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Post by dem bones on Oct 26, 2021 7:57:03 GMT
Not at all. Anyone with a search engine, etc. It's the pre-internet guys and girls did all the spadework. Truth is, it might be easier to list publications that have never featured weird/ macabre fiction. Of all those listed on a site like, say Galactic Central, I'd guess the vast majority ran at least the occasional supernatural horror story, same with newspapers, national or local, plenty of soft-core skin mags (Stephen King, Ray Russell, Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, & several others in Playboy for example. Anyway, sadly, we're now nearing the end of And Midnight Never Come. William Hope Hodgson - The Phantom Ship: (David A Sutton [ed.], Shadow: Fantasy Literature Review #20, 1973). A silent vessel adrift in the South Pacific, doomed to sink over and over with all hands lost ā bar one. Alas, the man rescued dies before he can shed any light on the mystery. Mrs. Baillie Reynolds - A Twilight Experience: ( The Ladyās Realm #70, Aug. 1902, as by 'G. M. Robins': The Relations and What They Related & other Weird Tales, 1902). Trad West Country ghost story. A sea adventurer who neglected his wife during her pregnancy, returns home after three years to find the child in the graveyard and the former village belle taken up with an old flame. His despair is too big for him. R. H. Benson - Father Martinās Tale: ( A Mirror of Shalott, 1907). Monkswell, a predominantly Catholic village near Blackburn, circa 1880s. Sarah Oldroyd, "fallen women," is too ashamed to show her face in the church. When, during a particularly bitter winter, she falls dangerously ill, Sarah finally requests a visit from the Parish Priest. An evil spirit, masquerading as her brother, attempts to deceive Father Martin that Sarah has recovered and no longer requires the Last Sacrament, but the priest will not be dissuaded from his mercy dash across the snow. Wasn't especially looking forward to the Benson, so pleasantly surprised to get on with it just fine. Mrs. Baillie Reynold's quiet offering opens with a confessional; "I do worse than write bad verse ā I paint bad pictures."
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Post by andydecker on Oct 26, 2021 9:02:36 GMT
Wasn't especially looking forward to the Benson, so pleasantly surprised to get on with it just fine." One mellows with age :-) In my 30s and 40s I avoided a lot of writers like the plague, never would have wasted my time with Agatha Christie, for instance. Nowadays I can enjoy Christie or find her even interesting while I don't bother with contemporary crime fiction any longer.
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Post by Swampirella on Oct 26, 2021 10:33:10 GMT
Absinthe seems to be undergoing a revival in at least some measure over here. I think it started somewhere between 10 and 15 years ago. But I am a real lightweight when it comes to booze of all descriptions. I do quite like this aquavit I learned to make from a friend; it involves seasoning a bottle of Absolut with various herbs and leaving it in a dark cupboard for a month or two. Nice for the Yule festival. H. Personally I prefer gluhwein - thatās red wine warmed up with sugar and spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.
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Post by samdawson on Oct 26, 2021 10:59:58 GMT
During lockdown my eco-minded daughter encouraged me to do more hedgerow foraging and turn the results into wine (elderflower, elderberry and blackberry so far). A neighbour donated 6lb of cherries so I added cherry brandy (very easy to make, apart from stoning the cherries) and home made advocaat (since we had chickens). Both of these were ready for last Xmas and I am now exhorted to make cherry brandy every year since it's apparently a one year old "family tradition" now. This year we didn't have the free cherries and they had to be bought, making it about twice as expensive as shop-bought. However, if you have access to a cherry tree I would recommend it as a nicely festive homemade Christmas tipple.
On the subject of the 'traveller in ladies underwear' I remember that story, which eclipsed the deaths of the the other drivers in the public consciousness. I think he wore four or five pairs of tights and we were then exhorted to pack some nylons in our car breakdown kits over winter since they could either be worn in emergencies or would double as a fan belt should one snap.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Oct 26, 2021 12:01:52 GMT
On the subject of the 'traveller in ladies underwear' I remember that story, which eclipsed the deaths of the the other drivers in the public consciousness. I think he wore four or five pairs of tights and we were then exhorted to pack some nylons in our car breakdown kits over winter since they could either be worn in emergencies or would double as a fan belt should one snap. Useful alibis, those.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 26, 2021 12:49:53 GMT
During lockdown my eco-minded daughter encouraged me to do more hedgerow foraging and turn the results into wine (elderflower, elderberry and blackberry so far). A neighbour donated 6lb of cherries so I added cherry brandy (very easy to make, apart from stoning the cherries) and home made advocaat (since we had chickens). Both of these were ready for last Xmas and I am now exhorted to make cherry brandy every year since it's apparently a one year old "family tradition" now. This year we didn't have the free cherries and they had to be bought, making it about twice as expensive as shop-bought. However, if you have access to a cherry tree I would recommend it as a nicely festive homemade Christmas tipple. On the subject of the 'traveller in ladies underwear' I remember that story, which eclipsed the deaths of the the other drivers in the public consciousness. I think he wore four or five pairs of tights and we were then exhorted to pack some nylons in our car breakdown kits over winter since they could either be worn in emergencies or would double as a fan belt should one snap. "had chickens". Did you enjoy your home made chicken dinners?
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 26, 2021 12:57:24 GMT
During lockdown my eco-minded daughter encouraged me to do more hedgerow foraging and turn the results into wine (elderflower, elderberry and blackberry so far). A neighbour donated 6lb of cherries so I added cherry brandy (very easy to make, apart from stoning the cherries) and home made advocaat (since we had chickens). Both of these were ready for last Xmas and I am now exhorted to make cherry brandy every year since it's apparently a one year old "family tradition" now. This year we didn't have the free cherries and they had to be bought, making it about twice as expensive as shop-bought. However, if you have access to a cherry tree I would recommend it as a nicely festive homemade Christmas tipple. On the subject of the 'traveller in ladies underwear' I remember that story, which eclipsed the deaths of the the other drivers in the public consciousness. I think he wore four or five pairs of tights and we were then exhorted to pack some nylons in our car breakdown kits over winter since they could either be worn in emergencies or would double as a fan belt should one snap. Do you wear four or five pairs of tights under your trousers when foraging in the wild, for warmth purposes?
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 26, 2021 13:12:52 GMT
Anyway, sadly, we're now nearing the end of And Midnight Never Come. I quite forgot what this thread was about. Poor Mr Lamb. I feel a bit guilty.
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Post by Swampirella on Oct 26, 2021 13:18:40 GMT
During lockdown my eco-minded daughter encouraged me to do more hedgerow foraging and turn the results into wine (elderflower, elderberry and blackberry so far). A neighbour donated 6lb of cherries so I added cherry brandy (very easy to make, apart from stoning the cherries) and home made advocaat (since we had chickens). Both of these were ready for last Xmas and I am now exhorted to make cherry brandy every year since it's apparently a one year old "family tradition" now. This year we didn't have the free cherries and they had to be bought, making it about twice as expensive as shop-bought. However, if you have access to a cherry tree I would recommend it as a nicely festive homemade Christmas tipple. On the subject of the 'traveller in ladies underwear' I remember that story, which eclipsed the deaths of the the other drivers in the public consciousness. I think he wore four or five pairs of tights and we were then exhorted to pack some nylons in our car breakdown kits over winter since they could either be worn in emergencies or would double as a fan belt should one snap. Do you wear four or five pairs of tights under your trousers when foraging in the wild, for warmth purposes? A sensible suggestion; I've worn leggings under jeans or other pants when out and about in our freezing Januarys when it's often -25C.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 26, 2021 13:25:43 GMT
Do you wear four or five pairs of tights under your trousers when foraging in the wild, for warmth purposes? A sensible suggestion; I've worn leggings under jeans or other pants when out and about in our freezing Januarys when it's often -25C. When not on this site are you really Mrs Santa Claus?
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Post by Swampirella on Oct 26, 2021 13:32:47 GMT
A sensible suggestion; I've worn leggings under jeans or other pants when out and about in our freezing Januarys when it's often -25C. When not on this site are you really Mrs Santa Claus? No, but after indulging in Christmas treats, I certainly look like her.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 26, 2021 13:36:38 GMT
When not on this site are you really Mrs Santa Claus? No, but after indulging in Christmas treats, I certainly look like her. That's a pity as I have a substantial Christmas list and was counting on you putting in a good word with jolly Mr Santa.
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Post by Swampirella on Oct 26, 2021 13:39:15 GMT
No, but after indulging in Christmas treats, I certainly look like her. That's a pity as I have a substantial Christmas list and was counting on you putting in a good word with jolly Mr Santa. I'll see what I can do, since he lives comparatively closer to me than you.
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Oct 26, 2021 13:42:20 GMT
That's a pity as I have a substantial Christmas list and was counting on you putting in a good word with jolly Mr Santa. I'll see what I can do, since he lives comparatively closer to me than you. Are you an Eskimo?
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Post by Swampirella on Oct 26, 2021 13:47:40 GMT
In as much as you're a princess.
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