‘Frighteners: New Stories of Horror and the Unknown’ – Edited by Mary Danby (Fontana) Page Count: 159 Pages Given that this book was first published in 1974, the word ‘New’ (in the title) is starting to look more and more re...

Doesn't feel like a Wednesday yet but I'll still take it over a Tuesday. Today, I'm looking at a horror collection that's a little bit older than I am...

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No worries, you cheered me up so I wanted to do likewise. Have a good one 🙂

‘The Savage Sword of Conan: Volume 2’ – Various (Titan Comics, Heroic Signatures) Page Count: 208 Pages My ongoing journey to read more of the books that I buy is going… Well… You all saw yesterday’s post :o) It’s not go...

ICYMI earlier... I was all about the 'Savage Sword of Conan' today 👍

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Actually... Whenever I think I should get my act together, I reflexively picture you in Vaudeville garb working on your tap routine 🙂

(Sorry, it's been a long day, your tap routine is good though)

‘The Savage Sword of Conan: Volume 2’ – Various (Titan Comics, Heroic Signatures) Page Count: 208 Pages My ongoing journey to read more of the books that I buy is going… Well… You all saw yesterday’s post :o) It’s not go...

It's Tuesday and there's nothing we can do about it... 😜 While I wait for Wednesday, why don't you have a read of my latest 'Conan' musings? They're over here... @comicstitan.bsky.social @heroicsignatures.bsky.social

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Books For The TBR Pile... 'Mini-Reset' Edition Just a mini-reset, I bet you didn't even realize that I'd gone ;o) With one thing and another (and then another), last week wasn't a good on...

ICYMI earlier... I have a book buying problem (or do I...?)

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Books For The TBR Pile... 'Mini-Reset' Edition Just a mini-reset, I bet you didn't even realize that I'd gone ;o) With one thing and another (and then another), last week wasn't a good on...

After last week, I owed it to myself to go book shopping. Now I'm trying to convince myself that I deserve more books... I think I do 😉

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‘The Song of a Mad Minstrel’, ‘The Tavern’ & ‘Dead Man’s Hate’ – Some Poems by Robert E. Howard. This was originally going to be a post about the REH short tale ‘The Black Stone’; well, that was the plan until I realised that I’d alrea...

ICYMI earlier... A little 'Friday Poetry' for you, courtesy of Robert E. Howard 👍

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‘The Song of a Mad Minstrel’, ‘The Tavern’ & ‘Dead Man’s Hate’ – Some Poems by Robert E. Howard. This was originally going to be a post about the REH short tale ‘The Black Stone’; well, that was the plan until I realised that I’d alrea...

You won't normally find me reading poetry (me and poetry don't get on well) but when I do, it's poetry by REH and it's kind of awesome actually 😁

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‘Die!Die!Die!’ Volume 2 & ‘A Basketful Of Heads’ It’s kind of nice to get to Thursday and realise that no matter how hectic this week has been so far, I’ve still managed to get a decent bit...

ICYMI earlier... I've got things to say about 'DIE!DIE!DIE!' and 'Basketful of Heads'... 😀

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‘Die!Die!Die!’ Volume 2 & ‘A Basketful Of Heads’ It’s kind of nice to get to Thursday and realise that no matter how hectic this week has been so far, I’ve still managed to get a decent bit...

It's another 'quick thoughts' post, this time for a couple of comic books that I loved (even if I didn't get exactly what was happening in one of them...)

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We’re halfway through the Week and… I’ll be honest, I’m really not sure how Wednesday has turned up so quickly, given that the last couple of days have gone so slowly. I’ll tak...

Do you fancy reading a post that has a little bit of everything short story related? I'd have a click here then... 😉

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We’re halfway through the Week and… I’ll be honest, I’m really not sure how Wednesday has turned up so quickly, given that the last couple of days have gone so slowly. I’ll tak...

Yesterday kind of got the better of me so here's a little selection of bite-sized fiction that I've been into recently 😉

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‘Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom’ – Mike Brooks (Black Library) Page Count: 202 Pages The hospital was pretty busy yesterday so there was a bit of a wait to see the Doctor and then, an even longer wait ...

ICYMI earlier (and even if you didn't), I've got things to say about Mike Brooks' 'Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom' and it's all over here...

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No worries and thanks again for the read, it was just what I needed yesterday 😀

‘Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom’ – Mike Brooks (Black Library) Page Count: 202 Pages The hospital was pretty busy yesterday so there was a bit of a wait to see the Doctor and then, an even longer wait ...

Is there anything more 'Tuesday' than this cover art...? If there is, I don't want to know about it... Have some thoughts on the excellent 'Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom' by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social... 👍

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A 'Doctor Who Double Bill'... I’m not one for coming up with long, sprawling, posts here at the best of times, not any more. Today’s post though is definitely going to be...

ICYMI earlier... Have some quick thoughts on a couple of quick #DoctorWho reads 😉

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A 'Doctor Who Double Bill'... I’m not one for coming up with long, sprawling, posts here at the best of times, not any more. Today’s post though is definitely going to be...

I spent most of yesterday feeling pretty sick so... I spent most of yesterday reading old #DoctorWho books. Time well spent 😉

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In the Comfy Chair, watching movies of varying quality... Yesterday ended up being a little bit of a bonus for this Graeme… :o) My daughters wanted to spend some time with their Mum and I had nothin...

Yesterday ended up being a 'movie watching day', just wish I'd picked a couple more decent ones... 🤔

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Oh Look, A TBR Pile... Apologies for the lack of blogging yesterday! I'll be honest... After a spirited defense, this week finally got the better of me on Thursday...

The last couple of days have been hectic so I treated myself to a 'brand-new' TBR Pile 😉

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‘Plunge’ – Hill, Immonen, Stewart (Hill House Comics, DC Black Label) Page Count: 168 Pages Newsagents everywhere hate me for this but I’ve got a habit of saving winning scratch-cards and cashing them in en m...

Managed to write an entire post about @joe-hill.bsky.social's 'Plunge' without making the obvious joke, go me 😁It's a great read, wish I'd found it sooner but better late than never...

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‘The Sick Place: A Splatter Novelette’ – Bryan Smith (House of 1000 Beers) Page Count: 41 Pages We’re in the middle of the Easter Holidays, over here, so yesterday was spent hanging out with my youngest daughter a...

'The energy of an Evil Dead film and the attitude of Planet Terror', have some quick thoughts on 'The Sick Place' by @bryansmith.bsky.social 👍

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No worries, thanks for a read that is still nibbling away at the inside of my head... 👍

‘Mood Swings’ – Dave Jeffrey (Black Shuck Books) Page Count: 151 Pages And here’s the other book that I read over the Bank Holiday Weekend :o) I’ve been looking at the ‘Black Shuck Shadow...

I suspect I'm last to the party (again) but on the off chance that I'm not... If you like your horror thoughtful and very unsettling, you really need to read @davebjeffery.bsky.social's 'Mood Swings', seriously...

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‘Doctor Who And The Pyramids Of Mars’ – Terrance Dicks (Target Books) Page Count: 125 Pages Look at who’s all proud of himself :o) I managed to get through a whole week, looking after the cats, without callin...

Did I pick the wrong time to watch #DoctorWho and The Pyramids of Mars'? Or exactly the right time to read it? The answer is... one of them 🤔

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I might give it one more book but I'm not in a huge hurry to try.

‘Invincible – Volume 1’ – Kirkman, Walker, Crabtree (Image) Page Count: 208 Pages Every so often, I’ll be watching Prime Video and it’ll throw me an advert for ‘Invincible’; the one where this huge ...

Has anyone here read #Invincible? I've just finished the first book and it was cool but I'm still a little non-plussed... 🤔

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Books for the TBR Pile... 'Greenwich Oxfam' Edition It hasn't been a bad week but it has felt like there's been more of it than I'd normally expect, mostly because I've been trying to fit five...

The Greenwich @oxfamgb.bsky.social is the best one I've come across for sci-fi & fantasy books. I came home with these beauties yesterday 👍

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‘Alien: Black, White & Blood’ – Various (Marvel) Page Count: 136 Pages How cool would it be if I could have coloured the word ‘Blood’ in red…? Yep, I’m looking at ten days with no work an...

ICYMI earlier (or if you just want to click on the link anyway, either is good 😉), here's what I had to say about the 'Alien: Black, White & Blood' collection...

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‘Alien: Black, White & Blood’ – Various (Marvel) Page Count: 136 Pages How cool would it be if I could have coloured the word ‘Blood’ in red…? Yep, I’m looking at ten days with no work an...

Shall we finish the working week/start the Bank Holiday weekend with some Xenomorph, facehugging, chest-bursting goodness...? Go on then 😉👍

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