Monday, 11 May 2020







I was asked to contribute an article to The Classic Horrors Club - which I did. It has always got my mind wandering as to why a psychological film such as The Silence of the Lambs is classed as a horror film (yet the subsequent sequel and prequel aren't), yet Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (aka  originally Ten Little Niggers,then  Ten Little Indians, before the most appropriate title) has never been classed in this genre, yet it's influence is there ... so in this original version, I delve into this question: https://classichorrors.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/matthew-e-banks-on-and-then-there-were-none-1945/?fbclid=IwAR1U8BQaaPGhUn-LqMgvLlTJm5ODv7P7ltEy35uWcddMillSYm81ScT-mJ0



I have returned

Goodness me - It has been a long time - It has been a very busy time over the past six years - with work (and changing jobs) writing lots and currently drained by the lockdown and stuff. Anyway here is a list of everything that I have published since I was last here:


2014: Burgess, T Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Two. January 2014. The Christmas Ghost stories of Lawrence Gordon Clark review. Pg.18-19


2014: Burgess, T Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Three. February 2014. A Body on the Moor: The Ghost of Charlotte Dymond. Pg.12-14 Illustrated

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Four. March 2014. All Manor of Strange Things (The Ghosts of Kenegie Manor. Pg.16-20 Illustrated.

2014:  S M Smith Ed. Reflections Magazine. Issue Nineteen. Spring  2014. A Matter of Life for Death. Pg. 28-34

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Five Spring Bumper Issue. April 2014. The Ghosts of Trerice Manor. Pg.12-14 Illustrated.

2014: E. McNaughton Ed. We Belong Dead Magazine. Issue 13 Summer 2014. Poe, You are Avenged! Sex, Sadism, a stuffed bird and a two year Ban: The Raven- Re-examining a Horror Classic. Pg30-39

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Six May/June 2014.  A Morbid Curiosity: The Art of Montague Rhodes James. Pg.10-16 Illustrated.

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Six May/June 2014.  The Ghosts of Pengersick Castle. Pg.24-29 Illustrated.

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Seven July/August 2014.  The Haunting of Bela Lugosi. Pg.32-35 Illustrated.

2014: Stavros, Varney M.A., M.Ed, B Eds Vampire News: Really, Vampires Suck Edition VoIII, Crazy Duck Press August 9th 2014. Her Dark and secret Grace: Anne rice Queen of the Damned Pg.70-79

2014: Stavros, Varney M.A., M.Ed, B Eds Vampire News: Really, Vampires Suck Edition VoIII, Crazy Duck Press August 9th 2014. Interviewed by Bertena Varney, M.A., Ed. Pg.146-150

2014: E. McNaughton Ed. We Belong Dead Magazine. Issue 14 Summer 2014. The Road to Castle Frankenstein: Boris Karloff An Informal Portrait. Pg. 80-85. Illustrated.

2014: E. McNaughton Ed. We Belong Dead Magazine. Issue 14 Summer 2014. The Christmas Ghost Stories of Lawrence Gordon Clark H/B book review (revised). Pg 91/92

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Eight September 2014.  Who Was Doctor Rant?. Pg.32-39 Illustrated.

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Eight September 2014.  A Rain of Stones: A True Truro Ghost Story. Pg.44-47 Illustrated.

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Nine September / October 2014.  A Cornish Ghost Story. Pg.38-39 Illustrated.

2014: T Knight, Ed. Old Cornwall Vol XIV, No.11 Autumn 2014. A Body on the Moor: The Ghost of Charlotte Dymond (Revised & Extended) Pg. 12-18 Illustrated.

2014: T Knight, Ed. Old Cornwall Vol XIV, No.11 Autumn 2014. Lost? Found? Destroyed? The Mysterious Arundel Coat of Arms and Its Fate.  Pg. 57-59 Illustrated.

2014: T. Burgess Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Ten. October (Halloween Special) 2014.  The Ghost of Wheel Alfred. Pg. 66-71.  Illustrated

2014: E. McNaughton Ed. We Belong Dead Magazine. Issue 15. Autumn 2014. Rubber Snakes in her hair, a crumbling castle and strange singing: Hammer’s The Gorgon – Re-examining a Horror Classic. . Pg. 23-29. Illustrated.

2014:  S M Smith Ed. Reflections Magazine. Issue Twenty. Autumn/Winter  2014. A Ghost Story. Pg. 29-32


2015: Burgess, T. Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Twelve. January/February 2015.  The Ghost of Gas Hill Pt.1. Pg. 42-47.  Illustrated

2015: Burgess, T.  Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Thirteen. February/March 2015.  The Vampirologist Interviewed. An Interview with Anthony Hogg. Pg. 58-62.  Illustrated

2015: Burgess, T.  Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Thirteen. February/March 2015.  The Vampirologist Interviewed. An Interview with Anthony Hogg. EDITED VERSION Pg. 58-62.  Illustrated

2015: Knight, T. Ed. Old Cornwall Vol. XIV, No. 12 Spring 2015. The Ghosts of Kenegie Manor (Revised & extended). Pg.21-30. Illustrated.

2015: Burgess, T.  Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Sixteen. June 2015.  The Enfield Haunting Pg. 20-23.  Illustrated

2015: Burgess, T.  Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Seventeen. July 2015.  The Ghost of Gas Hill Pt.2.  Pg. 8-13.  Illustrated

2015: Vampire Over London – Bela Lugosi In Britain By Frank Dello Stritto & Andi Brooks. Published by
           Cult Movies Press Second Expanded edition August 2015. Contributed to research for book.

2015: Paxton, T. Ed. Monster #20. August 2015. The Horror Star review. Illustrated. Pg. 10 -13.

2015: Paxton, T. Ed. Monster #20. August 2015. Count Magnus review. Illustrated. Pg. 21 -22.

2015: Burgess, T.  Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Eighteen.  2015.  Count Magnus Review.  Pg. 44-45.  Illustrated.

2015: E. McNaughton Ed. We Belong Dead Magazine. Issue 17. Autumn 2015. Saruman the White and the Revival of Christopher Lee. Pg. 28-31. Illustrated.

2015: Kellermeyer, M. Grant Ed. The Yellow Booke Volume II. October MMXV. An Oldfyle Tales Prefs Original Publication. The Calling of Simon Heylt. Pg. 106 – 113.

2015: Kellermeyer, M. Grant Ed. The Yellow Booke Volume II. October MMXV. An Oldfyle Tales Prefs Original Publication.  Morvella House (Revised & Up-Dated). Pg. 114 – 144. Illustrated.

2015: McNoughton, E. Ed. 70’s Monster Memories.  Something in the Night: The BBC Christmas Ghost Stories. Pg.65- 70. Illustrated.

2015:  S M Smith Ed. Reflections Magazine. Issue Twenty-One. Autumn 2015. Ribons. Pg.32 – 34

2015: Knight, T. Ed. Old Cornwall Vol. 15, No. 1 Autumn 2015. The Ghosts of Pengersick Castle (Revised & extended). Pg.21-27. Illustrated.

2015: Harris, B;  Paxton, T Eds. Weng’s Chop Issue 8. October 2015. Madman Review. Pg.170 – 172. Illustrated.

2015: Paxton, T. Ed. Monster #22. September 2015. The Vampire Films of Bela Lugosi (Fully expanded & up-dated). Illustrated. Pg. 55-  63. Illustrated.


2015: Burgess, T.  Managing Ed. The Spectral Times. Issue Twenty. Christmas 2015.  So Who or What is Krampus?  Pg. 13.  Illustrated.

2016: Paxton, T. Ed. Monster #24 January 2016. Bride of the Monster Book Review. Pg 52 – 55. Illustrated.

2016: Paxton, T, Ed. Monster #25 February 2016. Tod Browning’s Dracula Book-Review. Pg. 106 – 110. Illustrated.

2016: Paxton, T, Ed. Monster # 26 March 2016. The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance Film review. Pg. 45 49. Illustrated.

2016: Paxton, T, Ed. Monster # 27. April 2016. Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster Book-Review. Pg.113 – 116. Illustrated.

2016: Paxton, T, Ed. Monster # 28/29 Spring Special April / May. Fantastic Films of the Decades Vol. 2 The 1930s Book Review. Pg. 189 – 190.

2016: Kellermeyer, M. Grant Ed. The Yellow Booke Volume III. April MMXVI. An Oldfyle Tales Prefs Original Publication.  The Journal of Dr James Montague (Revised & Up-Dated). Pg. 18 - 22. Illustrated.

2016: Knight, T. Ed. Old Cornwall Vol. 15, No. 3 Autumn 2016. The Ghosts of Trerice Manor (Revised & extended). Pg.53-54.

2016: Kellermeyer, M. Grant Ed. The Yellow Booke Volume IV Hallow’en Edition. October MMXVI. An Oldfyle Tales Prefs Original Publication.  Hairy Toes (Revised & Up-Dated). Pg. 143-147. Illustrated.

2016: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds. Unsung Horrors. November 2016. Buzzy Krotik Productions. The Ghost of Frankenstein: The Neglected Monster. Pg. 138-140. Illustrated.

2016: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds. Unsung Horrors. November 2016. Buzzy Krotik Productions. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932). Pg. 298 – 300.  Illustrated.

2016: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds. Unsung Horrors. November 2016. Buzzy Krotik Productions. The Return of the Vampire. Pg.438 – 440.  Illustrated.

2017: Paxton, T, Ed. Monster # 32. March 2017. Fantastic Films of the Decades: The Silent Era Book-Review. Pg.319 – 321. Illustrated.

2017: Paxton, T, Ed. Monster # 32. March 2017. The Hammer Dacula Scrapbook Book-Review. Pg.321 – 323. Illustrated.

2017: Pearce, B. Ed. The Parish Church of St David Davidstow July /August 2017. Charlotte Dymond Memorial Pg.2, 11-13 Mentioned & Pictures.

2017: Knight, T. Ed. Old Cornwall Vol. XV, No.5  Autumn  2017. A Rain of Stones (Revised & extended). Pg.58-62.

2017: Pearce, B. Ed. The Parish Church of St David Davidstow November & December 2017. The Ghost of Charlotte Dymond. Pg.21


2017: McNaughton, E. Ed. We Belong Dead “Monsters? We’re British, Y’know.” A Celebration of Peter Cushing. Peter Cushing and the Fall of the House of the Long Shadows. Pg. 196-199. Illustrated.


2018:

2018: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds..Son of Unsung Horrors. February 2018. Buzzy Krotik Productions. The Black Room. Pg. 6-7. Illustrated.

2018: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds. Son of Unsung Horrors. February 2018. Buzzy Krotik Productions. Tower of London.  Pg. 66-68.  Illustrated.

2018: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds. Son of Unsung Horrors. February 2018. Buzzy Krotik Productions. La Chute De La Maison Usher. Pg. 264-265. Illustrated

2018: Endacott, Adam. The Kenneth Williams Companion. April 15th 2018. Fantom Publishing. Contributed to research for book

2018: Blount, Chris. Theatre by the Sea: The Story of Newquay’s Cosy Nook. Pub: Chris Blount, 2014? ‘Stop Messin’ About: Kenneth Williams in Newquay referenced.





McNaughton, E.  Ed. We Belong Dead. 70s Monster Memories book. Something In the Night The BBC Christmas Ghost Stories Pg. 65-70. Illustrated. Second Edition.


2018: McNaughton, E and Buxton, D. Eds. A Century of Horror. December 2018. Buzzy Krotik Productions. Chapter on 1930s Horror. Co-written with Kevin Nichelson. Pgs 51-122 Illustrated

2019

2019: Smeraldi, Don. A Ed. Scary Monsters Magazine #113 ‘Women of the Silver Screen’ Summer 2019. There are Bats in her Belfrey, a monster in the closet and the death of Universal: Dracula’s Daughter – Re-examing a Horror Classic Pt.1. Pg. 131-138 Illustrated.



2019: McNaughton, E, Fuller, P and Buxton, D Eds. We Belong Dead “Into The Velvet Darkness” A Celebration of Vincent Price.. Vincent Price and the Fall of the House of the Long Shadows. Pg. 282-283 Illustrated

2019: McNaughton, E, Fuller, P and Buxton, D Eds. We Belong Dead “Into The Velvet Darkness” A Celebration of Vincent Price.. The Sinister Man Dominates the Bloodbath at the House of Death. Pg. 288-289

2019: Smeraldi, Don. A Ed. Scary Monsters Magazine #115 ‘Retro Robots Run Amok’ Winter 2019. There are Bats in her Belfrey, a monster in the closet and the death of Universal: Dracula’s Daughter – Re-examing a Horror Classic Pt.2. Pg. 107-112 Illustrated.


2020

2020: Smeraldi, Don. A Ed. Scary Monsters Magazine #117 ‘Hideous Horticultural Horrors’ Sring 2020. There are Bats in her Belfrey, a monster in the closet and the death of Universal: Dracula’s Daughter – Re-examing a Horror Classic Pt.3. Pg. 102-105 Illustrated