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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 20, 2021 10:48:08 GMT
I just learned that the noisy politician, and man who once pretended to be a cat on TV, George Galloway, has written a "what if" SF book about the terrible idea of Britain being invaded by the Nazis in WWII. I was wondering if any famous people or celebrities have dipped their toes in the Horror field? I can't start, because to be honest I can't actually think of any, but maybe you can, as you all know much more than me about this genre. I've got a horrible feeling there are some, so good luck!
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Post by humgoo on May 20, 2021 11:12:23 GMT
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Post by dem bones on May 20, 2021 11:13:48 GMT
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 20, 2021 11:40:24 GMT
Iv'e been told that Tom Baker, who once played Doctor Who, and has quite a nice voice, wrote an odd book that might be horror. Apparently it is about a young boy, whose hero is Saddam Hussein.
The Boy Who Kicked Pigs.
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 20, 2021 11:53:12 GMT
Iv'e been told that Tom Baker, who once played Doctor Who, and has quite a nice voice, wrote an odd book that might be horror. Apparently it is about a young boy, whose hero is Saddam Hussein. The Boy Who Kicked Pigs.Looking at old Who pictures now. Tom Baker looks manly and has a rich voice, but Jon Pertwee, his predecessor, looks all assertive and dominant. All man.
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on May 20, 2021 11:53:32 GMT
Iv'e been told that Tom Baker, who once played Doctor Who, and has quite a nice voice, wrote an odd book that might be horror. Apparently it is about a young boy, whose hero is Saddam Hussein. The Boy Who Kicked Pigs.Looking at old Who pictures now. Tom Baker looks manly and has a rich voice, but Jon Pertwee, his predecessor, looks all assertive and dominant. All man. I don't think you wanted to know that.
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on May 20, 2021 14:37:12 GMT
Iv'e been told that Tom Baker, who once played Doctor Who, and has quite a nice voice, wrote an odd book that might be horror. Apparently it is about a young boy, whose hero is Saddam Hussein. The Boy Who Kicked Pigs.The book was originally written as a children's story, as Tom knew how much children loved grotesque and grisly stuff. But it wasn't released as a kid's book, but as a slim illustrated hardback. It's got murders and cruelty and a lovely, nasty ending. His predecessor in the Tardis didn't write a horror book, but did lend his name to the anthology 'The Jon Pertwee Book of Monsters'. Squeaky-voiced comedian Joe Pasquale has released two collections of ghost stories under the 'Deadknobs and Doomsticks' banner. I've not read them, so no idea how horrific they are. Les Dawson wrote a dystopian science fiction novel titled 'A Time Before Genesis'. Former Goon and Potty Time genius Michael Bentine wrote several books about the paranormal, including the novel 'Lords of the Levels'.
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Post by Swampirella on May 20, 2021 14:46:04 GMT
Robin Ince & Johnny Mains came out with 2 collections of comedian's horror stories. I'm not familiar with any of the comedians but the stories were pretty good.
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Post by johnnymains on May 20, 2021 15:14:58 GMT
We'll soon be starting on a 3rd volume. Watch this space.
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Post by dem bones on May 20, 2021 16:40:52 GMT
Uri Gellar's paranormal thriller, Dead Cold. Not to overlook Alexander Thynne's unforgettable Blue Blood, which I've forgotten all about.
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Post by fritzmaitland on Oct 6, 2021 15:31:26 GMT
Hee hee! With grateful thanks to Princess Tuvstarr, like an alien pubic hair in a glass of gin I shall leave this here. 5th October -
Irvine Welsh - Snuff/VAT 96 (from The Acid House). Snuff concerns a chap who's obsessed with watching films, mostly on video. Apart from going to work, that's all he does. His marriage has broken up, his workmates consider him eccentric and have dubbed him 'The Video Kid', he's putting on weight, he's losing the ability to express any emotion but he can't slough off this obsession. He's highlighting the films in a copy of Halliwell's Film Guide. Unwisely doing this at work, someone in the office remarks "What are you going to do when you've seen them all?" This causes our man a great deal of disquiet, but he has a plan... VAT 96. A couple finally give in to one of their friends pleas for them to attend a dinner party. Arriving at the flat, the male half of the couple asks after his counterpart, and gets a bit of a start, when the hostess clicks a switch which lights up a tank of liquid, in which a severed head is suspended. It winks at our boy. Welsh has been accused of channelling Roald Dahl with this one and it's a variation on William and Mary.
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Post by ripper on Oct 6, 2021 16:05:21 GMT
Iv'e been told that Tom Baker, who once played Doctor Who, and has quite a nice voice, wrote an odd book that might be horror. Apparently it is about a young boy, whose hero is Saddam Hussein. The Boy Who Kicked Pigs.The book was originally written as a children's story, as Tom knew how much children loved grotesque and grisly stuff. But it wasn't released as a kid's book, but as a slim illustrated hardback. It's got murders and cruelty and a lovely, nasty ending. His predecessor in the Tardis didn't write a horror book, but did lend his name to the anthology 'The Jon Pertwee Book of Monsters'. Squeaky-voiced comedian Joe Pasquale has released two collections of ghost stories under the 'Deadknobs and Doomsticks' banner. I've not read them, so no idea how horrific they are. Les Dawson wrote a dystopian science fiction novel titled 'A Time Before Genesis'. Former Goon and Potty Time genius Michael Bentine wrote several books about the paranormal, including the novel 'Lords of the Levels'. Michael Bentine is an interesting case. During WWII he was in RAF intelligence and was involved in investigating 'foo fighters', strange lights seen by RAF and USAAF aircrews on bombing missions over Germany. These lights followed and moved around the bomber formations, and were originally taken to be German secret weapons. I believe Just William author Richmal Crompton wrote a number of supernatural tales.
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Post by Dr Strange on Oct 6, 2021 16:14:16 GMT
I've often meant to ask, but somehow never got round to it - is the Maureen O'Hara in Pan Horror 16 ( The Evil Innocent and On The Eve of the Wedding), 17 ( Nobody's Child), and 18 ( The Atheist) actually THE Maureen O'Hara? I know this has been asked before by someone else, but this exchange could be taken in more than one way: By the way, does anyone know- was Maureen O'Hara THE Maureen O'Hara? "Yes, it was THE Maureen O'Hara..." or "Yes, somebody does know whether or not it was THE Maureen O'Hara" ?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Oct 6, 2021 16:16:35 GMT
"Yes, it was THE Maureen O'Hara..." or "Yes, somebody does know whether or not it was THE Maureen O'Hara" ? Yes.
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Post by johnnymains on Oct 6, 2021 16:45:37 GMT
Strap in -
When I was 19/20 used to work as a barman at a Glengarriff hotel in RoI where Maureen was a frequent visitor. I became a favourite of hers and she'd always ask for me to serve her when she came in. I got on very well with her until I shagged her goddaughter in a cemetery after a raucous night out on the piss with her. I lost my job a few days after - I am assuming the two events are closely connected as Maureen and the hotel owner were good friends. Before all that kicked off I used to read the Pan Horrors during work breaks and one day I just asked her outright if she was the same Maureen. She said yes and to my shame my only response was "cooool!" -and stupidly, very stupidly left it at that. Didn't even get the book signed. But as I was travelling and working round Ireland, my transient nature didn't really allow for such luxurious keepsakes. Once the Pans were read they were swapped or left behind in whatever staff accommodation I happened to be staying in.
So yes, as far as I'm concerned it's her until it isn't.
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