Newsletter #4

Ladies & Gentleman, the wait is nearly over. We are delighted to announce the opening of Weird Tales for Winter. The Grimoire which is overspilling from it's facebook archaeological dig will open at 23.30 and then, our first story broadcasts at Midnight- Moon Wiring Club's transfiguration of an early Nigel Kneale short story, Minuke

It's impossible to gauge the effect that Kneale has had on certain areas of British culture, especially television. A true original, one of his most enduring conceits came in his fusion of the supernatural and science fiction. Kneale is entirely contemporary- technology and ancient forces sit hand in hand, the future and the past collide usually with catastrophic results. Minuke is an early story, pre-dating his pioneering work for the BBC but it still throws a strange spin on the... well, you won't have long to wait and see but you can click on the picture above to learn more about Nigel and his work and Matthew de Abaitua, the author of our second story The Dinner Party Wars interviewed the man himself a few years ago and you can watch that here.

Our musical hosts are the enigmatic Moon Wiring Club, themselves hardly strangers to the darker recesses of the British landscape. Based in Clinkskell, an obscure and mysterious village that doesn't appear on any maps, Moon Wiring Club use technology to trace the lost spirits of forgotten entertainment- ghostly and yet strangely warm...

I look forward to joining you all tonight- the show will be available for repeated listening here from 00.30 onwards

yours expectantly

jonny mugwump