Some random links of interest
ByA few interesting snippets from the web over the weekend:
The BBC reports on how hundreds of children in Glasgow embarked on a series of vampires hunts in the 1950s, in order to kill the vampire responsible for the deaths of two local children, and how the authorities used this case to strengthen UK censorship laws.
Fear of the so-called Gorbals Vampire had spread to many of their parents, who begged Pc Deeprose for assurances there was no truth to the rumours.
Newspapers at the time reported that the headmaster of a nearby primary school told everyone present that the tale was ridiculous, and police were finally able to disperse the crowd.
But the armed mob of child vampire hunters was to return immediately after sunset the following night, and the night after that.
Buffy would be proud.
Meanwhile, the British Fantasy Society has published its long list of recommendations for the British Fantasy Awards 2010. Included in the list are Kaaron Warren’s Slights, Mike Shevdon’s Sixty-One Nails and Dan Abnett’s Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero as well as Hub Magazine, published by yours truly, and edited by Alasdair Stuart.
Over at Temple Library Reviews, for some inexplicable reason they decided to interview me:
TLR: What is the SFF award you most desire for a book from your imprint?
LEE: The best award is sales figures. A Hugo would be nice, or a Nebula, or a Stoker, or an Arthur C Clarke, or a Gemmell, but the most rewarding is to have the books read by huge numbers of people, so our authors can continue to write more novels.
Please excuse the hair.
Temple Library Reviews are also hosting an Angry Robot giveaway, so head on over to try your luck (please note: this particular giveaway is open to UK residents, only).
If you’re a Twitter afficionado and are looking for other people to follow, you could do worse than consult the 100 Fun Twitter Feeds for Serious SciFi Geeks.
And if you’re at this year’s World Horror Convention in Brighton this weekend, or EasterCon the following weekend, there’ll be a bunch of Angry Robot peeps around. Be sure to stop us and say “Hi”. We’ll be in the bar.
