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Anyone want to fancy a guess at the true identiy of "J.W. Böhm"?

I've ordered both of these Wounded Island volumes at Mark's intriguing recommendation... but it's clear this is some elaborate put-on...

Wormwoodiana: This Wounded Island, Volume Two by J W BÃ¶hm

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Originally Posted by Freyasfire (Post 151230)

While this isn't really a forthcoming books per se, I wasn't sure where else to post this, although I suppose a Mark Samuels thread would have sufficed. I apologize if this book has been mentioned before, but it is news to me.

So while just perusing the Vault of Evil forums, I discovered that a couple of books would soon be going out of print from Parallel Universe publications. The one that caught my eye was "England B: Ninety Minutes of Hell" written by a "Richard Staines" which is apparently a pseudonym of Mark Samuels. So anyhow, apparently this book will only be available until the end of February, after which it will be going out of print. I'm not sure if I'll be ordering it, as the description doesn't really appeal to me all that much: "Written by "Richard Staines" (in reality Mark Samuels) this is a series of hilariously non-PC comic horror stories featuring the "notorious" manager Vince Grinstead and the most violent, psychopathic footballers in the history of English soccer!"

I am a bit curious though, because I am a fan of Mark Samuels' other work. Has anybody actually read this? More details here:
Parallel Universe Publications: Soon to be Out of Print

Absolutely fascinating. I ordered this, having everything else by Mark. It made me wonder if there were any other pseudonym work of his out there; he said no (and heavily downplayed this volume in his typically modest fashion) but one wonders...

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There's a new Margaret St Clair best of coming out called Hole In The Moon. I seen a database listing dating it back to 2017 but amazon says it's coming in September this year. Ramsey Campbell is editing it.

It's very welcome since the last collection is becoming pricy.

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Oh man, look at all the new goodies popping up on Zagava's site!

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Originally Posted by Nguyen (Post 151411)

Oh man, look at all the new goodies popping up on Zagava's site!

We have paperbacks, people. :cool:

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At long last, just received email notice that the Jean Ray collection from Wakefield Press, "Whiskey Tales," is now being mailed out.

Whiskey Tales: Jean Ray, Scott Nicolay: 9781939663368: Amazon.com: Books

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In light of the new release (below) of Jean Ray's "Whiskey Tales," this forthcoming book from Wakefield Press also by Jean Ray may be of interest. No publication date is given yet.

For anyone who has not yet enjoyed "The Mainz Psalter," or "The Shadowy Street," or the novel "Malpertuis," many of his works are worth reading and until now the few english translations like "Ghouls in My Grave," or "My Own Private Spectres," have been difficult to obtain.

Cruise of Shadows
Haunted Stories of Land and Sea
Jean Ray
Translated, with an introduction, by Scott Nicolay

Jean Ray’s second collection of stories written in French appeared six years after his inaugural collection, Whiskey Tales. Seven novellas written in the solitude of prison, including the one widely acknowledged to be his masterpiece, “The Shadowy Street.” With this collection, even as his pseudonyms began to multiply, Jean Ray began to realize his full talent as the godfather of the Belgian School of the Weird.

Forthcoming

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Regarding the quite recent release by Wakefiled Press of Jean Ray's "Whiskey Tales" which I had the real pleasure to receive lately and start savouring - though pb, an edition of the first water that includes a very informative intro by the translator - I would like to suggest Mr. Leonid Bilmes' late review at LA Review of Books titled "More than the Belgian Poe: The overdue return of Jean Ray's "Whiskey Tales".

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Originally Posted by circe_of_evil_stars (Post 151600)

I would like to suggest Mr. Leonid Bilmes' late review at LA Review of Books titled "More than the Belgian Poe: The overdue return of Jean Ray's "Whiskey Tales".

You may find the article at: More Than the Belgian Poe: The Overdue Return of Jean Rayâ€™s â€œWhiskey Talesâ€ - Los Angeles Review of Books!

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Originally Posted by circe_of_evil_stars (Post 151600)

I would like to suggest Mr. Leonid Bilmes' late review at LA Review of Books titled "More than the Belgian Poe: The overdue return of Jean Ray's "Whiskey Tales".

You may find the article at: More Than the Belgian Poe: The Overdue Return of Jean Rayâ€™s â€œWhiskey Talesâ€ - Los Angeles Review of Books!

And for those more interested (and lucky enough to reside near Belgium, or willing to travel) to discover more about the life and work of Jean Ray, from fantastic fiction to stories for illustrated magazines, and including Malpertuis and Harry Dickson, I would like to bring to their attention the exposition «Fantastique Jean Ray» currently held in Brussels (at Maison Autrique, a house deserving to be visited by its own right as an important Art Nouveau touchstone, since after an exemplary restoration it is now open to the public), and scheduled to last until May 26, 2019. For address, visiting hours and tickets, visit their webpage: www.autrique.be
You may also find the exposition's informative press release at the section"Press" of said webpage.