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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 06-2008
Posted From: 86.161.241.109

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 05:16 pm:

Hilarious;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGncLSYOkzA

Clive (Clive)
Username: Clive

Registered: 10-2009
Posted From: 86.134.134.92

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 05:39 pm:

Hilarious stuff.

I'm also impressed with Matthew Holness as a short story writer. There was one in an Ash Tree anthology and one in 'The New Uncanny'. I'm sure there are a few others scattered about.

He was also brilliant in The Office of course.

Steve Bacon (Stevebacon)
Username: Stevebacon

Registered: 09-2008
Posted From: 90.204.111.196

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 08:05 pm:

The one in The New Uncanny was absolutely superb.

Zed (Gary_mc)
Username: Gary_mc

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 81.96.240.106

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 08:37 pm:

Steve - I loved that story. Superb stuff.

Matthew Fryer (Matthew_fryer)
Username: Matthew_fryer

Registered: 08-2009
Posted From: 90.202.180.150

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 - 12:54 am:

I've never read any of his real fiction, but I'd love to.
Marenghi's a wonderful creation.

Steve Bacon (Stevebacon)
Username: Stevebacon

Registered: 09-2008
Posted From: 90.204.111.196

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 - 09:29 pm:

I was stunned that his story from The New Uncanny didn't make any of the Year's Best lists.
In my opinion it's worth seeking out. I thought it was possibly influenced by the Landlord. Which is no bad thing.

Nathaniel Tapley (Natt)
Username: Natt

Registered: 11-2009
Posted From: 78.147.148.35

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 - 10:14 pm:

It was on Ellen Datlow's 'longlist' of honourable mentions for The Best Horror Of The Year 1.

http://nightshadebooks.com/discus/messages/233/31565.html?1254590964

Steve Bacon (Stevebacon)
Username: Stevebacon

Registered: 09-2008
Posted From: 90.204.111.196

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 - 10:32 pm:

Cheers, Nat. I must've missed it. I knew that Ms Datlow has good taste!

Huw (Huw)
Username: Huw

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 61.216.44.77

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 02:37 am:

I, too, love the humble fabulist, shaman, and dreamweaver Garth Marenghi (one of the only writers you'll meet who've written more books than they've read). 'The Apes of Wrath' is a classic.

Kate (Kathleen)
Username: Kathleen

Registered: 09-2009
Posted From: 88.202.206.180

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 07:43 am:

"One of the three best horror books about crabs I've ever read!"

Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey)
Username: Ramsey

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 195.93.21.74

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 09:04 am:

We were lucky enough to be invited to see Garth on stage in Liverpool before he appeared on television. Luckily or otherwise, at dinner afterwards he transformed himself into Matthew Holness.

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