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<h1> Official Newsletter No. 9<br>
Celebrating the Life and Works of Guy N Smith 1939-2020 </h1>
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<h1> Greetings Fans, Friends and Fiends! </h1>
<p> Welcome! We have details of the imminent GNS Fan
Convention 2025 (still time to sign up, the more the
merrier) plus current and future projects by Black Hill
Books. We\u2019ve been busy with re-releases and audio! Recent
highlights include the <strong>Night of the Crabs</strong>
audiobook and new ebook/paperback editions of <strong>Crabs
on the Rampage</strong>, <strong>Crabs\u2019 Moon</strong>,
<strong>Crabs: The Human Sacrifice</strong>, <strong>Werewolf
by Moonlight</strong>, <strong>Return of the Werewolf</strong>,
and <strong>Son of the Werewolf</strong>. Don\u2019t miss this
newsletter\u2019s heartwarming Last Word article by Chris Hall
of DLS Reviews. </p>
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<h2> The Guy N. Smith Fan Convention 2025 </h2>
<p> Located at Knighton Community Centre, Powys, the GNS fan
convention this year, on Sunday September 7th, will begin
at 12.30pm (doors open 12:15). </p>
<p> <strong>Highlights</strong>: </p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Win</strong> exclusive Smith-themed
merchandise in the raffle</li>
<li><strong>Meet</strong> award-winning Welsh comedian <strong>Bennett
Arron</strong> (see below), who\u2019ll lighten the
darkness with his take on our world of crabbery and
werewolfery </li>
<li><strong>Listen</strong> to Mickey Lewis read from <em>Werewolf
by Moonlight</em> </li>
<li><strong>Enjoy</strong> a reading from David Owain
Hughes\u2019 cannibal story <em>Dacchus</em></li>
<li><strong>Grab</strong> a signed limited edition of the
Fan Con chapbook</li>
<li><strong>Test</strong> your knowledge in our <em>Were-Crab
Quiz</em></li>
<li><strong>Snack</strong> on a free buffet by Borders
Bites</li>
<li><strong>Watch</strong> a horribly ghoulish GNS-related
film clip\u2026</li>
<li><strong>Save</strong> with fan-con prices (£8 <em>each</em>
or three for £22)</li>
<li><strong>Bid</strong> in our auction for GNS rarities</li>
<li><strong>Forget</strong> your cares with blood, guts
and jump-scares!</li>
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<h3> Bennett Arron (writer, actor, award-winning comedian) </h3>
<p> Bennett Arron is an award-winning writer, comedian and
actor who starred in all four series of the Radio 4 Sitcom
<em>ALONE</em>. He has written and starred in two radio
series, Bennett Arron is Jewelsh, and <em>Bennett Arron
Worries About\u2026</em> both of which were nominated for the
Celtic Media Awards, and he was a presenter on BBC Three
Counties Radio. He has performed around the UK and
internationally (Italy, Australia, Germany, Poland, South
Africa and Hong Kong). Bennett presented the BBC
documentary <em>The Kosher Comedian</em> and was
BAFTA-shortlisted for presenting and directing the Channel
4 documentary <em>How To Steal An Identity</em>. He is a
past winner of both the TAPS Comedy Writer of the Year
Award and the BBC New Writer's Award and is a past
finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards. However his
proudest moment was coming third in an International Disco
Dancing Championship in Tenerife. </p>
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<h3> And now for a sneaky peek at some of the goodies\u2026 </h3>
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src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/SongOfTheSouth.png"
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src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/aotc.png"
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src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/TheSuckingPit.png"
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src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/TheSlimeBeast.png"
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src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/cotr.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" alt="Crabs on the Rampage"> <img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/PostCard.png"
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src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/GNSChecklist.png"
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<h3> You\u2019ve got to be there to get something rare! </h3>
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<h2> Latest Releases </h2>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/CrabsOTR.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" alt="Crabs on the Rampage"> <img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/CrabsM.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" alt="Crabs' Moon"> <img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/CrabsTHS.png"
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<h3> Robin Ince \u2013 Crabs on the Rampage Foreword Writer </h3>
<p> A multi award winning comedian, author, broadcaster,
bibliomaniac and populariser of scientific ideas, Robin
Ince is perhaps best known as the co-host and co-creator
of the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series <em>The
Infinite Monkey Cage</em> with Professor Brian Cox. As a
stand-up, Robin has toured the world and as an author he
has written four acclaimed books, including <em>Bibliomaniac</em>,
which earned him the prestigious Booksellers Association
Author of the Year award. His fifth, <em>Normally Weird
and Weirdly Normal</em> is published in May 2025. He
co-created the Cosmic Shambles Network and created the
groundbreaking science variety night <em>Nine Lessons and
Carols for Curious People</em> which has been adapted
worldwide. He has received an Honorary Fellowship of UCL,
an honorary doctorate from Royal Holloway College
(University of London), and is a fellow of the British
Science Association. </p>
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alt="Simon Clark">
<h3> Simon Clark \u2013 Crabs\u2019 Moon Foreword Writer </h3>
<p> Simon, born in Wakefield and a denizen of Yorkshire,
adapted his award-winning novel <em>The Night of the
Triffids</em> as a two-hour full-cast audio drama for
Big Finish, leading to BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcasting the
production in 2016. Simon is also the author of dozens of
short stories and more than thirty novels, including <em>Vampyrrhic</em>,
<em>Blood Crazy</em>, and <em>Darker</em>, many of which
have been published worldwide in Japanese, Italian, Greek,
Estonian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, French, German and
Dutch. Recently, Simon co-scripted <em>The Protos
Experiment</em>, a dystopian sci-fi/horror feature film,
which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, and
went on general release last summer. </p>
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<h3> Graham Holden (G. P. Nedloh) \u2013 Crabs: The Human
Sacrifice Foreword Writer </h3>
<p> Graham (G. P. Nedloh) grew up in rural Sussex, and after
some time away finds himself back in the county he is most
fond of, with the Southdowns on his doorstep. Inspired by
the writing of Guy N. Smith he's taken the plunge to
attempt to do more writing. He recently published his
first novella <em>The Woodlice</em>, very much a 1980s
British pulp-horror inspiration, and is currently
finishing an entirely different novella called <em>mindNet</em>,
a 1990s-inspired cyber-thriller that will have an
accompanied music release. </p>
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<h2>Listen up! Night of the Crabs audiobook</h2>
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<p>Narrated by Pete Gold. Released May 2025, available on
Spotify, Audible and all well-known platforms. <em>Killer
Crabs</em> audiobook is in production\u2026 <br>
<br>
Listen on Audible: <a
href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Night-of-the-Crabs-Audiobook/B0FCG6J8X8">Night
of the Crabs (Audiobook)</a> <br>
<br>
Also available on Libro, Storytel, Audiobook, Booktopia,
Chirp, Kobo, Google Play and more. </p>
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<h2> More new releases: Return of the Werewolf, Son of the
Werewolf </h2>
<p> Following on from our new edition of <em>Werewolf by
Moonlight</em>, we have now released <em>Return of the
Werewolf</em> (with foreword by J.R. Park) and <em>Son
of the Werewolf</em> (with foreword by Chris Elphick)! </p>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/rotw.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" alt="Return of the Werewolf"> <img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/sotw.png"
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<h3> J.R. Park \u2013 Return of the Werewolf Foreword Writer </h3>
<p> J. R. Park is a horror author based in South Wales, UK.
His works have featured in <em>Year's Best Hardcore
Horror</em> and the award-winning <em>Splatterpunk
Forever</em> anthology. Described by <em>Scream</em>
magazine as having \u201cthe darkest imagination in the
universe,\u201d his stories take the pulp-horror template,
twisting and mashing them into new forms. As well as his
own books such as <em>Upon Waking</em> and <em>Punch</em>,
Park has co-authored with extreme-horror maestro Matt Shaw
(<em>Postal</em>) and even Guy N. Smith himself (<em>Beheaded</em>).
Park is honoured to write the foreword to <em>Return of
the Werewolf</em>, himself a werewolf-fiction fan,
penning his own lycanthropic book <em>Mad Dog</em>. </p>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/Beheaded.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" alt="Beheaded"> <img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/MadDog.png"
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alt="Chris Elphick">
<h3> Chris Elphick \u2013 Son of the Werewolf Foreword Writer </h3>
<p> Chris Elphick is a writer and photographer from South
Wales. He has published nine pulp horror novels, along
with several guidebooks celebrating the Gower
Peninsula\u2014his beloved childhood playground. In addition,
he produces a range of photozines and has a second
visitor's guide to Glastonbury, <em>Avalon</em>, slated
for publication in August 2025. A lifelong fan of Guy N.
Smith, Chris has admired the horror author for nearly half
a century. Recently, he dedicated an entire year to
reading and exploring Smith's work. This deep dive
inspired his first fan-based zine, <em>GNS \u2013 50 Years of
Pulp Horror</em>, a personal and passionate exploration
of collecting Guy N. Smith books and ephemera, and
discovering new ways to celebrate the author\u2019s wildly
imaginative legacy. </p>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/gns2.png"
class="float-imageR" moz-do-not-send="true"
alt="GNS Zine 2">
<p> Chris Elphick is about to release his long-anticipated
GNS zine Number 2! The book contains several GNS-inspired
shorts by author-fans of Our Great Scribbler and also the
introduction to <em>Nightmares from the Black Hill</em>,
Guy\u2019s <em>London Mystery Selection</em> short story
anthology (2017), and a special republication of \u201cThe
Mummy\u201d from that publication. Available on Amazon. </p>
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alt="All the F*cks">
<h2>On the way: Cannibals</h2>
<p> The re-release of Smith\u2019s <em>Cannibals</em> ebook and
paperback is now in production, timed to (nearly) coincide
with author and GNS fan David Owain Hughes\u2019 special 10th
anniversary limited edition of his own cannibals-themed
horror oeuvre, <em>All the F*cks</em>. The book includes
a novel, a novella, a comic strip, two short stories, a
foreword by Guy\u2019s daughter Tara and an introduction by
Chris Hall of DLS Reviews! </p>
<p> In 2016, Hughes wrote a Smith-inspired short story
called Dacchas which picks up where <em>Cannibals</em>
stops, first published in <em>Hell of a Guy</em>, a
limited-edition tribute anthology to Smith, compiled and
edited by J.R. Park and Chris Hall to mark the 25th Fan
Convention. Dacchas is in fact this year\u2019s special Fan Con
Chapbook, limited to just 100 numbered copies, published
by Black Hill Books and illustrated by Tara. </p>
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<h3> David Owain Hughes </h3>
<p> David Owain Hughes is an ink-slinger of sick, perverse
horror and filth who grew up on cheap beer, lewd \u201980s
horror, and sticky skin mags he\u2019d find in the woods behind
his childhood home. The aforementioned porn was usually
always rescued from in between used, come-filled rubbers,
broken needles and shit-stained underwear. Hughes will
tell you that Sybil Danning awoke his sexuality, although,
truth be told, it was probably Danny DeVito. Hughes has
had multiple short stories published in various online
magazines and anthologies, along with articles, reviews
and interviews. He\u2019s written for <em>This Is Horror</em>,
<em>Blood Magazine</em>, and <em>Horror Geeks Magazine</em>,
with a one-off review appearing in <em>Rue Morgue</em>
Magazine. He is the author of six horror novels, four
short story collections and a plethora of novellas. When
he\u2019s not writing B movie-like rubbish and daydreaming
about Ingrid Pitt\u2019s tits, he can be found penning crime
fiction, having carved out a superb series of crime/noir
thrillers under the umbrella title of <em>South by
Southwest Wales</em>. Hughes is a forty-something
manchild who lives with an epic housemate and three cats
in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales, Wales. </p>
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<h2> Thanking you kindly\u2026 </h2>
<p> There\u2019s always a touch of GNS in the industry \u2013 here are
a couple of instances we've spotted since the last
newsletter. Thanks Justin and Trevor! </p>
<center> 1<i>Phantasmogoria Issue #25 Winter 24/25, edited
by Trevor Kennedy</i> <br>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/p.png"
moz-do-not-send="true" alt="Phantasmagoria #25"> <br>
<br>
<i>Paperback Fanatic #50, edited by Justin Marriott</i> <br>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/paperback.png"
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<h2> Fiends with Benefits (well, blogs\u2026) </h2>
<p> Guy\u2019s stories have always thrived on word of mouth,
whispered praise, and bloody good recommendations.
Fortunately, there are fiends out there spreading the
gospel of pulp horror across the internet. Here\u2019s a
selection of sites and blogs keeping the Great Scribbler
alive: </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://kendallreviews.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Gavin Kendall</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013056722227"
moz-do-not-send="true">Paul Ebbs on Facebook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dlsreviews.com/guy-n-smith.php"
moz-do-not-send="true">Chris Hall / DLS Reviews</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://hitmewithyourbookreview.blogspot.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mike Howlett</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thenamelesszine.org/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Hal C. F. Astell's The Nameless
Zine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.apocalypselaterempire.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Hal C. F. Astell's Apocalypse
Later Empire</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculationDesk/a-look-back-the-monster-librarian-interview-with-guy-n-smith/"
moz-do-not-send="true">The Monster Librarian Interview
With Guy N. Smith</a></li>
<li>Lord Sampers Library (@lordsamper on X)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.pixie-led.co.uk/p/1.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">Chris Elphick</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://boingboing.net/2021/09/06/meet-guy-n-smith-the-guy-who-gave-the-world-7-novels-worth-of-crabs.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">Meet Guy N. Smith on Boing
Boing</a></li>
</ul>
<p> And if you\u2019re hunting physical treasures, our Official
UK Seller, Paul Evans, keeps a stash of hard-to-find
titles on <a
href="https://www.abebooks.com/books-for-collectors-lancashire/742557/sf"
moz-do-not-send="true">AbeBooks</a>. </p>
<center> <i> Know of another den of horrors where Guy\u2019s
name is praised? Send word to <a
href="mailto:doom@guynsmith.com"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">doom@guynsmith.com</a>
and we\u2019ll add it to the roll of honour. </i> </center>
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<h2>Website</h2>
<p> In the run-up to the Fan Convention 2025, our digital
crypt at <a href="https://guynsmith.com">guynsmith.com</a>
is growing fast! It already holds past newsletters, <em>Mystery
Man</em> Diary instalments, a biography of Guy, and a
large slice of the back catalogue. </p>
<p> But the site is very much a work-in-progress. With more
than <strong>150 pages</strong> (and still not a complete
list of Guy\u2019s books), there are bound to be gaps and the
occasional error. We\u2019d love fans to help us shape and
expand it. </p>
<p> How you can help: </p>
<ul>
<li>Submit reviews of your favourite GNS books or
chapbooks</li>
<li>Spot a mistake? Let us know so we can correct it</li>
<li>Know of missing editions, cover art, or interviews?
Send them in </li>
<li>Want to get hands-on? We\u2019re even happy for fans to
edit pages directly</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p> This is bigger than any one person\u2019s project. With the
help of the community we can build the most complete,
living archive of the Great Scribbler\u2019s work. So please,
drop by, browse, and contribute \u2014 your input keeps Guy\u2019s
legacy alive online. </p>
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<h2> Guy N. Smith Patreon Membership </h2>
<p> In October 2024 we opened a Patreon to help fund ongoing
GNS restoration, re-releases, and community projects. For
just <strong>$4/month</strong> you can keep the Great
Scribbler\u2019s legacy alive \u2014 and get a little something back
for your devotion. </p>
<p> <strong>Why join?</strong> </p>
<li><strong>Sneak peeks</strong> at covers, layouts, and
works-in-progress before public release</li>
<li><strong>Behind-the-scenes notes</strong> from the
archive and reprint process</li>
<li><strong>Patron polls</strong> to help prioritise future
re-releases and features</li>
<li><strong>Digital extras</strong> (e.g., hi-res artwork,
desktop wallpapers)</li>
<li><strong>Shout-outs</strong> in the newsletter / site
(optional)</li>
<p></p>
<p> Every pledge goes directly into editing, typesetting,
cover restoration, audiobook production, and hosting
costs. Cancel any time. </p>
<p> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/greatscribbler"
style="display:inline-block;padding:10px 16px;border:1px solid #000080;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;">
Become a Patron \u2192 patreon.com/greatscribbler </a> </p>
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<h2> Amazon Author Page </h2>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/GuyDesk.png"
class="float-imageR" alt="Guy at Desk">
<p> Guy\u2019s official Amazon page gathers together all
available titles \u2014 paperbacks, ebooks, and audiobooks \u2014 in
one place. By following the page, you\u2019ll be notified when
new reprints or editions are released. </p>
<p> <a
href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0034NE89E?ingress=0"
style="display:inline-block;padding:10px 16px;margin:6px 0;border:1px solid #000080;
background:#f2f2f2;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;">
\u2192 Follow Guy\u2019s Amazon Author Page </a> </p>
<p> Every follow helps boost Guy\u2019s visibility on Amazon,
keeping the Great Scribbler in front of new readers \u2014 and
ensuring the crabs, werewolves, and pulp horrors never
fade away. </p>
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<h2> Last Word by Chris Hall </h2>
<img src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/ChrisHall.png"
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alt="Chris Hall">
<p> Okay, so I first came across Guy N Smith\u2019s work after
picking up a copy of \u2018Satan\u2019s Snowdrop\u2019 from a second hand
bookshop probably around 1996 \u2013 1998. At the time I was
churning through Barker, Hutson and Herbert novels, but
with a seemingly unquenchable thirst for more tales of
macabre. The stark and bold cover of \u2018Snowdrop\u2019 instantly
grabbed my attention, whilst reminding me of the cover for
Herbert\u2019s \u2018The Survivor\u2019 \u2013 so I absolutely had to add it
to my TBR pile. </p>
<p> For some reason it was a little while before I read my
next GNS book. Probably a combination of spending my time
gigging (I was in a grunge rock band at the time) and
heading off to uni, plus gurls, booze and all the
shenanigans life as a later teen offers. </p>
<p> Anyway, roll on a handful of years and I made friends
with a fella at a beer festival (Adrian Walsh) and for
some reason we got talking about Guy\u2019s pulp horror. Turns
out he was a big fan of Guy\u2019s work. The next thing I know,
he\u2019d lent me \u2018Night of The Crabs\u2019, \u2018The Sucking Pit\u2019 and a
whole host of other GNS titles. Over the next few weeks, I
lapped up each one like a proverbial pig with its nose in
the trough. And from that moment I was hooked. </p>
<p> Of course, this is still very much the early days of the
internet, so establishing quite how many GNS titles were
actually out there, was a tad tricky. As such, it became a
mission of mine to try to unearth them all. And so I began
avidly collecting GNS books, constantly adding them to my
ever-increasing stack, and flaunting any new discoveries
to the aforementioned Adrian. </p>
<p> Over the next twenty or so years, GNS became a huge part
of my life. I\u2019ve attended every annual GNS Fan Convention
since 2010. Guy and his wonderful family have also become
good friends. I\u2019ve also been lucky enough to be killed at
the claws of the giant crabs within the novella \u2018Killer
Crabs 2: The Return\u2019. I\u2019m the proud owner of a deer skull
which Guy found in the Blackhill woodland, which he swore
blind was the result of a Big Cat kill. For the GNS geeks
out there, this exact skull appeared on the covers for
both Shane Agnew\u2019s insanely informative Bibliography, as
well as the \u2018Dangerous Wild Animals In Britain\u2019 chapbook.
</p>
<img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/ChrisHallAndGuy.png"
class="float-imageR" moz-do-not-send="true"
alt="Chris & Guy">
<p> Following Guy\u2019s sad passing, the annual GNS Fan
Conventions have continued, organised by Guy\u2019s
hard-working daughter \u2013 Tara. If you\u2019ve not attended one
before, then I strongly urge you to! Just being around so
many passionate fans, sharing in our love and admiration
for Guy, is something truly special. In fact, over the
years I\u2019ve formed so many wonderful friendships which will
undoubtedly last a lifetime. </p>
<p> So yeah, because of how special these conventions have
always been, in 2016 Justin Park and I put together a (now
highly sought-after) anthology of GNS inspired fan
fiction, which was presented to Guy at that year\u2019s Fan
Convention, to celebrate 25 years of the conventions. A
wonderful chapter in the GNS world that I and all the
contributors are immensely proud of. </p>
<p> As anyone who spends five-minutes in my company will no
doubt testify, preserving the legacy of GNS is very
important to me. To this day I\u2019ve continually done what I
can to promote Guy\u2019s work and document what was published.
My website \u2013 DLS Reviews \u2013 an openly verbose labour of
love, is where I continually add more in-depth reviews of
GNS\u2019s work, more to provide an online reference for those
wanting to find out more about Guy\u2019s back catalogue, than
anything else. </p>
<p> Anyway, I love that we have these fan Newsletters. That
we get to see all the work Tara and numerous others are
putting in, to keep Guy\u2019s legacy alive and well. I urge
anyone who has found something special in Guy\u2019s books and
his life, to continue to support the mission, in whatever
way you can. Whether it\u2019s through monthly contributions to
the GNS Patreon account, through purchasing the rereleases
that keep coming out, through reviews, word of mouth, or
from attending the Fan Conventions. </p>
<p> And if you do come to a convention, please do come say
hi to me. I love chatting to fans and making new GNS
friends. The GNS community is amazing and I wouldn\u2019t
change it for the world. </p>
<p> Chris Hall </p>
<p> (<a href="https://dlsreviews.com">dlsreviews.com</a>) </p>
<img
src="https://guynsmith.com/Newsletter9/ChrisHallAndGuy2.png"
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<h2>And Last But Not Least - \u201cMystery Man\u201d Diary 1957</h2>
<img
src="https://guynsmith.com/1/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/MysteryMan.png"
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<p>Here is the seventh instalment of Guy\u2019s secret teenage
diary, originally handwritten, and published in our GNS
newsletters for the first time. Guy would have been just
18 years old when he wrote it and was already working in
the Midland Bank. Enjoy! </p>
<p> <b>Thursday April 4th</b> <br>
We were bit slacker today. Mum & Grandma came to B\u2019ham
& got me a new raincoat. I went down to Powell\u2019s &
got a box of cartridges. I had a hectic race up
Corporation St & Bull St to get the bus. Just caught
it at Grey\u2019s. I walked home from Mile Oak. I weeded a path
& had a short chat with Billy. Helen Brewster came
& gave me a book-keeping lesson. </p>
<p> <b>Friday April 5th</b> <br>
Just a normal routine day. We were moderately busy though.
When i came up the road tonight. I saw Billy was watering
his front garden with the hose so I stopped & gave him
a hand. He said, \u201cGive him a penny rattle and he\u2019ll play
for hours.\u201d Rev. Shufflebottom called to see Dad &
interrupted the last 10 minutes of \u201cDragnet.\u201d </p>
<p> <b>Saturday April 6th</b> <br>
Felt ill when I got up. Went to the office. I felt sick
& dizzy most of the morning but was O.K. by lunchtime.
I walked back from Mile Oak. I did a lot of gardening. I
went to see Billy & Nellie. He wants me to put a
notice up outside Coles saying \u201cNo Refuse. Offenders will
be prosecuted. Penalty £5.\u201d I went shooting but didn\u2019t get
anything. Very tired. Went to bed early. </p>
<p> <b>Sunday April 7th</b> <br>
Went to church in the morning. A man fainted at the altar
& had to be left there for the rest of the service. I
did a lot of gardening today & I have now only the
front drive & I have now only the front drive to weed
& then I\u2019ve finished. I saw Billy & Nellie.
Tonight I did that notice for him. Mum says he can put it
up himself. I felt much better today. </p>
<p> <b>Monday April 8th</b> <br>
A busy day. I got the 5.40pm bus home. We lost the batch
sheets. I hope I didn\u2019t put them in the Head Office Sack!
I put a bucket and a half of lime on the garden tonight. I
finished off the notice I was making to fool old Dale. It
Reads \u201cNO REFUSE (red). OFFENDERS WILL BE PROSECUTED
(black). BY ORDER (silver).\u201d What a laugh. </p>
<p> <b>Tuesday April 9th</b> <br>
Quite a good day. Got the 5.15 train home. I went down to
Grandma & sat on an \u201cinvisible chair.\u201d Very
humiliating. Went up to Mrs Winfield\u2019s with Sam Loughead.
I got plenty of dancing if not anything else. I\u2019d got my
eye on one dame & I thought of asking her in the last
waltz but she said she was hoping her ex-boyfriend was
going to make it up with her. </p>
<p> <b>Wednesday April 10th</b> <br>
Another good day. I came back on the bus (5.5pm) with Mr
& Mrs Davis. He is out of Burntwood now & getting
better. I weeded the drive tonight. There was a meeting at
our house tonight of Dad, Mr. Price & the Vicar of
Tamworth. The reason was the Vicar was trying to claim the
collection at Hopwas on Easter Sunday for himself while
the priest-in-charge should really have it. Dad and Mr.
Price talked him round and made him see reason. </p>
<p> <b>Thursday April 11th</b> <br>
I got the 4.42 train back but it was late & didn\u2019t get
into Tamworth until 5.15pm. I went & had a chat to
Jack Marriott & got the 5.40pm bus up. I finished
weeding the drive. When I took the dog for a walk down the
road last thing, I met P.C. Windsor. I introduced myself
& we had a friendly chat. He seems a decent sort of
chap. </p>
<p> <b>Friday April 12th </b> <br>
We had a nasty £10 difference in the \u2018Midland\u2019 listing
tonight. A cheque was finally discovered for that amount
stuck in the Recordak. I got the 5.50pm bus home. Walked
from Mile Oak. Home at 7 o/c. I did not do any gardening.
Jack Marriott got my record of Victor Silvester playing
\u201cAlabama Jubilee.\u201d A reasonable \u201cDragnet\u201d on T.V. </p>
<p> <b>Saturday April 13th</b> <br>
Back home at 2pm. I limed the fruit trees, put weedkiller
on the paths & cut & edged the front lawn. Had a
cup of tea & a chat with Billy & Nellie. I went
shooting in Hopwas wood. Had a bit of trouble with
Tregaskiss again. He was narked because I was down by
Pearce\u2019s when I \u201chad been told\u201d to keep to the top
plantation. </p>
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<hr> Newsletter written and compiled by Tara Paulsson. Black
Hill Books would like to say a big thank you to all our
guest contributors.<br>
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