Tales Of Fear And Fantasy (1977)
Mar 24, 2007 9:41:48 GMT -5
Post by Gloomy Sundae on Mar 24, 2007 9:41:48 GMT -5
R. Chetwynd-Hayes - Tales Of Fear And Fantasy (Fontana, 1977)
Manderville
The Day Of The Underdog
The Headless Footman Of Hadleigh
The Cost Of Dying
The Resurrectionist
The Sale of the Century
The Changeling
This was the last of the RCH paperbacks before he switched over to William Kimber.
I don't only not have this collection, I don't think I've ever read anything from it either, so thanks to John L. Probert for providing the following synopsis:
One of the first RCH books I ever read. I am not the proud owner of a mint condition copy of this. It's a while since I read it but the highlights are:
Manderville: Paul Wheatley goes into the woods to kill himslef and instead slips through one of RCH's 'portals in reality' & ends up in Manderville, where villagers say 'B-Men' and whacking your neighbour over the head is considered doing him a good turn. Village life consists mainly of worshipping the blood-drinking 'Galloper' and avoiding those nasty ghouls from Loughville down the road (see The Monster Club). the story has a cracking last couple of lines, as well as the memorable:
"The needle went into Paul's arm like a blunt knife being forced through teak"
Day of the Underdog. Oppressed office worker helps witch and ends up with her spellbook that allows him to take revenge on wife & employer. Jaunty fun with a downbeat ending
Headless Footman: A Francis St Clare detective story and a goodie. Something nasty is living in the cellar of Hadleigh that needs a big axe and a shopping bag to despatch it.
The Resurrectionist: Reprinted in Kimber's 'Tales from the Shadows' as 'The Painted Door' - at fine tale of unrequited love with a nightmarish ending
Manderville
The Day Of The Underdog
The Headless Footman Of Hadleigh
The Cost Of Dying
The Resurrectionist
The Sale of the Century
The Changeling
This was the last of the RCH paperbacks before he switched over to William Kimber.
I don't only not have this collection, I don't think I've ever read anything from it either, so thanks to John L. Probert for providing the following synopsis:
One of the first RCH books I ever read. I am not the proud owner of a mint condition copy of this. It's a while since I read it but the highlights are:
Manderville: Paul Wheatley goes into the woods to kill himslef and instead slips through one of RCH's 'portals in reality' & ends up in Manderville, where villagers say 'B-Men' and whacking your neighbour over the head is considered doing him a good turn. Village life consists mainly of worshipping the blood-drinking 'Galloper' and avoiding those nasty ghouls from Loughville down the road (see The Monster Club). the story has a cracking last couple of lines, as well as the memorable:
"The needle went into Paul's arm like a blunt knife being forced through teak"
Day of the Underdog. Oppressed office worker helps witch and ends up with her spellbook that allows him to take revenge on wife & employer. Jaunty fun with a downbeat ending
Headless Footman: A Francis St Clare detective story and a goodie. Something nasty is living in the cellar of Hadleigh that needs a big axe and a shopping bag to despatch it.
The Resurrectionist: Reprinted in Kimber's 'Tales from the Shadows' as 'The Painted Door' - at fine tale of unrequited love with a nightmarish ending