tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post9062995552456431578..comments2024-03-29T01:33:56.188-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: The Night Gallery – the Devil is Not Mocked – review (TV Episode)Taliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-74095103893691813572016-06-03T16:39:34.511-07:002016-06-03T16:39:34.511-07:00Hi DLT - thanks for the comment. I picked up a lit...Hi DLT - thanks for the comment. I picked up a little Wellman stuff in various volumes but could do with getting a dedicated collection of his works at some pointTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-15326968957841059692016-06-03T15:37:38.057-07:002016-06-03T15:37:38.057-07:00I like Wellman's stories for their quaintness....I like Wellman's stories for their quaintness. Plenty of mood and suspense. These days it usually ends up about being some grotesque slavering bat-mutant knocking over walks �� Depressed Larry Talbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410849901811894544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-76415201507637561052009-09-28T07:28:04.248-07:002009-09-28T07:28:04.248-07:00cheers for that Anthony - it is actually rather ch...cheers for that Anthony - it is actually rather cheap used on Amazon - now on wish list!Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-23609976648879385062009-09-28T00:08:04.832-07:002009-09-28T00:08:04.832-07:00Glad to be of assistance!
Wellman also wrote seve...Glad to be of assistance!<br /><br />Wellman also wrote several other vampire stories including "School for the Unspeakable" (1937), "When It Was Moonlight" (1940), "The Last Grave of Lill Warran" (1951) and "Chastel" (1979).<br /><br />Quaint stories by today's standard, but incorporating hints of vampire folklore and very much in the pulp fiction style.<br /><br />That's another genre I enjoy. <br /><br />If you haven't read it yet, obtain a copy (library or otherwise) of <i>Weird Vampire Tales: 30 Blood-Chilling Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps</i> (1992), edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg and Stefan R. Dziemianowicz.Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-36841389877460898932009-09-27T10:44:49.144-07:002009-09-27T10:44:49.144-07:00Anthony - many thanks for that, I wasn't aware...Anthony - many thanks for that, I wasn't aware of the shortTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-10287808580263916402009-09-27T09:56:15.620-07:002009-09-27T09:56:15.620-07:00The original story was based on "The Devil Is...The original story was based on "The Devil Is Not Mocked", by one of my favourite writers, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly_Wade_Wellman" rel="nofollow">Manly Wade Wellman</a> (1903-1986).<br /><br />It was first published in the June 1943 issue of <i>Unknown</i>.<br /><br />The Locus Index to Science Fiction details <a href="http://www.locusmag.com/index/b500.htm#A7315" rel="nofollow">other stories</a> he wrote.Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.com