Thinking again about this photo of Matthew Holness as Garth Marenghi and this photo of 1980's Ramsey Campbell next to each other, for no particular reason - ThreadSky

slimyswampghost.bsky.social • 538 days ago

Thinking again about this photo of Matthew Holness as Garth Marenghi and this photo of 1980's Ramsey Campbell next to each other, for no particular reason

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slimyswampghost.bsky.social•18 days ago

Ramsey Campbell is an incredible horror writer. His collection Alone With The Horrors was basically my bible in university.

docravenbe.bsky.social•18 days ago

I actually am reading Campbell's The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants right now. It's some good stuff.

crypticus.bsky.social•18 days ago

It's amazing he wrote most of that when he was a teen!

crypticus.bsky.social•18 days ago

No other writer has scared me quite like Ramsey Campbell. "The Hungry Moon" is the only book to ever give me a jump scare in written form!

basilbalivoir.bsky.social•18 days ago

I still search....for a copy of Cold Print. Everywhere I go. A physical copy would be my holy grail.

dracenines.bsky.social•18 days ago

I've read a few of his short stories in random anthologies and really enjoyed them. have The Grin of the Dark (OoP now apparently) checked out on an interlibrary loan and as a huge sucker for any kind of cursed film story im very excited to dig in

zyblonius.bsky.social•19 days ago

Also actor.

skeleton-hugs.bsky.social•538 days ago

I've only read Campbell's short fiction, but I feel like it was pretty competent?

peacedanish.bsky.social•18 days ago

lol, I always thought the segments shot around Garth's house were inspired by these bits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sG24_u8ZH8

peacedanish.bsky.social•18 days ago

You can see it, right?

zalhideous.bsky.social•18 days ago

If you want to go strictly solo, then I won't stand in your wayyyyyyy

fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social•19 days ago

Oh my fuck

paulmanderson.bsky.social•19 days ago

winksystem.bsky.social•19 days ago

both of these look like that Dream Man who supposedly appeared in people's dreams at some point

jasonsteakums.bsky.social•18 days ago

https://youtu.be/XtbrvpcegFw

sefiros.bsky.social•15 days ago

vastarien.bsky.social•18 days ago

I think GM is such a clever character because he slots in seamlessly with authors from a very specific time and place, to a degree that it's hard to find a single person he is a parody of.

vastarien.bsky.social•18 days ago

A leather jacket was definitely the uniform for 80s/90s paperback horror writers.

ashsplashplays.bsky.social•18 days ago

That show was epic. It was so on point with everything 👏

joltinjohnnylucas.bsky.social•19 days ago

rdeleskie.bsky.social•18 days ago

Genuinely baffled by the animus for RC from some quarters. Always a solid craftsperson, with some certified bangers over seven decades (!) and always seemed a genteel presence online. Can somebody explain?

slimyswampghost.bsky.social•18 days ago

Oh i think he's one of the greatest writers of horror fiction alive. No idea why anyone would think otherwise.

rdeleskie.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thanks Trevor. There was a bit of thing ages back on the other site. I wasn't sure if this was somehow connected to it. I was genuinely wondering if I'd missed some poor behaviour on his part or something.

j-keane.bsky.social•19 days ago

Oh! Oh no. Though I still believe Marenghi's literary model is a cross between Guy N. Smith and James Herbert.

bdonnelly.bsky.social•18 days ago

What’s the subtext here?

slimyswampghost.bsky.social•18 days ago

none, garth marenghi appears to be modelled after acclaimed horror fiction writer ramsey campbell

steveevelibertine.bsky.social•18 days ago

Also, none, because Garth Marenghi thinks that subtext is for cowards

erikrobson.bsky.social•19 days ago

I did my high school senior thesis on Ramsey Campbell in ‘89! Nice catch.

jphandler.bsky.social•19 days ago

Moons over my hungry

edwinbeatnik.bsky.social•19 days ago

Marenghi is so talented that his skill sometimes has to inhabit other beings to sustain itself.

bootleginsanity.bsky.social•538 days ago

My favorite scene from the show as a link since I can't post videos directly it seems
https://streamable.com/bf1idt

athodyd.bsky.social•538 days ago

Terrifying to imagine there could be a real life counterpart to Dean Learner

geologyjohnson.bsky.social•19 days ago

Both legends in their own way. Campbells shorts are genuinely creepy af.

robmccallum.bsky.social•538 days ago

Also- see if you can find an interview with Shaun Hutson online. Instantly made me think Holness saw the one I did and a kid when I saw Darkplace.

orringrey.com•18 days ago

Early on I actually thought that pictures of Garth Marenghi *were* pictures of Ramsey Campbell and was very confused for a while.

eerieallsorts.bsky.social•18 days ago

Same! It was a weird time.

minimatthias.bsky.social•537 days ago

GARTH MARENGHI!! my friend just showed us that, it was the most amazing piece of cinema I've ever seen.

alienoutpost.bsky.social•18 days ago

Buy the dvd for the commentary soundtrack which is the cast, in character, trying to crack each other up.
Then watch Dean Learner's Man To Man for more GM & some other brutal skewerings.