· by hauntedbench75.bsky.social ·1d ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Jumped to 'Nightmare Abbey' #10. Fave stories to dater: Reggie Oliver's gorgeous 'Sad Gardens': #Magnus & @johnlprobert.bsky.social vs. the Will o' the Water: @helengrantsays.bsky.social's #SawneyBeaneClan update: & Tom Johnstone's 'Lucky Lucifer.'

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Nightmare Abbey 10. Cover illustration by Allen Koszowski. A haunted wooden shack in the woods; a giant spiders web; a hand crawling out of the earth. A very busy composition.

#haf_found_lucan #magnus #sawneybeaneclan #tour_guides_hate_you

2 comments — live from bluesky

John Llewellyn Probert · 1 · 20h ago

Cheers, Mr Bench! Magnus got an extra biscuit because of this post!

Haunted Bench Project · 0 · 20h ago

Hi your Right Hon! Monkey and the Bride of Dem want to know when you and Magnus are going to record audio versions of the Magnus takes Lord P for a walk stories?

John Llewellyn Probert · 1 · 8h ago

The world might have to wait a while for that - too many stories to write down first!

Helen Grant · 1 · 1d ago

I'm glad you liked my story! It's one of my own faves, though I probably ought not to have them!

Haunted Bench Project · 1 · 1d ago

It's one of my standouts in a particularly strong issue. Reggie Oliver's is one of my very favourites of his. Somewhere between the gentlest ghost story and the "Drawn and Quartered" sequence of 'Vault of Horror.' #NightmareAbbey

Helen Grant · 1 · 1d ago

Reggie is very reliable! My fave story of his is "Mr. Poo-Poo". I say favourite... I find it the most nightmarish!

Haunted Bench Project · 1 · 22h ago

He's also a true gentleman. See also Lord Probert and Tom Johnstone. I feel blessed to have met all three. It was the late, great Charles Black introduced me to their work via his 'Black Books of Horror.' Thanks, Charlie!