ah, in my writing I was adding words instead of removing them most of the time in editing, but was worried that was wrong. Good to hear a proper novelist like you does that!
Wow! That Robin Hood book is gorgeous! I love retellings of Fairy Tales, especially Beauty and the Beast, Red Riding Hood, Alice in Wonderland and anything Baba Yaga related! I have a pile of books I want to get through, but the Olympics have me a bit distracted! Still, I am determined to make a decent dent and if that means little sleep, so be it! I'll be sleepy, but happy!
Have a wonderful HOLIDAY with Jereme and Socks! Thank you for another interesting video. Just did some research about Lovecraft…he died so young and his work wasn’t really noticed until after his death. That’s very sad. 😢❤
I had the Lovecraft Cthulhu RPG with floor maps and all such paraphernalia as a kid ..I Loved the idea of Cthulhu ..however sweet Jesus the books are dry !
Now that is odd ; you said Mash Up novel in your last video so I dived in and found H.P Lovecraft meets the Beats on a road trip ; Burroughs etc . by Nick Mamatas ; my second ebay purchase in a very long time ; your idle apprentices thingy being the first ; one arriving tomorrow I hope and the other is coming Monday . They would not let me order your book at the library until it is on their system . So will be back on Monday to mither them. Also reading in the meantime short works by Unica Zurn after finding the Man in Jasmine lurking on my shelf . Weird but utterly fascinating stuff. My first cool typewriter was called Erica bought for a pittance as a teenager at an auction where I could buy boxes of leather bound gilt edge poetry book boxes for £3 . My first typewriter was also a blue petite . Thanks for squeezing one out.
I just bought several versions of Arthurian myth. I really loved them as a teenager, its kind of soothing to get new ones. Have you read Mary Stewart? She has a saga she wrote based on King Arthur and Merlin. They're quite wonderful.
Hi Paul. I'm reading Runaway Girl at the moment and loving it. Cathy has quite a bit of spunk about her. I must admit when the biscuit man tried it on I wanted to climb in the pages and give him a thump but Cathy did alright on her own. Mrs Sturrocks ia going to be a character I can tell. Her son and herself have a bit of a complicated relationship though don't they! So far everything I like in a family saga! 😊
On the subject of the Robin Hood book - which looks gorgeous - Victor Ambrus used to do the illustrations on Channel 4's Time Team. I loved seeing his vision of the archaeology come to life. He was really prolific as an illustrator. I believe he wrote and illustrated lots of Dracula books too. Sadly, he died two or three years ago. On that uplifting note, have a lovely holiday.
@@paulmagrs-g8n 😄 I think they are kids' books about Dracula rather than the actual Dracula novel. I think one was 'Dracula: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid to Ask' and there was a bedtime story book too.
Gosh, this is awkward. I should have googled you first before I put that comment on the first video I saw. There's books to order now from you. So happy I discovered a (for me) new writer :)
I highly recommend THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE HUMAN RACE by Thomas Ligotti. Examines the pessimist philosophical underpinnings of horror fiction. A deep, dark nihilist read. I was highlighting the bejeebus out of entire passages. 10:42
@paulmagrs2474 Sounds like good directions: turn left at the lamppost, straight on to the Mountains of Madness. Take home all litter. I'll give it a go. Thanks, Paul. ⛰️ 🤪
The Lovecraft book cover reminds me of It Came From Beneath the Sea, an early Ray Harryhausen movie with a giant octopus attacking San Francisco after an atomic test. It's neither very long or complex, but it showcases Harryhausen because the tentacled and multi-limbed form is apparently hard to animate. A lazy day background watch, I think. When I hear people having a whinge about straight pride or international men's day, my standard response is to invite them to organise it. The events they envy are organised by women or queers, so straight men should get off their arses and organise the events they long fir. And we all know they never will. Sad news is that one of the two comics shops here where I live is closing in a couple of weeks. Lease is up, proposed new rent is also up, but thanks to cost of living issues, sales are down. So goodbye to Dee's Comics and Books, you'll be missed.
ah, in my writing I was adding words instead of removing them most of the time in editing, but was worried that was wrong. Good to hear a proper novelist like you does that!
Wow! That Robin Hood book is gorgeous! I love retellings of Fairy Tales, especially Beauty and the Beast, Red Riding Hood, Alice in Wonderland and anything Baba Yaga related! I have a pile of books I want to get through, but the Olympics have me a bit distracted! Still, I am determined to make a decent dent and if that means little sleep, so be it! I'll be sleepy, but happy!
Have a wonderful HOLIDAY with Jereme and Socks! Thank you for another interesting video. Just did some research about Lovecraft…he died so young and his work wasn’t really noticed until after his death. That’s very sad. 😢❤
I had the Lovecraft Cthulhu RPG with floor maps and all such paraphernalia as a kid ..I Loved the idea of Cthulhu ..however sweet Jesus the books are dry !
Now that is odd ; you said Mash Up novel in your last video so I dived in and found H.P Lovecraft meets the Beats on a road trip ; Burroughs etc . by Nick Mamatas ; my second ebay purchase in a very long time ; your idle apprentices thingy being the first ; one arriving tomorrow I hope and the other is coming Monday . They would not let me order your book at the library until it is on their system . So will be back on Monday to mither them. Also reading in the meantime short works by Unica Zurn after finding the Man in Jasmine lurking on my shelf . Weird but utterly fascinating stuff. My first cool typewriter was called Erica bought for a pittance as a teenager at an auction where I could buy boxes of leather bound gilt edge poetry book boxes for £3 . My first typewriter was also a blue petite . Thanks for squeezing one out.
I just bought several versions of Arthurian myth. I really loved them as a teenager, its kind of soothing to get new ones. Have you read Mary Stewart? She has a saga she wrote based on King Arthur and Merlin. They're quite wonderful.
Hi Paul. I'm reading Runaway Girl at the moment and loving it. Cathy has quite a bit of spunk about her. I must admit when the biscuit man tried it on I wanted to climb in the pages and give him a thump but Cathy did alright on her own. Mrs Sturrocks ia going to be a character I can tell. Her son and herself have a bit of a complicated relationship though don't they! So far everything I like in a family saga! 😊
@@sarahhall4107 thank you! I’m so glad you’re reading Elsie!
I’ll take horror when it’s serious, but it’s best when it’s campy, in my opinion. 😅
@@LibraryMacabre exactly! X
On the subject of the Robin Hood book - which looks gorgeous - Victor Ambrus used to do the illustrations on Channel 4's Time Team. I loved seeing his vision of the archaeology come to life. He was really prolific as an illustrator. I believe he wrote and illustrated lots of Dracula books too. Sadly, he died two or three years ago. On that uplifting note, have a lovely holiday.
@@gillianmcmurray he did a Dracula, you say…?
@@paulmagrs-g8n 😄 I think they are kids' books about Dracula rather than the actual Dracula novel. I think one was 'Dracula: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid to Ask' and there was a bedtime story book too.
@@gillianmcmurray i looked them up and they look great! A bit like Eric Morecambe's kids' books.
@@paulmagrs-g8n Eric Morecambe wrote kids' books? Now I will need to check those out 😄
@@gillianmcmurray oh yes, indeed! Two vampire books!
Gosh, this is awkward. I should have googled you first before I put that comment on the first video I saw. There's books to order now from you. So happy I discovered a (for me) new writer :)
Not awkward at all! Please don't worry! i'm just glad people are watching and enjoying.
Lovecraft meets drag-culture. Now THAT would be a yarn. 6:43
I highly recommend THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE HUMAN RACE by Thomas Ligotti. Examines the pessimist philosophical underpinnings of horror fiction. A deep, dark nihilist read. I was highlighting the bejeebus out of entire passages. 10:42
I keep stumbling on Lovecraft videos. Never read any. Where to start?
@@Dirty_Hamble mountains of madness is where I started!
@paulmagrs2474 Sounds like good directions: turn left at the lamppost, straight on to the Mountains of Madness. Take home all litter. I'll give it a go. Thanks, Paul. ⛰️ 🤪
The Lovecraft book cover reminds me of It Came From Beneath the Sea, an early Ray Harryhausen movie with a giant octopus attacking San Francisco after an atomic test. It's neither very long or complex, but it showcases Harryhausen because the tentacled and multi-limbed form is apparently hard to animate. A lazy day background watch, I think.
When I hear people having a whinge about straight pride or international men's day, my standard response is to invite them to organise it. The events they envy are organised by women or queers, so straight men should get off their arses and organise the events they long fir. And we all know they never will.
Sad news is that one of the two comics shops here where I live is closing in a couple of weeks. Lease is up, proposed new rent is also up, but thanks to cost of living issues, sales are down. So goodbye to Dee's Comics and Books, you'll be missed.