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Greetings, y'all, to another From The North bloggerisationism update in the house, dearest blog fiends. Coming to you, as t'were, live and...
From The North bloggerisationism update in the area, dear Bsky fiends. Get it whilst it's hot (or, at least, lukewarm), it may be the last for a bit as I've got this book to write, see (he said, fishing for sympathy ... and sales).
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21.09.2025 10:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Publishers choice. They really like it. Actually, so do I (wasn't too sure about the green lettering at first, but it's grown on me!).
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Keith Telly Topping, why are you taking ANOTHER day off from writing your latest world-class tome to meet up with Young Malcolm for an afternoon of food, fun and frivolity? To which, of course, the answer - as usual - is that we both (but, especially me) REALLY DESERVE THIS. Clear now?
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The incoming of the latest set of page-proofs for Island of Terror has arrived, hotfoot, from Stately Telos Manor.
Ladies, gentlemen, it's been an emotional rip-roaring rollercoaster of a ride.
07.09.2025 08:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Island of Terror, page 288. Dr Who & The Daleks. Logic, Let Me Introduce You To This Window section. You're going to buy this book, aren't you? Oh, yes you are. Go on. Go on. Go on.
04.09.2025 05:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Island of Terror (A Guide to 60 Great British SF and Fantasy Movies From 1936 β 1984) β PRE ORDER β Telos Publishing
Available for pre-order. I've got a growing DVD/Blu-ray collection and a salt and chilli king prawn with curry and boiled rice addiction to support and fund.
Plug ends, just buy the fekker, it'd mean a lot to me!
Thank you for allowing me into your homes.
telos.co.uk/shop/film/is...
18.08.2025 20:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Contract signed - so ... hands up who'd like to see/read this - the 3rd part of the Vault of Horror tetralogy? Because - a likely change of title, notwithstanding - once I write it, you will be able to. On Telos Publishing, sometime in 2026. Latest hideous self-aggrandising plug ends.
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Today's "I will not celebrate meaningless milestones" column. From The North's had its 15-millionth page-hit since records began (2006). Meaning, one dear fiend has been visiting the blog for 19 years in the hope of finding porn. Sorry for the numerous bitter disappointments, whomsoever you are.
08.07.2025 10:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Is at Amaysia with Young Malcolm Hunter. And, why not?
07.07.2025 14:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today, for Us Dinner at The Stately Telly Topping Manor bait, εε±η±³ι£―εζΆη. Who's with me?
06.07.2025 12:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Current Premier League standings according to the FA website. Another disappointing season for Man United and (especially) Spurs, seemingly. Shock first title for Bournemouth, Brentford in the Champions League, Burnley in Europe and Sunderland manage to avoid relegation - who would've guessed?
04.07.2025 09:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Stately Telly Topping motto.
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You take out of Facebook - or any other platform else for that matter - what you want to. I'm on it, for one thing!
04.07.2025 09:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Keepin' it cool(ish) at The Stately Telly Topping Manor.
04.07.2025 08:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Want one!
04.07.2025 08:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I can't drive. But, for the chance to pilot of Thunderbird 2, I'd consider learning!
04.07.2025 08:35 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Island of Terror editing: Day 1.
Your author has reached THIS, significant, point -
Pg 242 and a, hopefully thoughtful and intelligent, appreciation of the guest-starring role of Valerie Gearon's knickers in the climactic scene of Invasion. It's a dirty job, but SOMEONE has to do it.
23.05.2025 09:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
One from the Stately Telly Topping Manor files; circa 1981(ish) so I'd've been 18 or thereabouts. Is this THE campest Mod y'every did see in all yer actual? Check out the eye-liner for a kick-off! Hell, it was the 1980s, strange doings abounded. And the drums never ceased at night.
19.05.2025 09:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Well, bless you sweetheart, that's brilliant to know. Glad I got ONE satisfied customer, anyway! Thank you for telling me that, it's made my week (and, it's only Monday morning). xxx
19.05.2025 09:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yes, I am he.
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This seems about right.
05.05.2025 11:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
He was, indeed, the musical director. And he claims, to this day, that the most money he ever made from his music was "writing" a five-second outro for a prog rock/OGWT parody on another Baker-fronted show which kept him, nicely, in horror videos for a few months!
05.05.2025 08:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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05.05.2025 08:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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