Dreaming of Babylon

Filthy Creations 6 and The Thinking Man's Crumpet 4

2010-07-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

Filthy Creations 6 and The Thinking Man's Crumpet 4 Special Offer! These magazines are £2.25 each, but order both for only £3.50 Filthy Creations 6, Summer 2010, ed. by Rog Pile Filthy Creations 6 proudly presents the first episode in a major new serialisation: Sendings by David A Riley. Also beginning this issue, the serialisation of Craig Herbertson's The Death Tableau. Both David

Filthy Creations Magazine & The Thinking Man's Crumpet

2009-11-16T05:32:00.000-08:00

The new website...

Cone Zero: Nemonymous 8 edited by D F Lewis (2008)

2009-02-13T07:06:00.000-08:00

Cone Zero: Nemonymous 8 edited by D F LewisMegazanthus Press 2008"The names of the authors who created the short fiction within this book are shown below but not in the same order as the titles in the contents list"Neil James HudsonColleen AndersonJeff HollandJohn GrantA J KirbyEric SchallerKek WS D TullisStephen BaconSean ParkerDominy ClementsBob LockGrant WamakDavid M FitzpatrickThe Fathomless

2009-02-08T15:23:00.000-08:00

This is the cover for issue 2 of The Thinking Man's Crumpet, drawn by Rog Pile and Coral King, from an original idea by Coral King. :)Seem to be a lot of creepy crawly things around here lately, which does my arachnophobia no good at all... :-/The Thinking Man's Crumpet Magazine

Duffy - Mercy

2008-04-05T07:44:00.000-07:00

Jango Jukebox

2008-03-09T08:51:00.001-07:00

www.Jango.com

New Multiply Site

2007-11-13T06:38:00.000-08:00

The Black Book of Horror - Charles Black (editor) Mortbury Press 2007

2007-11-01T16:20:00.000-07:00

The Black Book of Horror - Charles Black (editor) Mortbury Press 2007 CROWS - Frank NicholasREGINA vs. ZOSKIA - Mark SamuelsTHE OLDER MAN - Gary FryPOWER - Steve GoodwinCORDS - Rog. PileTHE SOUND OF MUZAK - Sean ParkerSHAPED LIKE A SNAKE - D. F. LewisONLY IN YOUR DREAMS - David A. SuttonTHE WOLF AT JESSIE'S DOOR - Paul FinchSIZE MATTERS - John L. ProbertSPARE RIB: A ROMANCE - John Kenneth

Noctem Aeternus

2007-06-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

Noctem Aeternus is a FREE quarterly PDF magazine where the reader will find science fiction, fantasy, western, or even mystery stories…but all tales will have an element of horror. The first issue (January 2008) will include a short story and interview from master storyteller Ramsey Campbell. Cherie Priest, Charles Coleman Finlay, Tim Waggoner, and Michael Laimo will have stories as well.

The 2nd BHF Book of Horror Stories edited by Christopher Wood

2007-06-18T11:13:00.001-07:00

Cover Painting by Paul MudieBHF Books, 2007 Edited by Christopher Wood In the Pipeline by Paul NewmanShow Home by Paul AdamsRomero and Juliette by Gareth HopkinsThe Blood Field by Derek JohnstonThe Morris Men by Franklin MarshIt is Written by Matt FinucaneHome Truth by Christopher L JonesRoast Beef by Martin J ParsonsAlmost Love by Rog PileClean Living by Clare HillStill Life by Paul

More from The 2nd BHF Book of Horror Stories edited by Christopher Wood

2007-06-18T07:28:00.000-07:00

In the Pipeline by Paul Newman: Jess returns to the scene of his childhood adventures – and fears. The pipeline under the children's playground was The Dare. Jess's friend Richard had entered it long ago. Great status awaited those who braved its terrors to emerge on the other side of the ring road. But the pipe line is the lair of the Trash Man, and Richard had not come out. The inspiration for

Have You Seen Madeleine McCann?

2007-05-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

Just received this round-robin message and photo through email from my Dutch friend. I don't watch much News, so I checked it out first."Please read this message and pass it on!!!!!!!!!!!!! "As you are aware my niece is still missing and I am asking everyone I know to send this as a chain letter i.e. you send it to everyone you know and ask them to do the same, as the story is only being covered

School: The Seventh Silence by Craig Herbertson

2007-01-13T19:30:00.000-08:00

School: the Seventh Silence an extract from the novelby Craig Herbertson IntroductionJean Deforte has found a caterpillar. But lost his little sister.It's a difficult year. Father is dying and mother has sent him to an English school. Nobody likes Jean because he is half French. The girls are laughing. The teachers are on his back. The bullies are waiting in the hallways. Unluckily for Jean there

Louise Brooks in G W Pabst's Pandora's Box

2006-12-31T16:45:00.000-08:00

This page is especially for Gruesome Cargoes - the site - and its moderator, Demonik - inspired by Christine Campbell Thomson's Not at Night books. Happy New Year!January 1st, 2007I saw G W Pabst's silent classic, Pandora's Box (alternative title: Lulu) on TV when I was a kid, and immediately fell in love with its star Louise Brooks, once considered the most beautiful woman in the cinema.'Lulu

Peter Lorre in The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)

2006-12-24T17:58:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you, but I get pretty bored waiting for slideshows to load - not everyone has broadband - so if you want to see the slideshow of 12 photos from the film, you can click on the picture above and view it on an independent web page. But if you don't want to view it, here's just one of the photos. Peter Lorre - great actor. And here in a role which he made his own as the mad man

Filthy Creations Magazine is HERE!!!

2006-09-09T09:04:00.000-07:00

You probably don't want to wait ages for a slideshow to load (which slows up everything else at the same time) - so if you want to see the slideshow of all the drawings and more from Filthy Creations 1 you can click on the pictures above or below view it on an independent web page.The picture below is the version that wasn't used for Victoria J Dixon's Martyr's Window. The one above shows the

Happy Birthday to Magnetic Mary! - (coolest blog on the web)

2006-09-05T06:32:00.000-07:00

Barbara Steele - The Ultimate Horror Queen

2006-07-26T10:56:00.000-07:00

Horror is strange, as subjective a thing as humour or music. But when someone gets it right, it becomes an inspired thing. People say that Tod Browning saw beauty in horror. Mario Bava's La Maschera del demonio (also known as Black Sunday) was based upon Nicholai Gogol's short story, reworking the folk tale The Viy. And Bava was fortunate in having the most remarkable actress in Britain's almost

What's the big deal about My Space?

2006-07-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

After making a Filthy Creations Magazine My Space blog, I've still got doubts about it (at the moment it's just a lesser replica of this one, but that's not the point - I'd add something original if there seemed any point). My first blog was this one. Since I started it, I've added a new template by Caz (the Goth girl one); also flickr 'badges' on the lower right.Also on the lower right, site

The Faceless: A Terry Sharp Graphic Novel

2006-07-10T05:55:00.000-07:00

Click here to view a 20 page preview, one page at a time or as a Flash movie!He's willing to go to Hell - so you won't have to!ONCE UPON A TIME IN ENGLAND - 1962.By day, Terry Sharp is a hard-living, skirt-chasing, celebrated director of classic horror films. But by night, the horror turns real - Terry has discovered a shadowy group of Satanists hell-bent on taking control of the British

I am going to die

2006-05-05T14:11:00.000-07:00

Really, it's time for a new entry; but first I should give credit to the blog where I found this sobering bit of code, namely: A Salty Blog.I know that one or two other people tried it but were too apathetic and lazy to bother commenting. Are you reading this Chris Booth? Huh, that'll teach him.

The Victims by SU SO (from Skywald's Scream, 1974)

2006-04-28T15:35:00.000-07:00

I’m told that I’ve been guilty of good taste, recently, so in case this was catching, I decided the world should be reminded of The Victims. Drawn by SU SO, for Sywald’s Scream magazine, the frames shown here appeared in the August and September 1974 issues, providing proof if any were needed that the ‘70’s was indeed the decade good taste forgot. The story featured two young ladies being put

A Bird in Mary's Hand...

2006-04-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

It struck me that as I had this listed as a 'horror blog', that could dramatically limit the sort of postings I make. So a brief re-think ensued, followed by the thought..."...hell, it's my blog, and I'll post what I like!"So I was looking at one of Magnetic Mary's recent posts, and it reminded me of something silly from last year; so here it is.Well, I thought it was sort of cool! :)

Googled! - A Sinister Search

2006-04-18T08:39:00.000-07:00

Today my site stats showed that someone had found this site by typing these searchwords into Google: vault, cellar, inquisition and hospital. Hmm, and I thought I was weird! In fact there is one reference to the inquisition here in Dem's synopsis of August Derleth's The Coffin of Lissa; and for good measure, the searcher might have found torture, if not specifically the inquisition, in my account

A Guest at the Haunted Dolls' House

2006-04-16T15:55:00.000-07:00

For some days I've been completing a new page in my main site including synopses of stories from The First Pan Book of Horror Stories, a fantastic treasure house of horror. The page just needs linking from the titles page now. Another page needed correction. When I first put the review of Stephen King's short story The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson in my other site, I wrote that this story was

Chained!

2006-04-14T12:15:00.000-07:00

The irony about the galleries that I put up on the net a few years back, was that I was so obsessed with learning how to site-build, I didn't use much judgement over the pictures I uploaded. But I don't suppose anyone really noticed.Anyway, I'll point the picture link at one of the galleries - not sure which, yet! 'Chained?' Well, I did a few pictures of girl soldiers a while back; and there's a

Some Not At Night Teasers

2006-04-04T12:59:00.000-07:00

Deciding that I might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb, I decided to grab some more of Demonik's synopses, this time from Vault of Evil. If he hadn't created this site, I would. I'm jealous of it, I admit. Without more ado then, I present:Demonik's Not At Night TeasersDon't you just love these covers!... or, a few reasons why I love this stuff ...Take it away, Dem',"Michael Annesly - Rats: A

Gruesome Cargoes

2006-04-03T13:47:00.000-07:00

Bassett Morgan's Laocoon: "I believe it was a mistake to feed him flesh. Better to have left him to find sea food only ...."Professor Denham, noted back home for his brain transplants on rats and an unshakable belief that sea-monsters exist, invites Willoughby out to Papau to assist him in his research. From the moment the boat docks, Willoughby realises something's up: the houseboy, Wi Wo, is

Cat With the Skeleton Tail

2006-04-01T16:48:00.000-08:00

This is my cat Emily, in the flat where we used to live.Recently she lost the tip of her tail in a disagreement with someone she met.The first I noticed of it was a piece of black fur on the upstairs landing. Disturbingly, it was attached to a piece of skin. I couldn't figure out where it had come from. It was days before I realised that there was something quite odd about the tip of her tail.

Obsessions, fixations...

2006-03-31T06:44:00.000-08:00

Now that I've got your attention...I simply cannot understand people who say they’re bored. They make me angry.I start my day at 5:30 a.m., but I still can’t find time each day to attend to all my obsessions. And as someone who has an unhealthy fixation with death, and an unrealistic wish to live forever, I crash into bed each evening exhausted, straining to stay awake while I read another book –

The Blue Room and The Torture Chamber

2006-03-30T04:48:00.000-08:00

I used to have immensely long and detailed dreams. I’ve seen the Titanic sink into Dante’s Inferno, explored catacombs and castles. And I wrote those dreams out. Writing them prompted more dreams. I’ve decided to go back and explore some of them.The Blue DreamI call this one the Blue Dream simply because that was the predominant colour in the dream. In the dream I'm climbing a flight of steps, a

eerie's (real) Johari Window

2006-03-14T11:08:00.000-08:00

Found by one mad friend in one country, with contributions from two others for yet a fourth, the weirdest one of all, this is finally the real eerie/Johari Window (it's a psychological profile thingy, folks :D). Arena (known to self and others) cheerful, energetic, reflective, searching, spontaneous, tense Blind Spot (known only to others) accepting, brave, calm, caring, introverted, loving,

2005-12-26T15:10:00.000-08:00

You speak eloquently and have seemingly read everybook ever published. You are a fountain ofendless (sometimes useless) knowledge, andnever fail to impress at a party.What people love: You can answer almost anyquestion people ask, and have thus beennicknamed Jeeves.What people hate: You constantly correct theirgrammar and insult their paperbacks. What Kind of Elitist Are You? brought to you by

Another Crucifixion Sketch

2005-11-12T19:29:00.000-08:00

I once drew two pen-and-ink crucifixion sketches. Both were drawn from a 'god's-eye-view'.The one that I can't find showed the victim's face turned up, glaring with a horrid resentment and malevolence at heaven. I can't find it because it disturbed me so much at the time that I hid it away.I hid it too well.I keep searching.

Waking the Giant

2005-11-12T04:08:00.000-08:00

My last post was more of a whimper than a moan. Do I owe apologies for that? Only to me. I suppose I could make excuses, like 'Maybe I wasn't talking about boredom, rather depression, and you know my serotonin supply just wasn't reaching my brain (a regular thing)'. But what the hell, it's another day and I'm getting back to the grind again, and I figure it really is time I got my house sorted

Not Quite Set in Stone

2005-11-10T14:22:00.000-08:00

Following a worse than average year, things almost inevitably became better. In fact, almost blissfully good. I'd inherited a house and moved into it. I'd got a little digital box and now had more than 30 perfectly clear TV channels, plus digital radio. All of these could be burned perfectly to DVD at less than the cost of videotapes. I'd almost finished sorting the boxes in the house, and my

Jumping Over Gravestones

2005-06-25T10:11:00.000-07:00

The day the undertaker came to see me was weird. It was the first time I'd ever had to talk with an undertaker, it had been the first time for a lot of things recently. On the BBC's Radio 4, they were broadcasting a programme about, get this, burial. It seems we're running out of space to put people in the ground here in England.One undertaker chatted gleefully about new ways of using the ground

Hello! And How To Hot Link

2005-06-22T18:58:00.000-07:00

So far, my profile has calculated my age wrongly (made me younger, so I can't complain) and given me the wrong zodiac sign - I'm Airies, not Sagittarius. Still, what are a few zodiac signs between friends?Then I got 'Hello' which is supposed to help post pictures to blogs. It didn't help at all. But I hotlinked the picture of my cat from flickr, which is another thing the blog people