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"You like movies because you're one of life's great watchers." So says Woody Allen's irked, soon-to-be-ex-wife in Play It Again, Sam, obviously having had enough of his sedentary lifestyle. Hmm, I think she would have left me, too. But, hey, do a female's myriad charms really stack up against the corny delights of Cocktail, the vicious cynicism of The Sweet Smell of Success, the dark ferocity of The Thing, the fantastic imagination of Westworld, the...
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Six-year-old Abdullah Anwar loves getting gifts from the birds.
They flock to his back garden, bringing everything from buttons to broken light bulbs.
Then one day, much to his devout father's bafflement, they leave a key.
What can it possibly mean?
Meanwhile, Professor James Jeggert is a staunch atheist, a man, who has no time for the mystical aspects of life.
He simply wants people to be more rational, a stance that's about to put him on a collision...
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Welcome.
Come amuse yourself in the company of slime-dripping vagina jaws, Aboriginal ABBA tribute bands, and Deliverance-quoting parrots.
This trio of politically incorrect comedies, which bleakly focus on male inadequacy and misogyny, will introduce you to a bunch of chronic misfits kicking around Wales, Australia, and South Korea. But, be warned, you may grow to like some of them.
Book 1: Looking For Sarah Jane Smith
Marty's living in a Welsh...
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A charnel house, a medieval lord who plays God, and a devastated young woman who just can't let go...Dave Franklin presents his second collection of bedtime stories for the children of the damned.Contains Greetings, You Who Are Highly Favoured!, We Should Be More Like Fish, The Dead Belong With The Dead, & The Goodreads Killer (Part Two).Length: 60,000 words.About The AuthorDave Franklin's caustic, profanity-laced prose should be approached with caution....
7) Camaraderie
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Friends. We all need them. And some of us are happy to go to extraordinary lengths to find them...
This ebook also contains a bonus story, The Dead Belong with the Dead. Both stories can be found in the dark fiction anthology, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy.
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Five stories with a sting in the tail. Riders on the Storm – Based on the legendary Doors song, a young man vows to roam and live by the gun... Eaters of Evil Spirits – Ancient forces guarding a walled African city have been disrupted. People are getting sick, crops are failing and disaster looms.Is it connected to the arrival of a mysterious child? Near-Life Experience – Glenn Tillman runs a successful business, has a beautiful girlfriend and...
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Sickened by man's barbarity, a medieval lord decides to conduct a bold experiment.Length: 19,000 words.This brutal tale can be found in the short story collection, Straitjacket Blues 2 and the anthology Begin The Madness.About The AuthorDave Franklin's caustic, profanity-laced prose should be approached with caution. Here's a handy guide to his full-length work:DARK COMEDYLooking For Sarah Jane SmithManic Streets of PerthEnglish Toss on Planet AndongEvil...
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Part coming of age story and part exploration of the maddening nature of dreams, Girls Like Funny Boys is a potent mix of sexual obsession, guilt and fame. 'Gina crouched, resting on her haunches to continue the conversation. Her legs were too far apart. There was a hole in her black tights just above the left knee. Johnny felt a hot urge to poke a finger in it. He wished she'd leave him alone. He wished she wasn't wearing tights. He stared at her...
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I have of late, wherefore I know not, lost all of my mirth…Man delights not me; no, nor women neither. In my dreams (and increasingly during my more whimsical waking moments) I wander through Movieland. Sometimes I chat to Kelly McGillis about being in a 4G inverted dive with a MiG-28 while a strung-out Withnail stands close by complaining about going on holiday by mistake. At others a xenomorph near the bus stop rips off Forrest Gump's head before...
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*** R-rated for graphic content ***Emotional vampires, control fantasies, murder and the horrors of World War Two... Come play in the dark, unsettling world of Dave Franklin's short fiction.This anthology contains Shelter, Camaraderie, Straitjacket Blues, Dead Man's Fall & The Goodreads Killer (Part One).Length: 58,000 words.
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How many Blue Oyster Cult references can you spot?
Then Came The Last Days Of May follows three boys trying to escape their Australian outback town. It can also be found in the dark fiction anthologies, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy and Riders on the Storm and Other Killer Songs.
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Inspired by the epic John Miles song, this blood-soaked novella finds a well-respected gentleman taking to the streets of Whitechapel.
Nice Man Jack can also be found in the dark fiction anthology, Riders on the Storm and Other Killer Songs. Dave Franklin has written ten novels.
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Chick flicks. Brokeback Mountain. Bollywood. Superhero movies. Sophie's Choice. Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock. Avant-garde musicals...
If this sort of stuff is your cup of tea, then this isn't the book for you. Blokey film enthusiast Dave Franklin instead concentrates on the politically incorrect delights of Coffy, Magnum Force and Boogie Nights while paying tribute to the likes of Christopher Walken, Paul Schrader, 70's disaster movies and Brian...
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We all have black thoughts. It's just some of us act on them.
A van driver with abduction and murder on his mind.
An eleven-year-old girl snatched on her way home from ballet.
A tortured reporter, happy to use her death and the terrifying reign of a child killer to help make his name...
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Part road trip and part celebration of idiotic male friendship, this foul-mouthed comedy is sure to strike a chord with those who appreciate Withnail & I, Peep Show and Bill Hicks.
Marty's living in a town he hates, doing a job he's lost interest in and so bored he can't even be bothered with sex. But, a new life beckons in Australia. It's also a chance to get away from his stupid mates, the loveable loser John and the ultra-macho Wasp Boy. Maybe...