tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post543036910552122751..comments2024-03-27T20:56:17.296-05:00Comments on and everything else too: Lymington / FaragassoMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-35683768888148024862012-04-20T06:11:47.174-05:002012-04-20T06:11:47.174-05:00it will take some digging when I have time but I&#...it will take some digging when I have time but I'll try!<br />They also did a piece on him in Illustration mag (early maybe second or third?) have to dig for that too, can't remember but I'm pretty sure they used some of these covers,<br />but I know you'll have to get a copy now if you don't already!:-)Drazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588169855921049801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-41803966333191096792012-04-19T23:09:45.417-05:002012-04-19T23:09:45.417-05:00I'd love to see some pages from the book somet...I'd love to see some pages from the book sometime!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-28647986823555727172012-04-19T22:12:26.713-05:002012-04-19T22:12:26.713-05:00I"ve got Faragasso's how to paint book us...I"ve got Faragasso's how to paint book using this illustrator Riley's method.. its ok but I would never have the patience for it.<br />the point is tho that its a rare book!:-)<br />But I think the layout and type really make them except for the Spiders which just looks creepy.Drazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588169855921049801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-68468616437526127752012-04-11T08:50:17.133-05:002012-04-11T08:50:17.133-05:00I'd heard of the Sexton Blake stuff Lymington ...I'd heard of the Sexton Blake stuff Lymington wrote under his 'Desmond Reid' alias but never read any of those... I'll be checking those out ASAP too. It's all good stuff so far, Night of the Big Heat and Coming of the Stranger kind of go hand in hand with a similar heatwave / alien invasion theme. I highly recommend The Star Witches, it's a great mix of haunted house and sci-fi, reminded me a bit of Nigel Kneale. And his Night Spiders (short story collection, NOT the full length story of the same name) is also highly recommended, it's full of past paced, spooky / funny 5 page M. R. James-esque ghost tales.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-75544908684384033822012-04-11T08:00:50.719-05:002012-04-11T08:00:50.719-05:00Incredible. An author who has completely slipped m...Incredible. An author who has completely slipped my notice, and I've been reading science fiction and horror since the '50s, and collecting them since the '60s.<br /><br />Macfadden Books had some spotty distribution around these parts, which is probably why I haven't seen these books locally, but I don't understand why I've never seen the name John Lymington or at least seen the covers scanned before now! <br /><br />Looks like you scored big when you found these books. Congrats.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.com