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Tychy@ the Fringe: The Idiot at the Wall.

August 19, 2012

[The following contains spoilers.] “Welcome to the Hebrides!” For a show to truly make a home for itself at such …

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Illustrations to “Lord Dufferin’s Ghost” (and a Blue Devil).

December 11, 2011

["Once more into the elevator, dear friends..." Tychy's article on the story "Lord Dufferin's Ghost" is here. Ed.]

Illustration to “Lord Dufferin’s Ghost.”

November 12, 2011

[Tychy's essay about the "Lord Dufferin's Ghost" story is here. Ed.]

Illustration to “August Heat.”

July 12, 2011

“It’s a rum go!” he said.  William Fryer Harvey, “August Heat” (1910). [Tychy has been preparing a number of illustrations …

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Premonitory Tales: From Dickens’ Signalman to the Radio Broadcasts of A. J. Alan (6/6).

April 28, 2011

#1: Dickens’ “The Signalman.” #2: “Lord Dufferin’s Ghost” and “The Bus-Conductor.” #3: Algernon Blackwood. #4. E. F. Benson. #5. W. …

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Dining with Death and Dicing with “The King’s Messenger.”

April 11, 2011

[This essay on F. Marion Crawford’s “The King’s Messenger” was originally written for Tychy’s series on premonitory fiction, but it …

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Film Review: The Edge of Dreaming.

February 27, 2011

[This review complements Tychy’s ongoing series on premonitory fiction. Ed.] The Edinburgh filmmaker Amy Hardie’s The Edge of Dreaming (2010) …

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On Richard Wiseman’s “Can Dreams Predict the Future?”

February 22, 2011

As Tychy is presently rolling out a series on premonitory fiction, I feel obliged to let my eye wander over …

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Premonitory Tales: From Dickens’ Signalman to the Radio Broadcasts of A. J. Alan (5/6).

February 17, 2011

#1: Dickens’ “The Signalman.” #2: “Lord Dufferin’s Ghost” and “The Bus-Conductor.” #3: Algernon Blackwood. #4. E. F. Benson. AUGUST HEAT. …

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Premonitory Tales: From Dickens’ Signalman to the Radio Broadcasts of A. J. Alan (4/6).

February 8, 2011

#1: Dickens’ “The Signal-Man.” #2: “Lord Dufferin’s Ghost” and “The Bus-Conductor.” #3: Algernon Blackwood. Our last instalment distinguished the premonitory …

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Premonitory Tales: From Dickens’ Signalman to the Radio Broadcasts of A. J. Alan (3/6).

January 5, 2011

[#1 is here and #2 is here. Your eyes are not playing tricks on you - the series has been …

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Premonitory Tales: From Dickens’ Signalman to the Radio Broadcasts of A. J. Alan (2/6).

November 28, 2010

[#1 is here.] Our story begins with Lord Dufferin – or, to give him his full title, Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, the …

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Premonitory Tales: From Dickens’ Signalman to the Radio Broadcasts of A. J. Alan (1/6).

November 22, 2010

The literary ghost story will never cease to profit from its long-held stake in the popular anxieties pertaining to travelling …

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The Dream. by A. J. Alan.

February 20, 2010

["The Dream by A. J. Alan (real name: Leslie H. Lambert) has hitherto languished out of print and unavailable on …

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Foretold with Plant Feeder.

December 14, 2009

I have many stories in the cellars of my mind – each waits like a bottle of whisky for the …

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