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Post by dem bones on Aug 27, 2021 19:20:18 GMT
Tor.com has an interesting article that touches on Appalachian horror: "The Hills are Haunted; the Mountains are Hungry: Digging Into Appalachian SFF." It begins with Manly Wade Wellman's stories about John the Balladeer but also includes some other interesting-sounding books. I ordered one of them, Asher Elbein's short story collection Ghost Days, based on reviewers' comparisons to Wellman's work and Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane stories (the illustrations by Tiffany Turrill look good, too). was the one that leapt out at me (short stories, attractive cover painting). Will look forward to your verdict. As we wade through the pulps I'm confident more shorts will come to light. I think William Faulkner's A Rose For Emily should be on the list? |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Aug 31, 2021 18:23:11 GMT
Tor.com has an interesting article that touches on Appalachian horror: "The Hills are Haunted; the Mountains are Hungry: Digging Into Appalachian SFF." It begins with Manly Wade Wellman's stories about John the Balladeer but also includes some other interesting-sounding books. I ordered one of them, Asher Elbein's short story collection Ghost Days, based on reviewers' comparisons to Wellman's work and Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane stories (the illustrations by Tiffany Turrill look good, too). was the one that leapt out at me (short stories, attractive cover painting). Will look forward to your verdict. As we wade through the pulps I'm confident more shorts will come to light. I think William Faulkner's A Rose For Emily should be on the list? My copy of Ghost Days arrived today. It's an attractive book with glossy paper and beautiful illustrations. It also includes the artist's sketchbook. "A Rose for Emily" should definitely count. Extra credit to Mr. Nobel Prize winner for landing a highbrow version of "The Loved Dead" on high school reading lists. |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Oct 18, 2021 19:41:17 GMT
Tor.com has an interesting article that touches on Appalachian horror: "The Hills are Haunted; the Mountains are Hungry: Digging Into Appalachian SFF." It begins with Manly Wade Wellman's stories about John the Balladeer but also includes some other interesting-sounding books. I ordered one of them, Asher Elbein's short story collection Ghost Days, based on reviewers' comparisons to Wellman's work and Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane stories (the illustrations by Tiffany Turrill look good, too). was the one that leapt out at me (short stories, attractive cover painting). Will look forward to your verdict. Last night, I read the first story in Ghost Days: "The Wampus Mask." Based on it, I think the comparisons to the John the Balladeer and Solomon Kane tales are fitting: the story has the setting of the former but the tone of the latter. It also features a memorably creepy monster, the Ewah. |
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Post by dem bones on Oct 19, 2021 15:51:48 GMT
Last night, I read the first story in Ghost Days: "The Wampus Mask." Based on it, I think the comparisons to the John the Balladeer and Solomon Kane tales are fitting: the story has the setting of the former but the tone of the latter. It also features a memorably creepy monster, the Ewah. It only seems to be available as an ebook in UK at present, which is a bit disappointing. Unless someone can advise different? |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Oct 20, 2021 10:35:20 GMT
Last night, I read the first story in Ghost Days: "The Wampus Mask." Based on it, I think the comparisons to the John the Balladeer and Solomon Kane tales are fitting: the story has the setting of the former but the tone of the latter. It also features a memorably creepy monster, the Ewah. It only seems to be available as an ebook in UK at present, which is a bit disappointing. Unless someone can advise different? That's a pity; it deserves wider distribution. The second story, "Hollow Knowledge," is a brief interstitial piece. The third tale, "Night on the Bald," is a longer one featuring an abandoned church, a coven of hags, and the masked Raven Mocker. It's both colorful and creepy. |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 20, 2021 10:49:46 GMT
It only seems to be available as an ebook in UK at present, which is a bit disappointing. Unless someone can advise different? That's a pity; it deserves wider distribution. The second story, "Hollow Knowledge," is a brief interstitial piece. The third tale, "Night on the Bald," is a longer one featuring an abandoned church, a coven of hags, and the masked Raven Mocker. It's both colorful and creepy. Night on the Bald sounds like Mussorgsky's tone poem Night on Bald Mountain. It is about a witches' Sabbath on St. John's Eve |
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Post by drauch on Oct 20, 2021 15:40:04 GMT
Haffner Press is releasing a collection of all the Silver John stories and novels for anyone interested. Particular exciting since Voice of the Mountain is near impossible to find in physical form. Although not crazy on the modern artwork and almost rock star interpretation of John on the cover. www.haffnerpress.com/book/the-complete-john-the-balladeer/ |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Nov 10, 2021 0:33:11 GMT
Asher Elbein's Ghost Days wound up being one of the best books I've read all year. The full contents: The Wampus Mask Hollow Knowledge Night on the Bald The Revenant Score Where Woods Have Never Known the Axe Pretty Flowers Are Made for Blooming Ghost Days Speaking with Tsul'Kalu Not surprisingly, the author is a Manly Wade Wellman fan. "Where Woods Have Never Known the Axe" even pays tribute to the gardinel, one of Wellman's creations. |
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Post by dem bones on May 7, 2022 9:23:30 GMT
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Sept 15, 2022 19:17:07 GMT
Now that I've read it, thanks to Dem, I'd definitely add "The Bride of the Unknown" (Anonymous, Ghost Stories, September 1929) to this thread. |
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Post by andydecker on Sept 16, 2022 7:47:18 GMT
Here are two pictures from the Appalachian Hellboy story The Crooked Man, drawn by the late Richard Corben.   It is a pity that he never did illustrate some Wellman. |
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Post by drauch on Sept 16, 2022 19:18:16 GMT
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