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Post by ripper on Dec 21, 2020 16:40:44 GMT
Many thanks for transcribing this unusual tale and pic, Middoth. I don't think I have read anything by the author previously. Yes, I recall reading accounts of animals put on trial and often put to death for various reasons; a pig executed for causing the death of its owner was one, and also a horse for the same reason.
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Post by jamesdoig on Dec 21, 2020 21:24:10 GMT
Just catching up on the Bedside Companion. Marnie Mains' collaboration is a particular favourite, though I can't figure out what "nuggets" are - perhaps Johnny could screencast the incident? Hopefully the illos won't be lost to posterity - they're terrific.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 22, 2020 10:30:00 GMT
Chrissie Demant Day nine brings .... At last! Something festive, something full of the joys! Thank you so much, Stephen Shutt, for alerting us to this killer in the kitchen.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Dec 22, 2020 13:04:09 GMT
Many thanks for transcribing this unusual tale and pic, Middoth. I don't think I have read anything by the author previously. Yes, I recall reading accounts of animals put on trial and often put to death for various reasons; a pig executed for causing the death of its owner was one, and also a horse for the same reason. Seconded. "Crack" has an interesting premise and a trippy execution (in both senses of the word). It also reminded me of the appalling fates of two circus elephants charged with murder: Topsy, who was electrocuted at Coney Island, New York in 1903, and Mary, who was hanged in Tennessee in 1916. After Blakeston's strange and creepy tale, "The Holiday Fruitcake Horror" made for a nice dessert. Another great illustration, too!
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Post by Shrink Proof on Dec 22, 2020 14:13:52 GMT
Catching up. Two more very nasty little pieces. I like fruitcake, actually. Well, I used to...
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Post by helrunar on Dec 22, 2020 15:17:22 GMT
I love, love, love Chrissie's drawing for the Fruitcake from HELL. Delightful!
It's been said of S. R. Shutt's writing that it suggests he spends far too many hours sexually abusing a thesaurus. Also, that he shouldn't quit his day job. Thank you for including this oddly shaped little facétie, nevertheless!
cheers, H.
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Post by helrunar on Dec 22, 2020 15:32:51 GMT
Thinking of everyone in the UK today and hoping you can all stay safe and healthy.
And hoping better times are ahead...
cheers, H.
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Post by Swampirella on Dec 22, 2020 15:58:30 GMT
Chrissie Demant Day nine brings .... At last! Something festive, something full of the joys! Thank you so much, Stephen Shutt, for alerting us to this killer in the kitchen. I rushed to download the story before going out & didn't even notice the fiendishly delicious illustration until now. They're both wonderful!
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Post by Shrink Proof on Dec 22, 2020 16:04:37 GMT
Thinking of everyone in the UK today and hoping you can all stay safe and healthy. And hoping better times are ahead... cheers, H. Those of us trapped on Plague Island salute you and thanks for the good wishes. Our wonderful government tells us that there is light at the end of the tunnel. But really it's the headlamp of an oncoming train.
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Post by andydecker on Dec 22, 2020 17:02:40 GMT
Thinking of everyone in the UK today and hoping you can all stay safe and healthy. And hoping better times are ahead... cheers, H. What Steve said.
And another great story & illustration. Chrissie does better work then a horde of editors photoshopping their covers.
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Post by ripper on Dec 22, 2020 17:13:42 GMT
What is so good about the Vault Christmas tales collections is that there is such a variety of story type and authors that may be unfamiliar. Today's offering was so different from yesterday's, but jolly good, and I will admit it that I am a fan of traditional Christmas cake...homemade ones with proper icing, not that sickly sweet roll icing on shop bought cakes. Oops there I go with my moan about cakes ain't what they used to be! Another great illustration from Chrissie!
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Post by helrunar on Dec 23, 2020 2:59:31 GMT
"Zorgvlied" was really different, with a sense of inexplicable compulsion and a creepy intimation of how the dead are never very far from the living.
I looked up Bies van Ede on the Good Reads site... the author seems noted for children's literature, which somehow makes this all the more alarming.
Thanks to darkbrabo for translating it for us!
H.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 23, 2020 9:47:16 GMT
© Malcolm Timperley Day tenWhat new merry hell is this? A story by our much-missed friend Charles Black originally intended for inclusion in Black Ceremonies, until he ran out of room. Far as I'm aware, this is it's first public appearance. Hope you "enjoy" ... Chrissie Demant
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Post by dem bones on Dec 23, 2020 12:13:52 GMT
Annual last ditch scroungeAlmost there, except ... we've no story set aside for tomorrow. Plenty of oldies to fall back on, but if you've not yet featured on this years mini-calendar and have a story you'd like to share, by all means email it before 21.00 hrs (GMT) this evening and we'll see what we can do. Don't all rush, etc. email; whitechapelgothic ATgmail.com
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Post by johnnymains on Dec 23, 2020 13:12:45 GMT
© Malcolm Timperley Day tenWhat new merry hell is this? A story by our much-missed friend Charles Black originally intended for inclusion in Black Ceremonies, until he ran out of room. Far as I'm aware, this is it's first public appearance. Hope you "enjoy" ... Chrissie Demant If this is the last Charles Black story (let's hope there are a few more squirrelled away somewhere) - it's a fitting end to a writing career that has always entertained. And the last word is a perfect send-off.
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