David A. Riley's Blog, page 137
November 25, 2010
Ingrid Pitt
Sad to hear that Ingrid Pitt has died. We saw her earlier this year at the World Horror Convention in Brighton, when she looked far from well then. She was in a wheelchair, but showed great spirit.
My favourite movie of hers has got to be The House That Dripped Blood, where she played opposite the late John Pertwee, hamming it up as a horror "actor" for all he was worth. She joined in with gusto.
My favourite movie of hers has got to be The House That Dripped Blood, where she played opposite the late John Pertwee, hamming it up as a horror "actor" for all he was worth. She joined in with gusto.
November 24, 2010
Youtube video of Cassandra dancing at the ReAct studio
You wouldn't think she was six months pregnant (baby due in February)! This was a practice run for the Flash Mob event held in Accrington town centre on Saturday.
This was her comment for this practice video: "Hi... this is me, (pregnant dancing girl on vid)... if you are interested in learning the routines for the Flash Mob event please use these to learn from. I am performing them the correct way, (not a mirror image) so you will have to think and not just copy. I punch my left arm first for instance.
If you have any questions post them on here.
Cassandra"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWkilPyKJo
This was her comment for this practice video: "Hi... this is me, (pregnant dancing girl on vid)... if you are interested in learning the routines for the Flash Mob event please use these to learn from. I am performing them the correct way, (not a mirror image) so you will have to think and not just copy. I punch my left arm first for instance.
If you have any questions post them on here.
Cassandra"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWkilPyKJo
Chris Barker
Word from Des Lewis is that Chris Barker is seriously ill. I hope that he isn't but, if he is, I also hope he recovers quickly. I have only ever met him face to face once, which was at Fantasycon earlier this year; we ended up shaking hands. He is a well read, intelligent and oftentimes amusing literary critic. His story, The Melancholy Haunting of Nicholas Parkes, is also one of the best ghost stories I've read in years, and I look forward one day to having the opportunity to read the rest of his collection, Tenebrous Tales. A very favourable review of this collection by Des Lewis is included in the forthcoming December issue of Prism.
November 22, 2010
Flash Dance - Accrington
My daughter, Cassandra Webster, is at it again. This is from tonight's Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
Click on the picture to enlarge it.
Alice the Musical - photos
Photos were taken of the cast for Alice the Musical, the first production of my daughter's new drama academy, ReAct, which will be held from the first till the third of December at the Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle.
photos
My wife, Linden, has done the costumes - and I provided the teapot and cups.
photos
My wife, Linden, has done the costumes - and I provided the teapot and cups.
The Eighth Black Book of Horror
I can now reveal that my story, The Last Coach Trip, will be published next year in the Eighth Black Book of Horror.
November 18, 2010
The Seventh Black Book of Horror
A nice review of the anthology here on hellnotes.
Naturally, I liked the comments on my story in particular: "Much as I may be used to zombie tales I found David A Riley's "Romero's Children" as scary as hell with its final paragraphs oozing pure, malevolent horror."
What every horror author wants to hear!
Strangely enough, though everyone seems to view this as a zombie story, the creatures are neither dead nor ugly, but have been preserved in time. They are as youthful as when they first changed. The only things ugly about them are their murderously cannibalistic natures and the years of dirt on them.
Naturally, I liked the comments on my story in particular: "Much as I may be used to zombie tales I found David A Riley's "Romero's Children" as scary as hell with its final paragraphs oozing pure, malevolent horror."
What every horror author wants to hear!
Strangely enough, though everyone seems to view this as a zombie story, the creatures are neither dead nor ugly, but have been preserved in time. They are as youthful as when they first changed. The only things ugly about them are their murderously cannibalistic natures and the years of dirt on them.
E. F. Benson
Came across this on another blog: Nick Mamatas's. It's a copy of a rejection letter received by E. F. Benson back in 1907. I wonder which story this refers to.
I once had a story rejected for being too horrible. And from a charity anthology at that! It was subsequently published in a mass market paperback by John Pelan.
I once had a story rejected for being too horrible. And from a charity anthology at that! It was subsequently published in a mass market paperback by John Pelan.
