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Old 01-27-2009, 11:19 AM
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‘First time caller, long time listener’

Yeallo one and all, This is my first Horror forum, figured i'd start screaming my own small notes onto an already overcrowded overture! As for me, I’m a 22 year old Irish man finding himself skulking around the narrow streets of Portsmouth, England.

Having finished university in the south of England I quickly packed my thumbs away in tiny boxes that I may stop twiddling and perhaps get down to some writing. Which is what I’d like to do for a living, though at the minute i'm having trouble living like a writer; being too poor and happy to self-deprecate or binge drink. So obviously I don’t get much writing done.

My favourite kind of horror is the classic short story flavour and I’ve recently taken to collecting .. amm collections of them. Nothing major really just a few volumes so far, looking for some of the classics before I just start chewing up any old thing. So far found copies of ‘The Vampye’ by John Polidori and what I think is most of ‘Varney’. I’ve become dead set on finding them by hand, mostly via second hand, as just Ebay-ing things takes some of the fun away. I’m something of a would-be old school scholar when it comes to this so I enjoy the smelly old books shops and the growing stacks of yellowing books festooning my room.

If you have any questions or anything else just shout them out!

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Old 01-27-2009, 11:31 AM
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Welcome to HDC. We have a few writers on here who can give you some advice and perhaps a little inspiration as well.


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Old 01-27-2009, 11:51 AM
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So far found copies of ‘The Vampye’ by John Polidori and what I think is most of ‘Varney’.
i used to have a collection of early vampire stories containing polidori's the vampire, varney the vampire, sheridan le fanu's carmilla and others...





...no idea where that is now :o
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Old 01-27-2009, 11:58 AM
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i used to have a collection of early vampire stories containing polidori's the vampire, varney the vampire, sheridan le fanu's carmilla and others...





...no idea where that is now :o
Probably shipped it to Canada by mistake.......urge's collection isn't big enough:rolleyes:
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Old 01-27-2009, 11:59 AM
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‘Penguin Book of Vampire Stories (edited by Alan Ryan, 1987)’ Maybe I’ve got your copy! :p
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:03 PM
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Probably shipped it to Canada by mistake.......urge's collection isn't big enough:rolleyes:
i draw the line at books, dvd's and boxsets...yes


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‘Penguin Book of Vampire Stories (edited by Alan Ryan, 1987)’ Maybe I’ve got your copy! :p
absolutely no idea, was it penguin? i don't know
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:04 PM
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Oh shit.....that must be one of HORROR'S new "cute" avatars.
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:05 PM
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Oh shit.....that must be one of HORROR'S new "cute" avatars.
we have a winner...or is that weiner










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Old 01-27-2009, 12:11 PM
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Old 01-27-2009, 12:13 PM
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Well... it was the first one I could find that fits the motif!!


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absolutely no idea, was it penguin? i don't know
Nor do I! Twas just namin of the book I found the stories in!
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