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When the Enchantress Whispers to the Beasts: August 2007

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When the Enchantress Whispers to the Beasts. The city of Los Angeles borders mass hysteria as a brutal, seemingly simple-minded, mass murderer and an intriguing, not less bloodthirsty, copycat go on a killing spree.But there is more to the grisly killings than meets the eye. A suspense-filled and enthralling narrative by the jack of spades of the psychological thriller genre. A world where the brutal and the bizarre aspects of humankind come under the spotlight. 18 August, 2007. Just for the Record.

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When the Enchantress Whispers to the Beasts: October 2006

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When the Enchantress Whispers to the Beasts. The city of Los Angeles borders mass hysteria as a brutal, seemingly simple-minded, mass murderer and an intriguing, not less bloodthirsty, copycat go on a killing spree.But there is more to the grisly killings than meets the eye. A suspense-filled and enthralling narrative by the jack of spades of the psychological thriller genre. A world where the brutal and the bizarre aspects of humankind come under the spotlight. 27 October, 2006. 26 October, 2006.

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When the Enchantress Whispers to the Beasts: July 2007

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When the Enchantress Whispers to the Beasts. The city of Los Angeles borders mass hysteria as a brutal, seemingly simple-minded, mass murderer and an intriguing, not less bloodthirsty, copycat go on a killing spree.But there is more to the grisly killings than meets the eye. A suspense-filled and enthralling narrative by the jack of spades of the psychological thriller genre. A world where the brutal and the bizarre aspects of humankind come under the spotlight. 19 July, 2007. The commander reached for t...

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Tales From The Computerbank: June 2013

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Saturday, June 1, 2013. While Tales From the Computerbank has been a fun thing to do, I've been very remiss with my blogging of late. So. in an attempt to kickstart things again I'm moving my blogging activities across to Wordpress (although there should be a thank you to Blogger and possibly one of those "it's not you. it's me." kind of conversations into the bargain). New random thoughts and ramblings can be found at http:/ jameslecky.wordpress.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Kings of the Night. Nephi...

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Tales From The Computerbank: James Herbert RIP

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Thursday, March 21, 2013. I've just found out, via the BBC, that the British horror/ dark fantasy author James Herbert has passed away at the age of 69. In the UK, certainly, he was one of the writers responsible for the horror boom of the 1970s and 1980s with such novels as The Rats and The Fog which were, in many ways, the forerunner of Splatterpunk, with their graphic depictions of violence (although, as Herbert himself pointed out, they were never as graphic as people assumed them to be). James Lecky...

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Tales From The Computerbank: Nicol Williamson 1938 - 2011

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Thursday, January 26, 2012. Nicol Williamson 1938 - 2011. Some news from the BBC reporting that the Scottish born actor Nicol Williamson passed away last month. Regarded by many as one of the finest actors of his generation, his varied and award-winning career encompassed both film and theatre, from the the powerful war drama,. 1968) to the anti-apartheid thriller. 1975) and, both on stage and screen, title roles in. Other genre roles included Little John in Richard Lester's. 1976), Sherlock Holmes in.

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Tales From The Computerbank: Ray Bradbury 1920 - 2012

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Thursday, June 7, 2012. Ray Bradbury 1920 - 2012. One of the giants of science fiction and fantasy, Ray Bradbury has passed away at the age of 91. Author of, among many others, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes and innumerable classic short stories, Ray Bradbury was - and continues to be - a guiding light of science fiction, often moving the genre away from its 'rockets and ray guns' roots, although equally often at home using the familar tropes of the genre.

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Tales From The Computerbank: Lemuria, Here We Come...

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Saturday, February 4, 2012. Lemuria, Here We Come. I'm going back to my roots, reading wise, this month. In practical terms this means reading a heapin' helpin' of sword and sorcery. I've had Lin Carter's Thongor and Brian Lumley's Primal Land series sitting on the shelves for a few months now, and the time has come to get stuck into them. Still, the fact is that the genre that refused to die has, quite simply, still refused to die. Hence my delve back into its history. Lemuria, here we come. Ill check i...

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Tales From The Computerbank: John Christopher 1922 - 2012

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Thursday, February 9, 2012. John Christopher 1922 - 2012. News from the British Fantasy Society that the British author Samuel Youd, who wrote under the pen-name of John Christopher, has died. Best known as the author of the. Series of young adult novels (which was dramatised by the BBC in the 1980's) and, perhaps more importantly, as the author of the bleak eco-disaster novel. The Death of Grass. No Blade of Grass. Seen by some as a response to the 'cosy catastrophe' novels of John Wyndham,. As well as ...