You stay. We belong dead.

In the spirit of Halloween (which is a few days away... and no puns intended... really... honest), I thought I'd post this little ditty by Ziggy Stardust/The Thin White Duke himself Mr. David Bowie off of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs.

Although Bowie had originally intended the album to be a rock opera based on George Orwell's novel 1984 (Orwell's widow ultimately did not give him permission) and the title of the song was taken from a line in the book, However for some reason the title reminds me more of Karloff's immortal line at the end of The Bride of Frankenstein: "You stay. We belong dead."

Happy Halloween one and all.

Full cover art for Brenda and Effie Forever!!

 Here's the full cover for Brend and Effie Forever! By Paul Magrs in all it's glory!!

 

I have been a fan of both Paul's Brenda and Effie series as well as his other writing for some time. So it was a real thrill to be able to supply the cover for the ladies of Whitby's final adventure.

 

And if it's anything like Paul's previous books in the series, it should be great fun!! All the usual nasties will be present in this story as well as the first appearance in the series of a certain Art Critic Panda. Whom fans of Paul's Iris Wildthyme and Doctor Who work might recognize.

 

I highly recommend you get your copy when it hits bookstores this month!!

Brenda and Effie character sketches

A couple sketches I did of the main characters Brenda and Effie from probably one of the best new books I've read Never the Bride.

Brenda is to the left and Effie is to the right in the first sketch. The second sketch I tried to make Brenda look closer to the way B+E author Paul Magrs describes her in the book being plumper, friendlier and a big more bosomy.

What I like about the series is it features a pair of older women having these adventures. Which is refreshing seeing that most stories seem to have younger people as the central characters.

If you're a fan of classic science fiction, Hammer Horror and the Universal Monster movies you will enjoy the Brenda and Effie series!!