March 1953, volume 45, number 1 featruing slime by joseph payne brennan. A thing of slimy blackness, a thing which had no essential shape, no discernible earthly features. Simak received mention on national public radio for his city. It began as the weird tale s cover story for march 1953, with an interior illustration by that legend, virgil finlay. He died over twenty years ago, in 1990, the same year his last book was released, the adventures of lucius leffing, the fourth volume featuring his carnackilike occult detective. Part one of the granddaddy of protoplasmic horror stories. If you choose not to use the convenient package in melpa, youll need to add the directory containing acslime. Joseph payne brennan has sadly become one of the more neglected.
Hughes, and charles willeford in noira major practitioner of the form who arose in its postwar silver age. A shapeless monster animated by a single, unceasing, neversatisfied drive. Ive read one collection of brennan s work pictured below, and judging by the books fractured spine and dogeared pages, id say ive gotten more than my moneys worth. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The dover version collects ten of his best tales, which range from explorations of madness diary of a werewolf, the impulse to kill, to the shifting nature of time house of memory, the. Joseph payne brennan wikisource, the free online library.
Joseph payne brennan, an important and prolific writer in the horror genre for 40 years, wrote hundreds of short stories and poems. The shapes of midnight is a horror collection by joseph payne brennan originally released in 1980, to be rereleased this year by dover publications. I find that a container with a pour spout is perfect for this. Star jelly also called astromyxin, astral jelly is a gelatinous substance sometimes found on grass or even on branches of trees. A hunter slimes slimological makeup allows for a natural cloaking.
The book consists of short stories that, for the most part, first appeared in the classic pulp magazine weird tales in the early 1950s. Joseph payne brennan 1985 by uncredited joseph payne brennan interviewed by will murray, 1975 2009 by will murray. According to folklore, it is deposited on the earth during meteor showers. The feaster from afar by joseph payne brennan discussion begins on march, 2019. The hunter slime is the wild cousin of the tabby slime.
His 1958 collection nine horrors and a dream, containing the stories slime which has. Slime the corpse of charlie rull on the elevator canavans back yard. Slime horror by joseph payne brennan told by edward e. Norwood essentially takes the entire short story and uses it as the first few chapters of his book, just changing the characters names. The horror at chilton castle i had decided to spend a leisurely summer in europe, concentrating, if at all, on genealogical research. Were all exposed to some boric acid in the environment at low levels. American fantasy and horror fiction author and poet. The glue needs to be watered down and separated to prevent a slime fail. Joseph payne brennans canavans back yard jonathan janz. Old cities and the stream of time 1982 by randall d. It tells of a protoplasmic entity, born in the darkness of the deepest ocean, that is thrown to the surface by a volcanic explosion.
The shapes of midnight by joseph payne brennan adventures. And still, as a poet, joseph payne brennan is utterly obscure. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. He sells his slime creations through his online shop. Flubber material rubbery polymer commonly called slime. A much more capable creature than the playful tabbies, the hunter slime excels at stalking the chickens of the far, far range. This eternally hungry monster is now set loose upon 1950s america, free to kill and eat at will.
Could be this is a reference to joseph payne brennans slime, which appeared in wt in 1952, the same year that kerouac wrote dr. Online versions no online versions currently available. But id been curious about his 1980 paperback collection, the shapes of midnight, containing both slime and canavans back. After brennan s death however, that flow slowed to a trickle, then all but stopped. A double veil extends between the monoglot anglophone reader and jean rays oeuvre. Slime originally published in weird tales tells the tale of an ancient. The 9yearold whips up ooeygooey toy slime, the latest kid craze, in her familys upper east. Explanations have ranged from the materials being the remains of. Earlier this week, health canada advised parents to avoid using boric acida common, natural ingredient in many diy arts and crafts projects. The two chrissie illos weve run to date are oldies they just seemed to suit the stories in question.
If we can get past the ickiness, hagfish slime may. Boric acid and borax a related compound often appear in recipes for modelling clay and homemade slime. Some of you i am sure, though not nearly as many as his work deserves. And to anyone wondering, brennans poetry has little or nothing to do with his horror fiction.
Slime joseph payne brennan the king of the cats stephen vincent benet the man who sold rope to the gnoles idris seabright henry martindale, great dane miriam allen deford shadow, shadow on the wall theodore sturgeon doomsday deferred will f. The shapes of midnight is a collection of stories written by joseph payne brennan. Slimes, another name for tailings, a waste material left after the process of separation of ores. Nine horrors and a dream is a collection of joseph payne brennan s best horror tales, and was first published by arkham house in 1958. Weird tales1953 wikisource, the free online library. Joseph payne brennan isnt discussed much these days. Victor norwoods novel night of the black horror is basically an uncredited expansion of joseph payne brennans popular blob monster short story slime. Of irish ancestry, he was born in bridgeport, connecticut and he lived most of his life in new haven, connecticut, and worked as an acquisitions assistant at the sterling memorial library of yale university for over 40 years. Which is one of the reasons why joseph payne brennans canavans back yard is so darned scary. Elmers glue liquid starch water measuring cup 2 bowls spoon food coloring, glitter optional plate 1. The most recent publication of brennans work was the feaster from afar, published by the sadly defunct afaik midnight house in 2008.
The janitor at seabreeze manor comes under attack from a something from out of the sea in what is perhaps joseph payne brennans most tales from the crypt seven pages. Death comes clicking prolific british pulphorror writer guy n. Of irish ancestry, he was born in bridgeport, connecticut and he lived most of his life in new haven, connecticut, and worked at the sterling memorial library of yale university for over 40. Slime joseph payne brennan novelette the talkie dolls donald f. It began as the weird tales cover story for march 1953, with an interior illustration by that legend. Contents introduction alfred hitchcock the wind ray bradbury congo stuart dip in the pool dahl i do not hear you, sir davidson the arbutus collar jeremiah digges. Brennan s first professional sale came in december 1940 with the publication of the poem, when snow is hung, which appeared in the christian science monitor home forum, and he continued writing poetry up until the time of his death. Joseph payne brennan brennan enjoyed a small renaissance in the 1980s, but those books are becoming harder to find, as are anthologies that contained his stories. Joseph payne brennan december 20, 1918 january 28, 1990 was an american writer of. The shapes of midnight contains two of his classics slime and canavans backyard which king praises as the literary equal to faulkners a rose for emily. Joseph anthonii bio, facts, family famous birthdays. It was a shape of utter darkness, one second a great flopping hood, the next a black viscid pool of living ooze which flowed upon itself, sliding forward with incredible speed.
That is sad, first and foremost because he is gone. Ive read one collection of brennans work pictured below, and judging by the books fractured spine and dogeared pages, id say ive gotten more than my moneys worth. As with joseph payne brennan, with whom michael and i began this series several weeks ago, death and subsequent estate issues choked off the publication of much of his work for decades, but of course it is the immense and elemental barrier of babel that yet separates most of his work. Joseph payne brennan was an american writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Time was slime saw dozens of reprints in several tongues. They were first introduced in the alpha of minecraft and were he 5th hostile mob to be added to the game. Joseph payne brennan 19181990 is still another great pulp writer about whom i know too little, and of whose stories i have not read nearly enough. Smith s second novel in his infamous crabs saga although the first published in the united states is a slim and fastmoving account of seriously gigantic, maneating crabs invading a resort island off australias great barrier reef. He merits a position in the lineages of weird horror analogous to those of david goodis, chester himes, jim thompson, dorothy b. Which is one of the reasons why joseph payne brennan s canavans back yard is so darned scary. Once killed they either split or they drop slime balls. His 1958 collection nine horrors and a dream, containing the stories slime. If we can get past the ickiness, hagfish slime may actually be useful to us the gelatinous glop could be the key to everything from bioinspired kevlar to shark defense for divers. His work has been included in more than 100 anthologies and more than 15 books.
Nine horrors and a dream is a collection of joseph payne brennans best horror tales, and was first published by arkham house in 1958. Slime, a village, population 270, near omis, croatia. Jenkins the young one jerome bixby the desrick on yandro manley wade wellman the wheelbarrow. Several of his collections were published by arkham house. Brennans work is full of ancient egyptian curses, things that crawl from the swamp, eyes under the bed, and the collision of reality and nightmare in the mundaness of every day life. I havent even seen any of of his lucius lefting stories, for example, and i have a weakness for occult detectives. The ones that were new to the game itself, created by gygax, were the cleanup crew of scary amoeboids.
Joseph payne brennan was an american writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and. Secondly, because he was quite simply better than many who received much more attention. I went first to ireland, journeying to kilkenny, where i unearthed a mine of legend and authentic lore concerning my remote irish ancestors, the obraonains, chiefs of the ui duach in the. Star jelly is described as a translucent or grayishwhite gelatin that tends to evaporate shortly after having fallen.
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