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Post by Middoth on Oct 28, 2021 21:11:58 GMT
Not for the Squeamish by D. Scott Moncrieff (Background Booksб 1948)
Not for the Squeamish
Count Szolnok's Robots
Dating Feature
No Return Ticket
A Baroque Tomb
Schloss Wappenburg After the Auto-Da-Fe The Tale of the Long Knives
They Shine by Night
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Post by Middoth on Oct 29, 2021 15:24:23 GMT
Scott-Moncrieff's first collection of horror fiction, followed by THE VAIVAISUKKO'S BRIDE (1949). Collects nine horror stories. Includes "Schloss Wappenburg," a vampire tale. Other themes include cannibalism ("Not for the Squeamish"), man buried alive by robots ("Count Szolnok's Robots"), necrophilia ("A Baroque Tomb") South Seas witchcraft ("They Shine by Night"); several tales quite effective, others sadistic, crude material horror. Author's strong suit was ideas, not execution. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 191
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Oct 29, 2021 15:49:47 GMT
man buried alive by robots Poe was so close! If only he had thought a little bit further. |
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Post by helrunar on Oct 29, 2021 19:44:02 GMT
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Post by Middoth on Oct 29, 2021 19:49:13 GMT
Interesting. This particular Moncrieff was a vintage car restorer
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Post by Middoth on Oct 29, 2021 20:30:43 GMT
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Post by helrunar on Oct 29, 2021 20:38:24 GMT
I find the first photo baffling. but the second one is mildly amusing. Thanks for the links.
Best, H.
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