Archives for February 2008
The Big Manky Blog Awarding Night Out
On February 27th (yes, this very day) last year I ‘penned’ a Manky Toy post about the delectable Maureen – a doll beautifully described by Kirstie (of Beaut.ie) as “Mullingar Beef from the Ankles Up”. In said post I also… continue reading »
Songs for the Bewildered: Pal of My Cradle Days
Writing about music close to one’s heart can be be tricky. The challenge of trying to capture – through clumsy, clunky prose – its ethereal and deeply personal pleasures is a challenge this blog has rarely taken on. It’s far… continue reading »
Manky Toy Monday: Phantasms and Maniac Bellows
A Manky Toy double-bill for you on this glorious Monday (glorious because the sun has his/her hat on and I’m off work). Through no conscious design on my part a “Jesus” theme seems to have sneaked its way into proceedings.… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts Story Club: Casting the Runes
2) “Casting The Ruins (pdf), (html) The path by which I came to know and (greatly) enjoy M. R. James was a rather long and meandering one. Many years ago (and late one night) while my brother and I idly… continue reading »
Continuing to think Dreadful Thoughts
Like most sensible people I loathe and abhor Mondays. Mondays take my weekend jauntiness and kick it in the face – before setting fire to it and throwing it down the cellar stairs. By way of tribute (or, actually, whatever… continue reading »
V: Friendship is Universal
When I was but a small, nervous, big-eyed child (in the late 70s/early 80s) two parental fears dominated all others. One concerned the possibility of me (at some time in my life) buying a motorbike. The imagined (and tragically inevitable)… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts Story Club: What Was It?
1) “What Was it?” (pdf) (html) (Google Books) Despite being described variously as “a lion of literary New York”, “a Poe in the minor mode”, and “the writer who to the weird and supernatural gave a setting definitely localized in… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts: A Beginning
While the fústar/Tuppenceworth crossover FIZZOO!1 slowly gathers momentum (quietly bubbling and fizzing away) I thought I’d fill an idle hour by launching another partially baked project. Though I have, as regular visitors may be aware, a great affection for horror… continue reading »
