Forum: Musicians
05-14-2020
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Forum: Happy Birthday
04-24-2020
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,942
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Forum: General Discussion
04-02-2020
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Yes I'm a proud member of The Friends of Arthur Machen, but my review was of the Strange Attractor Press publication that is a sort of "best of" Faunus collection. Here's a link to it:
Faunus: The...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-02-2020
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Recently finished the essay collection; Faunus -The Decorative Imagination of Arthur Machen, here is a short review I put up on Goodreads:
Faunus is an excellent collection of essays and articles,...
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Forum: Musicians
04-02-2020
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Forum: General Discussion
02-23-2020
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Replies: 2,371
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Re: Recent Reading
Bells Rung Backwards by Oliver Onions:
“Life was a thing to look back on, not forward to…”
The past can have a damning influence over the present, out of time reaches responsibility,...
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Forum: Musicians
02-20-2020
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Forum: Other Authors
02-19-2020
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Replies: 3
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Re: Thoughts about the work of Frank Chigas?
Picked up "The Damp Chamber" last spring and this post coincided with a growing urge to explore his work. I really love the artwork he does for the books as well, a sort of 50s pulp feel over it.
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Forum: General Discussion
02-19-2020
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Been rather busy lately so haven't been able to post as much, but here is a review of Jean Ray's Malpertuis which I read recently:
Malpertuis stands as a towering edifice, a dark shadow against...
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Forum: Musicians
02-19-2020
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Forum: Happy Birthday
01-10-2020
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,287
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Forum: Musicians
12-27-2019
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Replies: 3,944
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Forum: General Discussion
12-27-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders by Vitčzslav Nezval:
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders takes place somewhere between dream and reality, as Valerie on the night of her first menstruation, plummets...
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Forum: Happy Birthday
12-27-2019
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Replies: 9
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Forum: General Discussion
10-28-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann:
Over a period of seven years we follow Hans Castorp who travels to a grandiose sanatorium in Davos high in the Swiss alps, planning to stay for a few weeks to...
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Forum: Musicians
10-28-2019
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Replies: 3,944
Views: 1,334,347
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Forum: Other News
10-28-2019
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Replies: 176
Views: 129,239
Re: Sarob Press
The Pale Illuminations - Stories by Peter Bell, Mark Valentine, Reggie Oliver and Derek John
In Peter Bell’s Labyrinth, the narrative takes us to an idyllic village, Thruxington, in England, where...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-14-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman
The first tale of the collection, Ravissante tells of a curious manuscript of a painter that is being read by our protagonist upon the painter's death. It tells of a...
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Forum: Happy Birthday
09-23-2019
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,909
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Forum: Musicians
09-16-2019
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Replies: 3,944
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Forum: General Discussion
09-13-2019
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Replies: 649
Views: 346,110
Re: Robert Aickman
I’m currently reading Sub Rosa, and the first tale in the collection, Ravissante, affected me very deeply. There is a sense of alienation that really got to me, along with the very disturbing...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-09-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann:
The short stories of Thomas Mann often revolve around troubled society families and struggling artists. His depictions of the toils and troubles of...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-11-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
I've always been a little confused in distinguishing between "Lovecraftian horror" and "weird fiction" ( I know "Lovecraftian horror" is itself within the weird fiction genre); does this book...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-11-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Weird Fiction in Britain 1890 -1939 by James Machin:
Weird Fiction in Britain 1880 – 1939 is an excellent study of a literary movement, discussing the “weird” and the decadent fiction from the fin...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-04-2019
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Replies: 2,371
Views: 936,784
Re: Recent Reading
Strange Epiphanies by Peter Bell:
The stories in Strange Epiphanies are steeped in melancholy and isolation, with characters often suffer from depression or a lingering sadness, who seems drawn to...
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