Some Words with a Mummy - Published TODAY - New Poe stage adaptation

When Professor Pononner invites his friends around one evening to unwrap a newly acquired Mummy, little do they realise the horror that awaits. The horror of reanimated corpses… …falls from high windows… ….and an overwhelming sense of British embarrassment… This new adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s classic black comedy is ideal for a performance on a cold winter’s night or to be read by the fireside with a glass of port.

"Some Words with a Mummy" is available to buy from Amazon today. Buy it now by clicking here.

This stage adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's satirical comedy is perfect for a Halloween celebration or to be read curled up with a glass of port in front of a fire.

As a bonus it also contains the original short story by the master of the macabre...

This was adapted for the stage by Jonathan Shelley and Chris Lambert. The cover illustration is by Nigel Wilson.

More information will follow soon.

17 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Pumpkin

How to make a Black Meadow Pumpkin...

1. Find a pumpkin.
2. Cut off the top.
3. Hollow out the innards.
4. If you don't have an artistic bone in your body (like me) print out a design and stick it to the outside of the pumpkin. Use Gaffer tape (sellotape tends to fall off).

 

5. Using a pumpkin saw from a pumpkin carving kit cut out the largest bits of the design.

6. Remove the paper and gaffer tape.

7. Put a tealight inside. Light it.

8. Display in window on a dark night when the mist is high.

9. Read "The Land Spheres" and then "The Horsemen" to your lit pumpkin. You can find these here.

22 Days to Halloween - Reading to Kids

On the 15th October Chris Lambert will be reading extracts from "Tales from the Black Meadow" to students between the ages of 11 and 18 at Theale Library.

Please can you help him by answering the following two questions.

1. Which stories suit Halloween the most?
2. Which stories do you think are suitable for a younger audience?

23 Days to Halloween - Make Black Meadow Jam

The main crop from Black Meadow used to be blackberries. Tales such as "Children of the Black Meadow", "The Blackberry Ghost" and "The Blackberry Swim" all celebrate this busy little industry.

So if you have any blackberries left (I'm sure many of you popped your spares in the freezer) then follow the recipe here and stick this label on your jar.

Alternatively buy a jar, steam off the label and replace it with this one!

24 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Wordsearch

Everybody loves a wordsearch.

So treat yourself to a little brain stretching and see how many spooky and strange things you can find.

You can download a lovely pdf of the wordsearch here...

25 Days to Halloween - Listen to "A Tale of Witches, Woodland and half Remembered Melodies..."

With a copy of "Tales of the Black Meadow" in one hand, a glass of port in the other, fire crackling in the grate I settle into my horsehair stuffed chaise longue and listen to the haunting sounds of Melmoth the Wanderer.

The wonderful Melmoth (aka Jim Peters) created a fantastic mix for the launch of Black Meadow that those of us who were lucky enough to attend were able to download.

So as we prepare for the creepiest festival of the year, make yourself comfortable and listen...

A Tale of Witches, Woodland and half-remembered melodies... by Melmoth_The_Wanderer on Mixcloud

30 Days to Halloween - Tales from the Black Meadow

30 Days to Halloween - Can you think of someone that you could give "Tales from the Black Meadow" to as a perfect spooky gift?