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Death Bite, by Michael Maryk and Brent Monahan (Granada, 1979). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. In New Guinea they found the Door of Hell. And they brought back the Taipan. A giant snake that exists only to kill. Its bite means pain-wr
The Atlantis Interceptors, Directed by Ruggero Deodato (Medusa VHS tape). From a car boot sale in Nottingham. Massive radioactive leakage from a nuclear submarine triggers the disgorging of Atlantis from the occean’s murky depths. And with it’s earth-ren
Mantis, by K.W.Jeter, (Tom Doherty Associates, Inc, 1987). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. Except in times of greatest need, the female praying mantis does not destroy her mate. Rae has needs, hungers that cannot easily be satisfied.
The Pariah, by Graham Masterton (Star, 1983). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. “I don’t know when I fell asleep, but I was awakened by the sudden dimming of my beside lamp. ‘John,’ whispered a voice. There was
The Surrogate, by Nick Sharman (NEL, 1981). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. The old man was dying. Shivering, rug-wrapped, his body wasted, the limbs already skeletal. His room was filled with the sweetly nauseating smell of decay.
Tarzan and The Forbidden City, by Edgar Rice Burroughs (NEL, 1976). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road in Nottingham.
Devil’s Coach-Horse, by Richard Lewis (Hamlyn, 1979). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. It begins when a small charter plane crashes into the Alps. All the passengers are killed - a party of international scientists starting a
Legion, by William Peter Blatty (Fontana, 1984). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. ‘CALL ME LEGION, FOR WE ARE MANY.’ Eleven years ago The Gemini Killer finished with his trail of death, leaving twenty-six mutilated bodies,
Scottish Tales of Terror, edited by Angus Campbell (Fontana Books, 1972). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
The Spirit, by Thomas Page (Hamlyn, 1981). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. It’s the stuff of nightmares and legends. It has many names: Bigfoot…Yeti…Sasquatch. But whatever it is, it’s out there in the woods,
Blue vinyl edition of Just Blue, by Space (Casablanca, 1979). From a charity shop in Nottingham. SIDE ONE JUST BLUE 4.32 (BPM 128) FINAL SIGNAL 4.20 (BPM 133) (Click to hear) SECRET DREAMS 4.28 (Slow) SYMPHONY 4.50 (BPM 137) SIDE TWO SAVE YOUR LOVE
Fury, by Henry Kuttner (Hamlyn, 1981). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. The Earth is long since dead, blasted in a self-sustaining chain reaction. Human survivors settled on Venus have organised themselves into a static, class-ridden
Music from “Battlestar Galactica” and other original compositions from Giorgio Moroder (Casablanca Record and Filmworks Inc. 1978) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The 14th Pan Book of Horror Stories, selected by Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1973). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
The First Pan Book of Horror Stories, selected by Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1970). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. ‘We feel that the stories in this book are such that if your nerves are not of the strongest, then it is wise to
The Succubus, by Kenneth Rayner Johnson (NEL, 1979). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Maxwell’s Demon, by Martin Sherwood (NEL, 1976). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Hawk The Slayer, by Terry March and Harry Robertson (NEL,1980). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Death Walkers, by Gary Brandner (Hamlyn, 1980). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. What if the person beside you is already dead? She had drowned… Then she breathed again… Now every waking minute they were waiting for her.
Nighthunter 1: The Stalking, by Robert Faulcon (Arrow Books, 1983). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. He had been a quiet family man - devoted to his wife and children, happy in his home, happy in his work. It took just thirty minutes
Midnight Cowboy, by James Leo Herlihy (Panther, 1968) From a charity shop in Canterbury. midnight cowboy midnight son of three blonde tarts sad midnight child of an emotional block white midnight stud slow talking slow walking Joe big boy moving in on
Superheroes, edited by Michael Parry (Sphere Books, 1978). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Jean Renoir in New York, 1956, from My Life and My Films, by Jean Renoir (Collins, 1974). From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
My Life and My Films, by Jean Renoir (Collins, 1974). From a car boot sale in Nottingham. I went into the film business with very definite ideas. I did not believe in the importance of the subject-matter. I recognized the necessity for it, but denied
Sophia Loren in The Millionairess (Anthony Asquith, 1960). From A Pictorial History of Sex in the Movies, by Jeremy Pascall and Clyde Jeavons (Hamlyn, 1975). From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
Jane Russell in The Revolt of Mamie Stover (Raoul Walsh, 1956). From A Pictorial History of Sex in the Movies, by Jeremy Pascall and Clyde Jeavons (Hamlyn, 1975). From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
Lilian Rich in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Golden Bed (1925). From A Pictorial History of Sex in the Movies, by Jeremy Pascall and Clyde Jeavons (Hamlyn, 1975). From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
Lana Turner as the High Priestess in The Prodigal (Richard Thorpe, 1955). From A Pictorial History of Sex in the Movies, by Jeremy Pascall and Clyde Jeavons (Hamlyn, 1975). From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
Panel from Heartthrobs: The Best of DC Romance Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979). From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
Splash page from Heartthrobs: The Best of DC Romance Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979). From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
New Tales of Terror, edited by Hugh Lamb (Magnum Books, 1980). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Recoil, by Jim Thompson (Corgi, 1988) From a charity shop in Hounslow, London. ’Jim Thompson was the king…Thompson’s vision makes him like nobody else. His is a world peopled with psychopathic killers, expensive sluts, crooked cops,
The Deep, by Mickey Spillane (Corgi, 1965). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
One Lonely Night, by Mickey Spillane (Corgi, 1965). From a charity shop in Nottingham. MY NAME’S MIKE HAMMER I’m a private investigator, with a licence to kill; which is why they can’t touch me, even though the judge says I’m
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury (Corgi, 1963). From a charity shop in Canterbury.
The Machineries of Joy, by Ray Bradbury (Corgi, 1966). From Oxfam in Nottingham.
The Silver Locusts, by Ray Bradbury (Corgi, 1965). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The Avenger No. 23: The Wilder Curse, by Kenneth Robeson (Warner Paperback Library, 1974). From a charity shop in London. IN THE ROARING HEART OF THE CRUCIBLE, STEEL IS MADE. IN THE RAGING FLAME OF PERSONAL TRAGEDY, MEN ARE SOMETIMES FORGED INTO SOMETHIN
Savage Heroes: Tales of Sorcery & Black Magic, edited by Eric Pendragon (Star Books, 1977). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Pages from Classics Illustrated: Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Naunerle Farr, Illustrated by Nestor Redondo (Pendulum Press, 1981). From a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham.
The Time Machine and The Man Who Could Work Miracles, by H.G. Wells ( Pan Books, 1953). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The Keep, by F. Paul Wilson (NEL, 1983). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. ‘Request immediate relocation. Something is murdering my men.’ The message, sent by Captain Klaus Woermann to German Army High Command. The location:
Piranha, by John Sayles (Novelization by Leo Callan) (NEL, 1978). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Book Of The Werewolf, edited by Brian J. Frost (Sphere Books, 1973). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Squirm, by Richard Curtis based on an original screenplay by Jeff Lieberman (Sphere Books, 1976). From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
Lost Worlds Volume 1, by Clark Ashton Smith (Panther Books, 1975) From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. ‘None strikes the note of cosmic horror so well as Clark Ashton Smith…who else has seen such gorgeous, luxuriant, and feveri
The New Adventures of Frankenstein No.4: Frankenstein Meets Dracula, by Donald F. Glut (NEL, 1977) From a charity shop on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. Out of the smouldering ruins of a castle deep in the heart of Crovakia arise the battered forms of Capta
LPs by The Ventures, from a second-hand record shop in Singapore Let’s Go (Dolton Records, 1963) The Ventures In Space (Dolton Records, 1963) Knock Me Out (Glen Records, 1965) Guitar Freakout (Dolton Records, 1967) The Ventures Play Telstar, The
Die Like A Dog, by Brett Halliday (Consul, 1963). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Hammer Horror magazine, No 1 (Marvel Magazines, 1995). From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
The Bones And My Flute, by Edgar Mittelholzer (Corgi, 1966). From a second-hand book shop on Charing Cross Road, London.
Tabasco, by John B. Thompson (Beacon, 1959). From a charity shop in Nottingham. some SENORITAS are spicier than TABASCO Mexico is famed for Tabasco, the hot sauce - and for girls equally torrid. Yet his sweetheart in the States pushed Dan right into
The Leader, by Gillian Freeman (Four Square, 1965) From a charity shop in Nottingham. “’Who would want to be like any existing political party? What have we got but watered-down communism on one hand and a bunch of obsolete Tories clinging to
Climb A Broken Ladder, by Robert Novak (Digit Books, 1956). From a charity shop in Nottingham. It had been a woman who put John Zerzanek where he was - down among the drunks on Skid Row. They didn’t even know his real name, just called him Bohunk,
Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom - starring The Mighty Avengers, by David Michelinie and Bob Hall (Marvel Entertainment Group, 1987). From a jumble sale in Nottingham.
No Need To Die, John Creasey writing as Gordon Ashe (Corgi, 1965). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
