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     Niki Flynn (Niki) Username: Niki Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.32.69.29 |
Book porn. That's my term for exquisitely bound books on gorgeous handmade paper. Something to stroke and admire in addition to reading. Something that will live to frighten and disturb for countless years. What a perfect Christmas gift - especially for those of us who eschew all the forced cheer and consumerism in favour of "tidings of madness and woe". I read it on Christmas Day, thankful that no red plastic Santa adorned my roof. (The neighbours are another story.) This is a thoroughly creepy little tale with some classic Campbell imagery - merely suggested, never too obvious. Almost subliminal. I can't get my inner vision of the denouement out of my head. **shudder** I'll never look at fairy lights the same way again, that's for sure. But that's only half the pleasure. The engravings are a perfect accompaniment - weirdly unsettling and beautiful at the same time. A truly lovely collaboration. I sincerely hope that The Decorations is not to be the only one of its kind. (hint hint) | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.178.116 |
I have this one too, Niki, and agree with you - it's a beautiful production (not to mention a great story!). I heard that this press will be publishing something by Ron Weighell, another great contemporary writer of supernatural tales. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.144.165 |
Sounds great, Niki and Huw. Who's the publisher? As I said once before, there are some books you need two copies of. One to take to bed with you, and one to read. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.242.126 |
This is why I'm thankful for Best New Horror: I don't like spending small fortunes on obscure limited publications, but at least I can read the story if it gets a reprint. THE DECORATIONS is a brilliant tale. | ||
| Niki Flynn (Niki) Username: Niki Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.32.69.29 |
Alpenhouse is the publisher: http://www.suttonhoopress.com/Alpenhouse/Titles.html | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.178.116 |
Joel, according to the note at the front of the book, it was "published by Chad Oness at his Sutton Hoo Press in Stockton, Minnesota for Alpenhouse Apparitions, a new imprint co-edited by James Boyd White and dedicated primarily to publishing the best supernatural and other genre fiction in hand made fine press editions." The copy I have is the 'regular' edition (one of 250 printed on 'dampened Johannot, a French mouldmade paper', no less). There's an even more deluxe lettered edition, apparently. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.178.116 |
I shoulda just posted the link. D'oh... ;-) Zed beat me to it, but I was going to say, the story is in one of the Best New Horrors, so it is available in a more affordable edition too. | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
Good Lord, Niki! You've got neighbours on your roof? | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.0.112.152 |
The first time in history that Neighbours are Home and Away. Let's hope they don't injure themselves lest someone call in the Flying Doctors. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.253.174.81 |
Seeing as Dr Fry went first I cannot resist interjecting here that in 1990 I wrote an episode of 'The Young Doctors', that seminal Aussie soap, for the stage, and all the parts were played by root vegetables in makeup. The character of Dr 'Dusty' Cucumber met a terrible end in someone else's Yours lowering the tone | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.242.145 |
Wasn't the sequel called 'Baby Beetroot To Me'? | ||
| Niki Flynn (Niki) Username: Niki Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.32.69.29 |
Good Lord, Niki! You've got neighbours on your roof? Not anymore. |