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Death of a Blue-Eyed Soul Brother, by B.B. Johnson (Paperback Library, 1970). From a charity shop in Canterbury, Kent.
April Evil, by John D. MacDonald (Fawcett, 1956). From a second hand bookshop on Charing Cross Road, London. THE EXECUTIONER… The man was in his late twenties, slim and blond and erect. His suit sat well on him, expensive cloth hanging from good
The Golden Apples Of The Sun, by Ray Bradbury (Corgi, 1960). From a charity shop in Canterbury.
The Cool Man, by W.R. Burnett (Fawcet, 1968). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Splash page from Marvel Preview presents The UFO Connection, by David Kraft, Herb Trimpe and Klaus Janson (Marvel Comics 1977) From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Advertisement for Hell is a City from Hammer Horror magazine No 3 (Marvel magazines, 1995) From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Neon Madman, by John Harvey (Sphere Books, 1977). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, with an Afterword by Harold Bloom (Signet, 1965) From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham. “Frankenstein’s monster, tempting his revengeful creator on through a world of ice, is another Emanation pursued
Presenting Wrestling Action: 4 knitting patterns by Gary Kennedy (Intarsia UK, 1992) From a jumble sale in Nottingham.
Luis Buñuel on the set of The Phantom Of Liberty, from Sight and Sound magazine, Summer 1974 (BFI) Free from Broadway Cinema, Nottingham. Buñuel says that everything depends on contexts. ‘I shoot, I look, I draw conclusions. The rest is
Ad for Rasputin The Mad Monk, from Hammer Horror magazine, No 4 (Marvel Magazines, 1995). From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Stag Annual No. 7 (1970) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Pages from Warrior Magazine No. 17 (March 1984) From a car boot sale in Nottingham. 1) Artist David Lloyd, equipped with the title V for Vendetta, set out creating a costume for the central character and his antagonists. Editor Dez Skinn had asked David
Ad for Taste The Blood Of Dracula, from Hammer Horror magazine, No 4 (Marvel Magazines, 1995). From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Jaramsheela, by David Jackson. Rear cover from Warrior Magazine, No. 17 (March 1984) From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
The Pearl Bastard, by Lillian Halegua (Consul Books, 1964) From a charity shop in Canterbury.
Panel from 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.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (New English Library, 1974) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Page from Hammer Horror magazine no 5 (Marvel Magazines, 1995) From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Marvel Graphic Novel: Conan Of The Isles (Marvel, 1988) From Oxfam in Nottingham.
The Desperate Hours, by Joseph Hayes (Perma Books, 1955). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
You Grunt, I’ll Groan, by Jackie Pallo (Queen Anne Press, 1985) From eBay. ‘My enemies will say that this is all bollocks. They will say that I am writing this for money (correct) because I am bitter over my failure to win a share of the
Cover and splash page from Classics Ilustrated No. 105: From the Earth To The Moon by Jules Verne (Strato Publications Ltd.) From a junk shop on Mansfield Rd. Nottingham.
The Lone Ranger No. 63 (World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd.) From a junk shop on Mansfield Rd. Nottingham.
Speakeasy No. 85 (Titan Press, 1988) From a car boot sale, Nottingham. Excerpt from an interview with Alan Moore. ’Do you feel you’ve reached some kind of watershed in your career with the conclusion of V? To some degree. At the moment,
Bad Girl by Cherry Vanilla (RCA Victor, 1978) From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham. Tracklist A1 I Know How To Hook A2 So 1950’s A3 Not So Bad A4 The Punk A5 No More Canaries B1 Hard As A Rock B2 Liverpool
Where The Boys Are, by Gordon Swarthout (Pan, 1963) From a charity shop in Canterbury. They came… Physically to get a tan Psychologically to get away Biologically to check the talent But basically they came to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., because that is
Page from The Man In The Mirror, from Amazing Stories of Suspense No. 240 (Published by Alan Class & Co. Ltd.) From a junk shop on Mansfield Rd. Nottingham.
Halls of Horror issue 29 (Quality Communications Ltd. 1984) From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Creepy Worlds No. 129 (Published by Alan Class & Co. Ltd.) From a junk shop on Mansfield Rd. Nottingham.
Vincent Price illustration, from Halls of Horror issue 29 (Quality Communications Ltd. 1984). From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Blue Sunshine, by Ken Johnson based on a screenplay by Jeff Lieberman (Sphere Books, 1977) From a charity shop in Nottingham. PSYCHOSIS… It started off as a great party - just eight of them in a ski-lodge in upstate New York. But then the last
The Night of the Hunter, by Davis Grubb (Penguin, 1977) From a charity shop in Nottingham. Listen, Ben! See this hand I’m holdin’ up? See them letters tattooed on it? Love, Ben, love! That’s what they spell. This hand - this right hand
Photos from America Goes to the Movies: 100 Years of Motion Picture Exhibition, by Barbara Stones (National Association of Theatre Owners, 1993) From a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham. 1) ‘Seductive “Madam Satan” draped in garments made from
Photo from America Goes to the Movies: 100 Years of Motion Picture Exhibition, by Barbara Stones (National Association of Theatre Owners, 1993). From a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham. ‘3-D mask. Portions of Warner Bros.’ 1961 movie &ldqu
Tales of the Supernatural (Panther Books, 1962) From a bookshop on Charing Cross Road, London. THE WORLD OF THE SUPERNATURAL Have you ever felt, in the soft, eerie blackness of the night, the presence of that other world, moving and dwelling around us,
The Nashville Sound, by Paul Hemphill (Ballantine Books, 1970). From a car boot sale, Nottingham.
Panel from Modesty Blaise: Million Dollar Game, by Peter O’Donnell and Enric Badia Romero (Titan Books, 2011) From Oxfam in Nottingham. Film history from an alternate universe… “ The Modesty Blaise film series, currently celebrating its
The Last Good Kiss, by James Crumley (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988) From a charity shop in the Broadmarsh Centre, Nottingham. The Last Good Kiss is a late-Seventies slice of hard-boiled noir. Through a landscape of ramshackle roadside bars, seedy
Man’s Magazine (February 1970) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The Hot Rock, by Donald Westlake (Coronet 1972). From a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham. Kelp was veering all over the street, his attention distracted by his confusion over the window buttons. The left rear window rolled down, and he shouted Dortmu
The Case of the Radioactive Redhead, by G.G. Fickling (Belmont Books, 1963) From a charity shop in Nottingham. THE PRIVATE EYE MEETS THE CURVACEOUS KOOK Two tapering legs waving straight up in the air, flaring downward into mesh-coloured buttocks
Full page ad from Man’s Magazine (February 1970) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
RE/Search No.14: Incredibly Strange Music (Publishers/Editors V.Vale/Andrea Juno, 1993) From a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham. “In an age of information overload, the mere act of wading through and deciphering society’s discards becomes
Start Screaming Murder, by Talmage Powell (Pocket Books Inc. 1962) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
The City As Metaphor, by David R. Weimer (Random House, 1966). From a charity shop in Nottingham. “Excerpt from The Flower - William Carlos Williams a naked woman, about 38, just out of bed, worth looking at both for her body and her mind
Andre The Giant action figure. From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
Chopping Mall, Directed by Jim Wynorski, VHS tape (First Choice Video, 1986) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Requiem For A Heavyweight, by Rod Serling (Corgi, 1962) Excerpt from ‘Foreward by the Author’ “Requiem for a Heavyweight is the story of an also-ran. Mountain Riviera is a composite of a dozen flesh and blood human beings. The prototype
Badges, from Marvelman Special No.1 (Quality Communications Ltd. 1984) From a car boot sale, Nottingham.
Poster of Big Ben (The Man With No Time For Crime), from Warrior No. 21, August 1984. From a car boot sale in Nottingham.
The Dunwich Horror and Others, by H.P. Lovecraft (Lancer, 1963) From Powell’s Book Shop in Portland, Oregon.
More Tales Of Unknown Horror, edited by Peter Haining (NEL, 1979). From a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham. CONTENTS Introduction GOTHIC: Dr Immortelle - Kathleen Ludwick WEIRD: The Passing of Van Mitten - Claude Farrere TERROR: The River of Death
The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith (Pan, 1957) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
This Sweet Sickness, by Patricia Highsmith (Pan, 1960) From a charity shop in West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Illustrations from Better Sight Without Glasses, by Harry Benjamin (Health For All Publications, 1962). Artist unknown. From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Splash page from Daredevil: Love and War by Bill Sienkiewicz and Frank Miller (Marvel Comics, 1986). From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Advertisement from Stag Annual No. 7 (1970) From a charity shop in Nottingham.
Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of, by Robert Bloch (Ballantine Books, 1979) From a charity shop in Nottingham. From the introduction by Gahan Wilson: “The thing about Bloch’s stories is, literally, their knack of haunting the reader. They have a core
Ouija - Mystifying Oracle Board Game, by Park Brothers. From a charity shop in Hockley, Nottingham.
