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Post by helrunar on Oct 13, 2020 13:25:03 GMT
Some of the authors in this book are online friends of mine (via social media). I told one of them that a couple of you had said nice words about his stories and he was properly thankful to hear of that.
I asked him what the letters BHF stand for. He explained that it was British Horror Films, a now long defunct internet forum. I've been wondering if it was a well-known institution in Britain. Sort of like Horror Hospital, LOL.
cheers, H.
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Post by samdawson on Oct 13, 2020 15:03:50 GMT
The BHF forum grew as an offshoot of Chris Woods' British Horror Films site and its mission to review BHFs. That part - www.britishhorrorfilms.co.uk/ - with its affectionate and often very witty reviews remains and is well worth a look. It gave birth to the first two BHF books of horror. Sadly the associated discussion board has now gone, but is fondly remembered.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Oct 13, 2020 16:35:16 GMT
I asked him what the letters BHF stand for. To me they stand for "Be Happy Forever!". It is my motto.
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Post by helrunar on Oct 13, 2020 17:09:03 GMT
Thanks for the link, Mr Dawson! There's a "forum" section but when I clicked, I saw a blank page with a few words saying something like "forum suspended while we work out the future of the site." Guess the dust lays thick on those halls.
I clicked around a couple of reviews and found some prize entitled Bloodbath at the House of Death. Sounds amusing. The reviewer spends time lamenting how unkind time has been to Kenny Everett, one of those entertainers of bygone years who was and remains a complete enigma to me.
I was genuinely baffled by the acronym BHF, thought it might refer to a publisher or something like that. Don't know why I didn't ask one of my typically pushy, rude questions about it.
cheers, H.
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Post by samdawson on Oct 13, 2020 17:56:57 GMT
A pleasure. I'd suggest staying away from Bloodbath though. I'm sure it has its defenders, but I'm not one of them
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Post by helrunar on Apr 26, 2021 22:31:56 GMT
I don't know if this link will work; my online friend Ian Taylor, who has stories coming out in the forthcoming installment(s) (scheduled to be released in May) pointed me towards this announcement:
cheers, Helrunar
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Post by helrunar on Apr 26, 2021 22:32:34 GMT
To clarify, the fourth and fifth volumes in this series are due to be released concurrently.
H.
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Post by dem bones on Apr 27, 2021 7:09:10 GMT
I don't know if this link will work; my online friend Ian Taylor, who has stories coming out in the forthcoming installment(s) (scheduled to be released in May) pointed me towards this announcement: cheers, Helrunar Thanks for the very welcome alert! From Darrell's BHF books twitter feed, it seems Vol 4 should look something like this: Darrell Buxton [ed.] - Fourth BHF Book of Horror Stories (BHF, 2021) Paul Mudie Sam Dawson - Night Thoughts Samantha Jayne Crosby - Carrion Screaming Darrell Buxton - Hard Core Ken Shinn - Starr Student Franklin Marsh - The Night Bus Tony Earnshaw - Protein Ken Shinn - The Phoenix for the Flame Simon J. Ballard - Vultura is Dead ... and Well, and Living in London Ian Taylor - Paging Dr. Death Jez Conolly - Tea with Mrs. Hindley Adam J. Marsh - Good Boy Tony Earnshaw - By Dawn's Early Light Hannah Kate - Delivery Sam Dawson - Gentry in the Country Ken Shinn - The Little Red-Haired Girl Paul Newman - The Endless Depths Above Us Simon J. Ballard - The Making of Lord Courtley Simon J. Ballard - The Making of Johnny Alucard Wayne Mook - Frankenstein's Tortoise Martin Parsons - Calhoun Despairs Ken Shinn - Glad It's All Over Selene Paxton-Brooks - Tansy's Poppets Jason D. Brawn - The Interview Darrell Buxton - Luxuriate Effervescently James Stanger - Just A Click and the Agony Ken Shinn - A Bloody Nuisance Ian Taylor - A Voodoo Flavour Lawrence-Gordon Clark - Telling StoriesVery well done to Mr. Buxton and all the contributors. Lovely to see many a family face represented. Am particularly pleased that Franklin's magnificent The Night Bus has finally found a home.
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Post by radiomoo on May 5, 2021 22:10:00 GMT
There is Fifth book out as well. I'm off the old BHF board and I am one of the writers.
Moo.
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Post by dem bones on May 6, 2021 18:58:34 GMT
There is Fifth book out as well. I'm off the old BHF board and I am one of the writers. Moo. TOC to follow, I hope. In the meantime, Moodie's cover art. Paul Mudie
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Post by dem bones on May 7, 2021 19:09:21 GMT
Many thanks to Darrell for providing the BHF Horror #5 TOC's. As cover painting suggests, it is almost their Shock Rock. Mr. Buxton explains "Every story named after a song - and we've even got a Spotify playlist, 'The 5th BHF Book of Horror Stories', so you can listen to the tunes while you read!" Fritz Maitland - Stand And Deliver Ian Taylor – 11:59 Sam Dawson – I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) Samantha Jayne Crosby – Angie Baby Simon J. Ballard – Good Girl Gone Bad Neil Pike – Welcome Home Sam Dawson – The Village Green Preservation Society Darrell Buxton – Memory Of A Free Festival Andrew Llewellyn – Hamburger Lady Jez Conolly – Dead Babies Brian Gregory – Daniel Wayne Mook – Two Seconds Ian Millsted – Seasons In The Sun Simon J. Ballard – Television Rules The Nation Ian Taylor – The Passenger Neil Pike – Fade To Grey Ken Shinn – Nasty Darrell Buxton – Disco Duck Adam J. Marsh – Raspberry Beret Sam Trafford – Carrie Ian Taylor – Behind A Painted Smile Nadia Mook – We Are The Pigs Simon J. Ballard – The Chemistry Between Us Paul Newman – Pictures Of Matchstick Men Tony Earnshaw – Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Ken Shinn – The Laughing Gnome Gary Couzens – The Party’s Over Wayne Mook – Parklife James Stanger – Diamond Lights Susan York – Happy Birthday Andrew Llewellyn – Martha My Dear Jason D. Brawn – The Lady In Red Selene Paxton-Brooks – Wuthering Heights Tony Earnshaw – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Lawrence Gordon Clark – Voices Also, here is the final version of the BHF4 cover artwork. I'll bet our much missed friend and colleague Charles Black would have loved it! Paul Mudie
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Post by iant on Aug 28, 2022 17:02:06 GMT
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Post by Swampirella on Feb 20, 2023 15:24:11 GMT
Groan. Vampire Circus, of course. Then again, am amazed to have (mis?) identified so many - its ages since I last watched a movie, horror or otherwise. A string of five sparklers in a row! Samantha Crosby – Pillage of the Damned: Legendary punk band versus the Children of the Damned. Rat Scabies and a supremely reckless Sensible take the fight to the killer kids, but who fathered the creepy blonde bastards? Jez Conolly – Nuggets: Early 'seventies kitchen drama from an alternative universe. A meticulously detailed account of John Reginald Christie's pre-breakfast toilet habits prior to receiving his first customer of the day: Mrs. Rita Rusk, mother of Bob, the Necktie Murderer. Banalities and filthy habits exchanged, Reg pops down to the cellar freezer with her shopping list. His basement leads into the tunnel at Russell Square tube station, so no shortage of fresh supplies. Tony Earnshaw – Raw: A seaplane crash lands within swimming distance of a small island. Only four of the six aboard make it through the shark infested waters to the shore. The survivors' immediate concern: what to do for food? Source movie? Franklin Marsh – OfficeTech Intra-Personal Relationships Course – October 30th 11 p.m.: The semi-late Vault co-founder at the height of his macabre powers. An unruly all-star night class for Milton Maitland turns delightfully violent. Matthew Hopkins, Countess Bathory, Carla Hoffman, Vlad Tspepech and that disruptive Kronos fellow, I hope you're proud of yourselves!
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Post by dem bones on Feb 20, 2023 18:16:41 GMT
Another on the insurmountable to-read list .... Jez Conolly - Nuggets & Other Pieces (BHF Books, Sept. 2022) Caroline Conolly Introduction Nuggets: Reflux Tea with Mrs. Hindley Neither Dead Babies Nuggets (Original Version)Blurb: If you like your horror fiction short, sharp and nasty, you've come to the right place! This mini collection of gruesome tales, previously published in truncated form across several volumes of the BHF Book of Horror Stories series, will have you not only reaching for the sick bag * but also crying with laughter at its jet-black humour — sometimes simultaneously
Gag with delight at the antics of a long-dead serial killer who, in an alternative reality, cheated the rope and carried on killing.
Grimace at the journal of an ordinary man with a less than ordinary and decidedly unhealthy interest in a very old lady.
Recoil at the meeting of a supercilious professor and a beast from the depths.
Chunder at the 'what I did last Summer' essay of a veritable junior School 'Jeffrey Dahmer'
* sick bags sold separately
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Post by Swampirella on Feb 20, 2023 18:28:58 GMT
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