Stroud Short Stories' "Spooky Night" took place on Sunday 28th October in the newly refurbished SVA and was as spine-chilling as promised. As well as ballroom dancers from beyond the grave, dogs with a taste for a human flesh and something nasty dripping down from the attic, psychopathic dolls and terrifying apparitions in the Farmer's Market were also in evidence!
Many thanks to all who came and formed such an appreciative audience, and a big thank you to all the readers, who once again went the extra mile in bringing their creepy stories to life.
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Katherine Mitchell reading "Listen"
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| Pam Keevil reading "Beginners Welcome" |
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| Andrew Stevenson reading "Repeat After Me" |
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| Eleanor Holliday reading "Sea Urchin" |
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| John Holland reading "The Uncanny Valley" |
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| Peter Adams reading "Going to the Dogs" |
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| Ed Wilkins reading "Untold" |
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| Bill Jones reading "The Vampires in the Basement" |
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| Stephanie Smith reading "The Stonemason" |
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| Teresa Moorey reading "Food for the Spirit" |
The next event will be in February 2013. (Please watch this space for details).
I look forward to seeing you all then!
Over To You
We are now open for submissions for the February event. Stories on the theme of that Many-Splendoured Thing (Love, that is) are particularly welcome, as I am planning once again to have a lively Valentine's theme. Stories
can be sent to stroudshortstories@yahoo.co.uk
(Stories should be under 1500 words, with a
maximum of three submissions per author. As usual, authors selected for
the most recent event are asked to skip the next event before submitting again).
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All photographs © Jonathon Vidgen
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I look forward to hearing from you!
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(Many thanks to Jonathon Vidgen for photographing the event.)
