A Timeline of Weird Fiction
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Month: September 2016
The Log Lady
Today marks one year since the death of Catherine E. Coulson. Continue reading The Log Lady
Goodies up for grabs
Hi all, A bit of a cheeky post but it’s meant in good faith! We’re selling some of our treasured old books to raise cash for future adventures (and to make space for new books). They’re the sort of things that readers of this blog may like, so I just thought I’d share them here. … Continue reading Goodies up for grabs
Dunce
Dunce
Everyone calls Dunce ‘Dunce’. Everyone thinks that Dunce is an idiot. I used to think so too but not any more. Continue reading Dunce
Short Story Saturday – The Diaries of Sun City
This week’s short story is The Diaries of Sun City by Mike Russell. I hope you enjoy it. The story comes from Mike’s first short story anthology Nothing Is Strange. Continue reading Short Story Saturday – The Diaries of Sun City
Venn Diagram of Weird Fiction
Edit: The Cromcast podcast very generously discussed this diagram on their show! Listen here. The discussion takes place in the last twenty minutes or so, but I highly recommend listening to the whole episode. The hosts quite understandably had a few questions and I’m going to do my best to respond (see below). One point … Continue reading Venn Diagram of Weird Fiction
The Thursday Album – Wish
The Thursday Album – Wish by The Cure Continue reading The Thursday Album – Wish
The Wednesday Painting – Fragment of a Crucifixion by Francis Bacon
This week’s Wednesday Painting is Francis Bacon’s Fragment of a Crucifixion. Continue reading The Wednesday Painting – Fragment of a Crucifixion by Francis Bacon
Pulp Fiction (1994)
It’s probably my second favourite Tarantino film (Death Proof being the first) and God, I wish he’d go back to making films like this. Pulp Fiction has so much style and charisma, without glorifying the violence and drug use. That’s a pretty hard balance to achieve! Continue reading Pulp Fiction (1994)
Study after Velazquez 1950 by Francis Bacon
Some of Francis Bacon’s most well-known pieces are his paintings of screaming popes. I was lucky enough to see one in Norwich years ago and it was just stunning. Continue reading Study after Velazquez 1950 by Francis Bacon
