Monthly Archives: December 2010

Enid Stamp Taylor in Hyde Park…

Posted on 22/12/2010 by Patrick

Enid Stamp Taylor in Hyde Park… This popular blog is repeated here for Christmas. To come close to her world… take the serpentine path across Hyde Park, and as you walk, think of her. She would have walked this path, … Continue reading →

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More of The Saltair Pavilion…

Posted on 21/12/2010 by Patrick

December 2010 Many of you still find this erie Pavilion compelling, so I’ve re-blogged it from November 2009 and given the Pavilion another airing. To the best of my memory the Pavilion had been many things in its life-time; from being a saltwater spa … Continue reading →

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The Saltair Pavilion Utah…

Posted on 20/12/2010 by Patrick

  Some of you have watched with interest the DVD of ‘Carnival of Souls’ 1962 after my recent blog, and emailed to say that you enjoyed it, but wondered if I knew anything about the creepy derelict Pavilion used in the movie. The Pavilion was built … Continue reading →

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Isle of the Dead… 1945

Posted on 17/12/2010 by Patrick

Vorvolaka… This nightmare vampire was very much on the minds of the people in the time when Greece fought her war of 1912…A classy screenplay from RKO which features Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helen Thimig, and Jason … Continue reading →

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The Olde Water Mill…

Posted on 15/12/2010 by Patrick

This lovely old bus sits outside the Dickensian village and olde water mill at Barton-Le-Clay in Bedfordshire, England. Adrian and I made a visit to this Bedfordshire community on Saturday and found there an excellent eating house with an even more excellent … Continue reading →

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Whisky Galore…

Posted on 14/12/2010 by Patrick

 Well, would you ever believe it!…  The ‘SS. Politician’ sank off the Scottish Island of Eriskay in 1941, and eight years on the Ealing movie romanced the story of how the islanders seconded some of its 24.000 cases of Scotland’s finest scotch whisky. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Warmth…

Posted on 13/12/2010 by Patrick

The Glenlivet… Glenfarclas…. Glenfiddich… Cragganmore… Macallan…. Lagavulin… Taliskar… Aberlour… Tomintoul…. Dispite Tartan and an over abundance of Sainsbury’s obsession with Haggis and Shortbread… Scotland’s best outgoing product, aside from wandering Scots… Is Scotch Whisky! Thought to have been introduced into The Highlands … Continue reading →

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Night of The Demon…

Posted on 12/12/2010 by Patrick

“It has been written since the beginning of time, ever unto these ancient stones, that evil supernatural creatures exist in a world of darkness, and it is also said; man using the magical power of the ancient runic symbols can call … Continue reading →

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Opening Lines…

Posted on 06/12/2010 by Patrick

To the south of Kensington Gardens, high above the watchful, glittering towers of the grand Imperial Institute, wholesome breezes fell upon the narrow arboreal road leading to the quiet respectable villas of Dorset Square… Further to the south, the River … Continue reading →

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Opening Lines…

Posted on 06/12/2010 by Patrick

Barney Westlake hadn’t expected to walk into another relationship quite so soon, in fact, his presence in Scotland and particularly his arrival in Largs was to forget Madeleine. That was some hell of an affair. He was sure to this … Continue reading →

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