Author Archives: Dave Truesdale

Sherlock Holmes — “The Red Headed League”

Posted byDave Truesdale

Sherlock Holmes aired “The Red Headed League” on October 19, 1954. I chose a Sherlock Holmes episode this week after running across the following passage from a recent Harlan Ellison interview. Harlan said of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective creation:  “When people ask what books they should read, I reply that they should read the …

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UFO 3, ed. Alex. Shvartsman

Posted byWayne Harris, Charles Payseur, & C. D. Lewis

Special Triple Review

by

Wayne Harris, Charles Payseur, & C. D. Lewis

 

[Bonus Feature: Thanks to the generosity of UFO 3 editor Alex Shvartsman,Tangent Online presents an exclusive look at some of the interior illustrations gracing the anthology. Artist: Barry Munden.]

 

Unidentified Funny Objects 3

Ed. by Alex Shvartsman

(UFO Publishing, October 1, 2014)

Preorders:

Print: UFO 3 — E-book: UFO 3

 

“On the Efficacy of Supervillain Battles In Eliciting Therapeutic Breakthroughs” by Jim C. Hines
“The Right Answer” by James A. Miller
“The Gefilte Fish Girl” by Mike Resnick (reprint)
“Master of Business Apocalypse” by Jacob Drud
“Carla At The Off-Planet Tax Return Helpline” by Caroline M. Yoachim
“Why I Bought Satan Two Cokes On The Day I Graduated High School” by Nathaniel Lee
“Company Store” by Robert Silverberg (reprint)
“The Door-To-Door Salesthing From Planet X” by John Vogt
“The Discounted Seniors” by James Beamon
“That Must Be Them Now” by Karen Haber
“Notes To My Past And/Or Alternate Selves” by Sarah Pinsker
“The Real And The Really Real” by Tim Pratt
“Into The Woods, With Zombunny” by Camille Griep
“Live At The Scene” by Gini Koch
“The Newboy’s Last Stand” by Krystal Claxton
“The Full Lazenby” by Jeremy Butler
“Do Not Remove This Tag” by Piers Anthony
“Super-Baby Moms Group Saves The Day!” by Tina Connolly
“The Choochoomorphosis” by Oliver Buckram
“The Fate Worse Than Death” by Kevin J. Anderson and Guy Anthony De Marco
“Elections At Villa Encantiada” by Cat Rambo
“Infinite Drive” by Jody Lynn Nye
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Favorite Story — “The Diamond Lens” by Fitz-James O’Brien

Posted byDave Truesdale

Favorite Story (1946-49) aired Fitz-James O’Brien’s (1828-62) novelette “The Diamond Lens” on September 20, 1947. The story originally appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 1, Number 3, for January 1, 1858. Famed debonair Hollywood film star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) hosted the show, the premise being that famous personalities of the time were invited to offer …

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Hollywood Star Time, “Shock” starring Vincent Price

Posted byDave Truesdale

Hollywood Star Time (1946-47) aired its radio adaptation of the just released 1946 b&w film Shock on February 3, 1946. HST attempted to emulate the success of Lux Radio Theater, which made one hour adaptations of recent films and starred the films’ stars in its adaptations. It was hugely popular. Hollywood Star Time, as with …

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