The Hamlyn Book of Ghosts in Fact and Fiction

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In this colourful volume, the kids of the 1980s could learn all about assorted monsters from dinosaurs to the xenomorph! The other volumes, which I’ll post about separately, are The Hamlyn Book of Horror (1979), The Hamlyn Book of Mysteries (1983), and The Hamlyn Book of Monsters (1984). Farson, or to give him his full name, "Daniel Farson, great nephew of Bram Stoker, author of Dracula", authored books on the Ripper and The Man Who Was Dracula so no surprise to find the King Vampire biting a huge chunk out of the Horror Stories section ( Frankenstein, ]Dr. Usborne responded in kind—or maybe it was simple coincidence—with their Supernatural Guides (1979), three of the most delightfully gruesome introductions to occult subjects ever published.

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We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. The Hamlyn Book of Ghosts in Fact and Fiction was the first in a four-volume series by UK publisher Hamlyn. Special thanks to The Cobwebbed Room for an excellent entry on the Hamlyn series, including full artist credits and contents lists.In this episode Mr Jim Moon continues to explore the eerie and macabre works for younger folks produced by Daniel Farson with a look at a ghostly television serial he co-wrote. In this podcast series we look at various horror works written for younger readers by Daniel Fasrson in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including books such as the Hamlyn Book of Horror and the TV series, The Clifton House Mystery. Hyde and various works of Poe dominate the chapter but there are welcome short entries on Bierce, Victor Hugo, Le Fanu and M. R. James) and Saucy Jack effortlessly trashing the opposition - Countess Bathory, Vlad, Stranglers Of Bombay, Sawney, Ivan the Terrible, Rasputin, Haigh - in Real Horrors.

The World of the Unknown: Ghosts | Usborne | Be Curious The World of the Unknown: Ghosts | Usborne | Be Curious

As a Dracula-daft youngster I spotted it in Boots in Glasgow and, as Christmas was approaching, made it pretty plain to my mum what I wanted from Satan. urn:lcp:hamlynbookofghos0000fars:epub:198f59c0-02da-4e88-b3c2-0142c4bd28fd Foldoutcount 0 Identifier hamlynbookofghos0000fars Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3vv4cq2f Invoice 1652 Isbn 0600340538 Lccn 79310079 Ocr tesseract 5. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It had plenty to do with the - uncredited - illustrations (pretty strong, notably a bulging-eyed zombie and a rather unsettling two-pager depicting the Beane clan in action) but the clincher for me was and is the author's slick way with a narrative.Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. then discovered I'd also been given Dennis Gifford's "Pictorial History of Horror Movies" and completely forgot about Mr Farson's tome for a bit, fickle child as I was. Things I remember from it were discovering for the first time that there was a real historical Dracula, Sawney Bean, stories of someone's corpse being so tall they had to break the legs to get it into the coffin (think this might have been a Stoker relative), and my first encounter with a figure with "an intensely horrible face of crumpled linen". And a salut for good old Dennis Wheatley, according to whom vampire legends came from beggars living on the cemetery. Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.

Hamlyn Book of Ghosts in Fact and Fiction Paperback - Biblio The Hamlyn Book of Ghosts in Fact and Fiction Paperback - Biblio

The Clifton House Mystery was one of several children's drama serials produced by Bristol's HTV in the '70s and '80s, many of which were on SF, fantasy or horror themes.All but one were written by Daniel Farson (Bernard Brett wrote The Hamlyn Book of Mysteries), and all featured spectacular wraparound cover art by Oliver “Zack” Frey. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads. The series was probably prompted by rival publisher Usborne’s The World of the Unknown series (see here and here), first published in 1977 and aimed directly at the paranormal-obsessed youth market, although Hamlyn had been dabbling in the subject for many years: of particular interest is 1971’s Witchcraft and Black Magic by Peter Haining, a well-written overview featuring surreal, nightmarish illustrations by Jan Parker. Please only contact the archive and complete the Archive Access and Registration process if you are able to provide a statement of intent.

The Hamlyn Book of Horror and S.F. Movie Lists - Wikipedia The Hamlyn Book of Horror and S.F. Movie Lists - Wikipedia

In this serial, an ordinary family move into an old house that proves to have a somewhat troubled history. From the first, I set myself against "literature"; the story was the thing, and no amount of style could persuade me to select a story that lacked genuine, unadulterated horror.More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon has a flip through a battered but much loved tome in the Great Library of Dreams, a huge favourite with monster-obsessed kids in the 1970s and 1980s - The Hamlyn Book of Horror by Daniel Farson!