So here they are, my paperbacked spoils from Gryphon Press' wonderful Paperback Expo.- There's some real gems of literature here - and some real smut! Here at Freedom School Records we don't discern between the two, so often they're the same thing! Plus everything here grabs me graphically. Above you see a decently rare Bart paperback of Lovecraft Tales - I've wanted one for a while, so when I found this in rough shape for cheap I had to have it. The cover is really great - I wish I know who the artist was. Below is the Avon paperback of HPL with another amazing painting .
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My good friend Miriam has been telling me about this book forever, I was so glad to finally find one. The following etchings (right?) are found within - sorry for the blurs in some of these, it was the best I could do without hurting the book. Film fans take note - "HAXAN" director Benjamin Christensen directed a silent version of this A.A. Merritt terror classic!
Here's an issue of Avon Fantasy Reader that I didn't have. Mr. Bhob Stewart over at Potrzebie.blogspot.com hipped me to this title a while back - thanks Bhob! I'm sure the young males who bought this in the 50's all said the same thing when they saw this cover - "Wowww! Another Nelson Bond story!"
Here it is, my first printing of "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson! In REALLY bad shape. It's my favorite novel of course, and if you HAVEN'T read it, sign offline NOW, leave your house, go to a bookstore, buy one, and don't use the internet again until you've read it. I couldn't be more serious.
Charles Addams is my kind of philosopher.
These incredibly funny strips by MADman genius Al Jaffee are available in a hardcover now.
Another awesome cover gallery!
ReplyDeleteSo you haven't seen the 7 Footprints to Satan film? They show it occasionally on TCM, I actually first rented it from Eddie Brandt's out in LA, they had it as a freebie on their loaner list. It's really pretty good.
And speaking of LA, the last year I was living out there I met Richard Matheson and had him sign my copy of *drum roll* -- I Am Legend! He was incredibly crabby that day but I'm still glad I got to meet him.
The film was scripted by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). Some great stills and more book covers at Gorillamen.
ReplyDeletehey mike hunchback - met you at the gryphon expo - great spoils and awesome blog!
ReplyDeletei just finished editing the interviews - when it gets archived I'll shoot you the link...
in the meanwhile, if you feel like listening to it tonight when it streams live here's the link to the station...
http://www.whfr.org/programs/great-debris/
inju
Karswell! I haven't seen it yet- although I've got a un-subtitled bootleg VHS of it next to the TV. I'm hoping after I read it the absence of the subtitles won't matter. That's awesome about Matheson, even with the crabbiness, heh heh.
ReplyDeleteAnd Bhob, that's a real coincidence on Woolrich, I had no idea! I love that Bride Wore Back book cover from your email though, WOW. And Gorillamen.com is excellent!
Inju - I listened in last, great show (except for having to hear my own voice, ha ha)! I tried to email you actually thru Kaboom Press (linked at the whfr.org profile), I was so pleased to see/hear that you had Mike Diana on your show!
ReplyDeletehi mike - saw you yesterday at printed matter for mike diana's book "uranus #1" - i wanted to forward the info on clutter and the installation idea - but i don't have your email
ReplyDeletemine is
inju@kaboompress.com