Comments on: Dreadful Thoughts: A Rebirth

By: Dreadful Thoughts: The Pattern is Torturing - Fustar – Recycling Cultural Waste Since 2005

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:22:08 +0000

[...] like a bored teen).1 Well…it's a short story version of a "book club", set up by the bould Sinéad Gleeson and myself back in 2008. The mechanics are simple and low-tech. We choose an interesting, weird, or [...]

By: Manky Toy Monday: Little Animal Telephone - Fustar - Recycling Cultural Waste Since 2005

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:43:27 +0000

[...] S: “Manky Toy Monday” will, from henceforth, no longer be exclusively restricted to Mondays. The Dreadful Thoughts Story Club has more or less claimed that day as its own so MTM shall now float freely (even though the name [...]

By: fústar

fústar — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:59:26 +0000

Jo,

Too late to do anything about it now. Your presence on the blog is the equivalent of a contract signed in your own blood.

Mwwaaa Haaaa Haaaa!

By: Jo Murphy

Jo Murphy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:49:16 +0000

Here’s a laugh for you all: I somehow managed to read this whole post without noticing the emphasis on horror. And for some other reason, read the story alone at midnight last night! Enough of that for now – but can I write horror? Eek. Scared at what I’ve got myself into!

By: fústar

fústar — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:01:22 +0000

seoman, The more the merrier. Hop onto our horror train. Next stop? Scaresville.

By: seoman

seoman — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:42:12 +0000

Hey guys,

Great idea. Mind if I join in?

Seoman

By: fústar

fústar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:25:21 +0000

Embarr, I was actually looking at Mr. Super-badge-it-man online earlier.

It looks the business…but I’d feel like a total saddo toiling away in the wee hours on a child’s craft-making object!

By: Embarr

Embarr — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:55:23 +0000

amazon.co.uk

You could always get one of these and make your own!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Badge-It-Maker/dp/B000296JY0

By: fústar

fústar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:35:05 +0000

Spoke to a few printers about the badges earlier. Bloody extortionate in most cases…

I might try Mr. Mulley’s supplier.

By: fústar

fústar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:43:58 +0000

Jess and I (well, Jess really) have whipped up a funky design guaranteed to please all the family. Now the only issue is finding someone who will make ‘em without charging me and arm, a leg and a decapitated head.

By: Sinéad

Sinéad — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:51:30 +0000

In the manner of Mulley’s badges, can we please have ones that say ‘spooky’?
Please?

By: fústar

fústar — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:16:47 +0000

skillage,

Your club badge is in the post. Wear it with pride…thought it doth come with a terrible curse…

For an idea of what level of horrific-ness I’d originally imagined for the project have a look at the first few paragraphs of my first “Dreadful Thoughts” post:

http://www.fustar.info/2008/02/02/dreadful-thoughts-a-beginning/

Key word = Dread (though the level and the line is entirely up to you). Any specific questions, just email me.

Please do join in the story club/discussion side of things too.

(Argh! There’s that annoying url fragment at the beginning of this comment. No idea how to get rid of the bastarding thing)

By: skillage

skillage — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:10:11 +0000

I’d love to get involved – sounds like a great idea.

How horrific do the horror stories need to be, though? I like to write darkish things, but I’m not sure where the horror line is

By: fústar

fústar — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:23:11 +0000

Thanks, Embarr (and welcome to the club). No need at all to contribute a tale. The main focus is on the reading and chatting – two things that should guarantee enjoyment.

Just don’t read any of these as bedtime stories to the little fella.

By: Embarr

Embarr — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:01:32 +0000

Oh this is very interesting indeed. I can’t promise a story contribution, though I’d love to, but I would love to join the discussion. Great idea guys!