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Post by nightreader on Apr 5, 2008 10:32:52 GMT
Speak Of The Devil - Ed. by Ned E. Hoopes (Mayflower Dell 1967) 17 Diabolic Tales ‘The Devil and Tom Walker’ – Washington Irving ‘The Devil and Daniel Webster’ – Stephen Vincent Benet ‘The Painter’s Bargain’ – William Makepeace Thackeray ‘The Devil and the Old Man’ – John Masefield ‘The Devil and the Deep Sea’ – Rudyard Kipling ‘Satan and Sam Shay’ – Robert Arthur ‘The Friendly Demon’ – Daniel Defoe ‘The Devil in the Belfry’ – Edgar Allan Poe ‘Young Goodman Brown’ – Nathaniel Hawthorne ‘The Lightning Rod Man’ – Herman Melville ‘The Devil’ – Guy de Maupassant ‘Madam Lucifer’ – Richard Garnett ‘The Demon Hope’ – Richard Garnett ‘Little St. Michael’ – Laurence Housman ‘The Demon Lover’ – Elizabeth Bowen ‘The Devil, George and Rosie’ – John Collier ‘Dance With The Devil’ – Betsy Emmons I'm sure many of these have turned up elsewhere but it might be of interest. And I do quite like the (uncredited) cover... |
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Post by andydecker on Jul 17, 2023 11:57:48 GMT
Ned E. Hoopes - Speak of the Devil (Dell, 1967, 205 pages) Cover: Blossom
Cover found on the net. Thanks to the original scanner. |
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Post by helrunar on Jul 17, 2023 21:40:10 GMT
Striking cover painting. The art makes me think of the paintings done for Rod Serling's Night Gallery television series of 1969-72--probably unknown in Germany. It was a mixed bag but Rod's intros were always fun, and the segments included unusual adaptations of stories by such Vault luminaries as Manly Wade Wellman, Seabury Quinn, and Clark Ashton Smith.
cheers, Steve
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Post by enoch on Jul 18, 2023 2:20:12 GMT
Striking cover painting. The art makes me think of the paintings done for Rod Serling's Night Gallery television series of 1969-72--probably unknown in Germany. It was a mixed bag but Rod's intros were always fun, and the segments included unusual adaptations of stories by such Vault luminaries as Manly Wade Wellman, Seabury Quinn, and Clark Ashton Smith. cheers, Steve All of you are probably already aware of this site, but in case you're not:
You can see images of the paintings there, among other things. I have their book on the series as well as the art book of the paintings, and both are top-notch. I'm a big fan of Night Gallery but it was, as you say, a mixed bag.
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Post by andydecker on Jul 18, 2023 8:04:55 GMT
All of you are probably already aware of this site, but in case you're not: This is a nice and well-done site. Thanks for the link. Can't say I have seen an episode, only some Twilight Zone of different incarnations.
Is the episode "The Doll" after Algernon Blackwood well done? The doll in question on the fotos remind me a bit of the doll of Mrs. Constanza on Seinfeld :-)
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jul 18, 2023 9:32:55 GMT
I occasionally make use of a food delivery service that allows you to follow the progress of your rider on a map. This always reminds me of the NIGHT GALLERY pilot.
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Post by helrunar on Jul 18, 2023 16:33:44 GMT
Yes, that's a very nice site. I'm a pretty faithful fan of Night Gallery, and I revisit the series every so often. Have just been thinking of acquiring the new Blu Ray edition--need to check the reviews.
Andreas, the series adaptation of "The Doll" is one of my favorites, and it actually scared me watching it as a 13 or 14 year old originally. I think the script actually improves upon the source story by Algernon Blackwood. Very good casting and the doll is extremely creepy. It's a rather different scenario from the well-known "Talking Tina" episode of Twilight Zone (which I was only able to view quite recently, having heard about it for many years--my exposure to that series was quite spotty).
Maybe I'll list some of my favorite episodes on this thread. A couple that come to mind:
"Certain Shadows on the Wall" is a mood piece featuring three of my favorite actresses: Grayson Hall, Agnes Moorehead, and Rachel Roberts, with Louis Hayward as their doctor brother with very questionable ethics.
"Since Aunt Ada came to stay" is an adaptation of a story by A. E. van Vogt with a Witchcraft theme. Jeanette Nolan is excellent as the scheming old crone.
"Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" is an early satire on Lovecraftiana, a clever little skit featuring comic Carl Reiner.
"The Phantom Farmhouse" is based on Seabury Quinn's first Weird Tales story and involves an unusual family of werewolves.
"The Devil is not mocked" from the story by Manly Wade Wellman has Nazi soldiers taking over a mysterious castle in the Carpathian mountains, the home of a certain Count played by Francis Lederer.
There are more--the series production was troubled because producer Jack Laird often put himself at odds with Rod Serling. Laird wanted more outrageous, sometimes kooky-humorous touches, and Serling wasn't happy about that, according to what I have read.
Steve
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Post by andydecker on Jul 18, 2023 17:14:33 GMT
I occasionally make use of a food delivery service that allows you to follow the progress of your rider on a map. Every year Orwell's 1984 looks more like a childrens bogeyman. |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jul 18, 2023 17:20:29 GMT
I occasionally make use of a food delivery service that allows you to follow the progress of your rider on a map. Every year Orwell's 1984 looks more like a childrens bogeyman. It is super convenient! |
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Post by andydecker on Jul 18, 2023 17:37:45 GMT
I have to re-read Blackwood. I know I read "The Doll", but I have zero recollection of it.
Correct me if I am wrong, but was Serling at times not very sentimental in his story-telling and plots?
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Post by andydecker on Jul 18, 2023 17:52:58 GMT
Every year Orwell's 1984 looks more like a childrens bogeyman. It is super convenient! That is the problem. |
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Post by helrunar on Jul 18, 2023 19:19:48 GMT
He won quite a few awards I believe for his work, but yes, at times it is fairly sentimental. But often with a rather dark streak.
One of the most famous episodes of Twilight Zone, "A Stop at Willoughby," has a very nostalgic feel. But there's a final shot in the story that gives a somewhat grim interpretation to everything that has been seen in the preceding show.
"Willoughby" was written by Rod Serling and was said to have been his favorite story from the first year of the series. The theme echoes one of Lovecraft's most personal tales, "The Silver Key."
Steve
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Post by enoch on Jul 19, 2023 2:25:43 GMT
Andreas, the series adaptation of "The Doll" is one of my favorites, and it actually scared me watching it as a 13 or 14 year old originally. I think the script actually improves upon the source story by Algernon Blackwood. Very good casting and the doll is extremely creepy. It's a rather different scenario from the well-known "Talking Tina" episode of Twilight Zone (which I was only able to view quite recently, having heard about it for many years--my exposure to that series was quite spotty). "The Doll" traumatized me when I saw it, but I was only 7 or 8 years old. It still holds up, though. I agree that it improves upon the Blackwood story, which is almost never the case with adaptations. Guillermo del Toro actually owns an exact copy of that Night Gallery doll that he had custom-made. Another episode I really liked (and that scared the hell out of me as a kid) was "Green Fingers." It was somewhat different than the short story, and while it maybe didn't improve upon it, it was just as good in its own way. |
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Post by helrunar on Jul 19, 2023 3:27:24 GMT
Oh yeah, "Green Fingers" is another classic. I've never read the original tale of that one.
Hel.
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