 2020 19:06:43 GMT
Sataness was my name on the old BHF forum. Its sort of stuck with me. I'm glad you liked my story. I don't have any more music related ones at the moment, but I'm sure I could drum up one or two. It was nice to write something daft, as I had a bad accident recently and I'm far from 100%, so people liking it is much appreciated. That photo Fritz posted is indeed me in my band, supporting The Damned, and I've been round the punk block a few times, with a few tales to tell. I've got more hair these days though.
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Post by samdawson on Oct 13, 2020 11:51:04 GMT
Hi Sam. I too missed the old forum and found a new home here. Sorry to hear about the accident
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Post by sataness on Oct 13, 2020 12:14:48 GMT
Hi Sam. I too missed the old forum and found a new home here. Sorry to hear about the accident Hello! I hope you are doing ok. I'm getting better, ta.
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Post by samdawson on Oct 13, 2020 12:31:00 GMT
Yep, thanks. Managed to pick up so so paid freelance work editing some publications on a rolling six month contract just as all jobs disappeared in March. Don't know what would have happened otherwise. Family are fine too, cat OK, three new chickens, daughter's three rats down to one much loved and ancient old fellow. Take care your end.
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