Into the Unknown - SUMMER 2024

THE UNKNOWN

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CONTENTS

“Allow myself to introduce … myself.” (Welcome)

“I can’t believe I missed it.”

(Great Movies You May Have Missed)

“This is the Greatest Show!” (Events)

“My Precious.”

(An Old Movie Than we Love)

“He’s brought the book!” (Books You’ll Love, But May Not Have Heard Of)

“I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

(Interview With An Indie Writer)

“Tell Me Your Story, Max, come on.”

(Story Serialization)

"All we want are the facts, ma'am."

(Movie Trivia)

“Show me the money!” (Advertisements)

“I’ll have what she’s having!”

(Snog, Marry, Avoid)

“Quoth the raven, nevermore.”

(Guess The Movie Quotes)

“Kill the chatter, game time.”

(An Old Game That We Still Love)

“Shall we play a game?”

(Review Of A Free Game)

“I am the Author. You are the audience. I outrank you!”

(Book To Movie Adaptation)

“Everything gets revised 4,000 times. There’s no writing. There’s only rewriting.”

(Get To Know A Writer)

“It’s what you do right now that makes a difference.”

(Competitions)

Welcome

We are thrilled to have you here for our latest issue! And we want to say Thank You for being with us! This is our SUMMER issue! We hope you enjoy this issue and all our volunteer s hard work. Welcome back to our regulars, and especially to our irregulars, and of course a great big hello to you new guys!

Inside this magazine is a world of discovery. Enjoy! Thank you for following us, retweeting, liking, messaging and commenting on our posts, we love every one of you for taking the time to join us on this journey.

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We want to hear from our readers and find out what they think. Please also tell us about any great movies or books that you would like us to feature, or if you would like to be mentioned in the magazine then email us: intotheunknownmagazine@mail.com

And to our team Joyce, Bert, Joy and Faith. Thank you! Love you guys!

From the magazines

Editors and Taskmasters

Julia and E.B

Thanks to B. Ryerson

 Stuck in the beast

 Black widow

 A puppy!

 Bandits

KRULL

Synopsis -

A brave prince and his companions embark on a mission to find a legendary weapon and slay an extraterrestrial beast to save his bride-to-be.

Review -

This film is a campy fantasy story which doesn't take itself too seriously. Despite it's a tired "rescue the princess" storyline it has enough strange characters, and twists to keep it enjoyable. It is charming with cardboard sets and rubber masks, but this prevents it from getting boring. Also, Krull introduces the viewer to one of the coolest but most under used movie weapons ever shown on the silver-screen, the "Glaive". A fun bit of entertainment for a wet. Sunday afternoon.

Reviewed by Julia

Showmasters London Film & Comic Con returns to Olympia London in 2024!

Taking place on Friday 5th, Saturday 6th & Sunday the 7th of July 2024 with plenty of stars to make this event shine!

Synopsis -

After meteors enter Earth's atmosphere, blinding much of the planet's population in the process, plantlike creatures known as Triffids emerge from the craters and begin to take over. Military officer Bill Masen (Howard Keel), one of the few sighted people left alive, meets with other survivors in England and tries to find a safe haven from the vicious vegetation, as scientist Tom Goodwin (Kieron Moore) desperately seeks a way to defeat the leafy extraterrestrials.

AN OLD MOVIE THAT WE LOVE

Review -

Looking at film adaptations of books must sometimes be done with a more discerning eye. Many of the original book lovers, hate this 1962 film but it has enjoyable moments and the overall idea is still left intact. Janette Scott does some great screaming when the occasion requires. As for those evil plants, when shown at night some tingling chills were provided, but when shown in the daytime, the clumsy effects are a little off putting. However, this will always be a firm favourite as a great concept, and a lot of pretty amazing acting.

Review by Julia

On This Day She Made History

Synopsis -

Challenge the notion that women have been mere footnotes in the grand tale of human existence. This empowering book for women offers a daily dose of female historical events that will inspire and educate.

Many history books focus on men - rulers, explorers, and warriors. The occasional mention of a remarkable woman only reinforces the idea that history is a male domain. But that's not the whole story.

Women have been dynamic forces in every aspect of life, from rulers and rebels to creators and leaders. Despite the efforts of some historiographers to erase them, women have been shaping our world for millennia.

This book is a valuable resource for educators looking to diversify their curricula with often-overlooked stories. It's the perfect treasure trove of ideas for extra credit projects or classroom discussions that will ignite students' curiosity.

About the Author Review -

Meet Emma Josephine Rosen, an educator with an unquenchable passion for history and social justice. Harnessing her unique perspective and autistic superpowers, Emma delves deep into the past of remarkable women from diverse corners of the world. Her mission is simple yet profound: to unveil the stories of well-known and lesser-known women whose lives have left an indelible mark on history. With a keen focus on women's

If you're eager to broaden your horizons, learn, and embrace intellectual adventures, this book is for you. Divided into two parts, the first section offers a wide array of events for each day of the year, showcasing the contributions of inspiring women. The second section lists birth and death anniversaries and female Nobel Prize laureates.

"On This Day She Made History" is an invitation to embark on a nerdy adventure of discovery. Welcome to a daily portion of women's history – we can't wait to explore together.

This is a book celebrating the contributions of women through the ages. A guide to their brilliance and their presence, sometimes forgotten or hidden, in history. Short pieces give you the facts and never bore you. It is a book that every woman should read. This will empower you, astonish you and make you glad to be standing on the shoulders of these giants. History does not need to be rewritten it just has to be told, shown and celebrated. Each page is inspiring and full of discovery. A book that needed to be written and should be revered, as should those amazing women.

Wrath of the Wraith King

About the Author

Caesar Daniels' career as a creative director and VFX supervisor spans for nearly a decade blessed with the opportunity to work alongside many talented artists in the music and entertainment industry. Yet at heart, he is mostly a huge pop culture nerd and film enthusiast. From a young age, Caesar always found himself exploring alternative worlds and stories through the lens of film and the tales of epic fantasy or cosmic horror literature. Caesar enjoys the gritty and realistic works of Andrzej Sapkowski’s "The Witcher" to the mythical horrors of Bram Stroker's "Dracula", constantly seeking stories with epic-in-scope adventures and beautifully crafted prose, akin to the works of the masters themselves, Herbert, Tolkien and Lovecraft which explore underlying themes and untold worlds, that have brought much inspiration to Caesar's writing, penning ideas he one day hopes can resonate with generations to come.

Synopsis -

Arcana: a land scarred by the brutality of the HumanVampyric Wars. The Faëkin races, including Dwarfs, Felids, Satyrs, and Varda-kai commonly referred to as Vampyr due to their insatiable thirst for human blood have been rejected by mankind and banished from the New Continent. An ideology enforced by the extremist views of human superiority, fueled by rapid industrialization and Imperial expansionism.

Yet, somewhere in the quaint town of Riverden, a retired veteran of the Northern Civil Wars Thaleron Oakheart and his family’s lives are turned sideways when their Yuletide festivities are disrupted by fiendish Night Wraiths banshees that feed on the souls of the living which are unleashed upon the settlement, bringing nothing but death and chaos.

Review -

What a full on powerful read this is. Beautifully written by a fantastic author. A mix of adventure and drama, fantasy and even a touch of Sci-fi. The whole book is brilliant. A riveting read with characters that emerge from the page and explode into your mind. The story line and world building is well thought out and very clever. This book will capture you and hold you hostage but you will not care, Stockholm Syndrome has never been so much fun.

INTERVIEW WITH AN INDIE AUTHOR

This issue we chat to Lindsey Vernon—Lilley author and Emma Thompson fan - We address reading, writing and Cameron Diaz as a fairy.

What do you like to read and why?

I love reading! I read lots of books. My favourite authors are Adele Parks, Carole Matthew’s and Milly Johnson. I just love the stories. I love writers who make you think about the characters long after you have read their books.

What movies do you like to watch and why?

I love Emma Thompson have watched all her movies. She’s an amazing actress and I’d love to meet her one day!

Do you have a Favourite Game?

I do! I love ‘Game of life’. It’s a fun game to play with my family.

What are your hobbies?

I love going swimming, reading, writing.

What are you working on at the moment?

I’ve written my 2nd book ‘The Key’ and I’m currently working on The Fairy Teller’ sequel. their confidence.

Continues

If you could have a chat with a character from a book or a film, who would you choose, what would you say, and why?

I would love to chat with Willy Wonka and find out the ingredients for his Wonka bars!

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I would love to chat with Willy Wonka.”

If you had a dinner party who would you invite from the world of authors, actors, and those involved with books and films?

I would invite Sir David Jason, Emma Thompson, Adele Parks, Carole Matthew’s, Milly Johnson and Cameron Diaz!

Which actor would you like to play the lead in a movie adaptation of your book?

I’d love Cameron Diaz to play ‘Isabella’ She would make a great fairy.

What would you eat for your last meal?

I love cottage pie and apple crumble and custard so I’d definitely eat that for my last meal.

(Cottage pie is minced beef mixed with vegetables in gravy as a base, with a mashed potato top, sometimes cheese is added and gives a crispy top)

What was the last thing you saw at the cinema?

I saw ‘ Matilda’ the musical. Loved it!!

“My Favourite Country is Cyprus, I have been over 10 times.”

Tell us something surprising about yourself.

My favourite country is Cyprus! I’ve been over 10 times!!

“Omnilingual” by H. Beam Piper

Continued …

The next page was the beginning of the first article listed; many of the words were unfamiliar. She had the impression that this must be some kind of scientific or technical journal; that could be because such publications made up the bulk of her own periodical reading. She doubted if it were fiction; the paragraphs had a solid, factual look.

At length, Ivan Fitzgerald gave a short, explosive grunt.

“Ha! Got it!”

She looked up. He had detached the page and was cementing another plastic sheet onto it.

“Any pictures?” she asked.

“None on this side. Wait a moment.” He turned the sheet. “None on this side, either.” He sprayed another sheet of plastic to sandwich the page, then picked up his pipe and relighted it.

“I get fun out of this, and it’s good practice for my hands, so don’t think I’m complaining,” he said, “but, Martha, do you honestly think anybody’s ever going to get anything out of this?”

Sachiko held up a scrap of the silicone plastic the Martians had used for paper with her tweezers. It was almost an inch square.

“Look; three whole words on this piece,” she crowed. “Ivan, you took the easy book.” Fitzgerald wasn’t being sidetracked. “This stuff’s absolutely meaningless,” he continued. “It had a meaning fifty thousand years ago, when it was written, but it has none at all now.”

She shook her head. “Meaning isn’t something that evaporates with time,” she argued. “It has just as much meaning now as it ever had. We just haven’t learned how to decipher it.”

“That seems like a pretty pointless distinction,” Selim von Ohlmhorst joined the conversation. “There no longer exists a means of deciphering it.” “We’ll find one.” She was speaking, she realized, more in self-encouragement than in controversy.

“How? From pictures and captions? We’ve found captioned pictures, and what have they given us? A caption is intended to explain the picture, not the picture to explain the caption. Suppose some alien to our culture found a picture of a man with a white beard and mustache sawing a billet from a log. He would think the caption meant, ‘Man Sawing Wood.’ How would he know that it was really ‘Wilhelm II in Exile at Doorn?'” Sachiko had taken off her loup and was lighting a cigarette.

“I can think of pictures intended to explain their captions,” she said. “These picture language-books, the sort we use in the Service little line drawings, with a word or phrase under them.”

“Well, of course, if we found something like that,” von Ohlmhorst began.

“Michael Ventris found something like that, back in the Fifties,” Hubert Penrose’s voice broke in from directly behind her. She turned her head. The colonel was standing by the archaeologists’ table; Captain Field and the airdyne pilot had gone out.

“He found a lot of Greek inventories of military stores,” Penrose continued. “They were in Cretan Linear B script, and at the head of each list was a little picture, a sword or a helmet or a cooking tripod or a chariot wheel. That’s what gave him the key to the script.”

“Colonel’s getting to be quite an archaeologist,” Fitzgerald commented. “We’re all learning each others’ specialties, on this expedition.” “I heard about that long before this expedition was even contemplated.” Penrose was tapping a cigarette on his gold case. “I heard about that back before the Thirty Days’ War, at Intelligence School, when I was a lieutenant. As a feat of cryptanalysis, not an archaeological discovery.”

“Yes, cryptanalysis,” von Ohlmhorst pounced. “The reading of a known language in an unknown form of writing. Ventris’ lists were in the known language, Greek. Neither he nor anybody else ever read a word of the Cretan language until the finding of the Greek-Cretan bilingual in 1963, because only with a bilingual text, one language already known, can an unknown ancient language be learned. And what hope, I ask you, have we of finding anything like that here? Martha, you’ve been working on these Martian texts ever since we landed here for the last six months. Tell me, have you found a single word to which you can positively assign a meaning?”

“Yes, I think I have one.” She was trying hard not to sound too exultant. “Doma. It’s the name of one of the months of the Martian calendar.” “Where did you find that?” von Ohlmhorst asked. “And how did you establish—?” “Here.” She picked up the photostat and handed it along the table to him. “I’d call this the title page of a magazine.”

He was silent for a moment, looking at it. “Yes. I would say so, too. Have you any of the rest of it?”

MOVIE TRIVIA

Bridget Jones Diary To prepare for the role, Renée Zellweger gained 25 pounds, then worked at a British publishing company for a month. Using an alias and a posh accent, she was apparently not recognized.

The Way We Were Despite their differences, Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford had a deep respect for each other and worked well together. They were both opposite in many ways, just like their characters, and they used those differences to the benefit of the film.

The Devil Wears Prada—The one item Meryl Streep kept was her sunglasses, which she used again as Donna during the famous "Money Money Money" scene in 2008's Mamma Mia!.

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Do you know how to play the game called Snog, Marry, Avoid? Where a friend gives you the names of three celebrities and you must decide which one to snog, which one to marry, and which one to avoid?

Well, In the interest of fun, we will review three movies. All the same genre (loosely) and in what order we rate them by this age-old game . We will try to pick movies that are lesser known (because that’s what we do) but we will also acknowledge, at the end, the greater movies in that field and bow to them as examples of what the genre should be, when at its best.

This issue Slashers

Movies with Slashers at their heart have crossed genres. Comedy, Horror and even Romance spring to mind. Here are three we would SNOG, MARRY and AVOID.

Just Before Dawn

Synopsis -

Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath. Ignoring a forest ranger (George Kennedy), Oregon the hikers camp near inbred twins with pointed teeth and meat cleavers.

Usually a Hilly Billy, backwoods slasher is not somethingworth the time of day, it has been done and redone to ‘Death’. However this cult classic is worth a watch. A 'cut' above other similar films of the time, thanks to the casting giving it a believable atmosphere which makes it much more gripping than you might think. It has a cool resolution to a 'slasher' film and is totally snoggable.

Review by Julia

Urban Legend

Synopsis -

A university is beset by a rash of gruesome murders that resemble old urban legends. When her friend Michelle (Natasha Gregson Wagner) is killed by someone hiding in her car, Natalie (Alicia Witt) begins to notice the pattern. Her suspicions grow stronger when her own roommate is strangled to death. Soon the quiet college campus is transformed into hunting grounds for a maniac, and Natalie struggles to find the killer and stop the bloodshed before she becomes the next victim.

College kids get killed. Yawn, right? Well you might be surprised. This slasher has a great twist and some laughs, yes it is cashing in on the SCREAM craze, but it does it well. Robert Englund has a minor role and there's a prologue cameo from Brad Dourif as well as appearances from Loretta Devine, Julian Richings, Michael Rosenbaum and a priceless John Neville, getting all the best lines as the college's off kilter Dean. The kills are all done in classic 90’s style, but as far as atmosphere goes, it gives the ghost face franchise a run for its money. It’s a scream baby, hitch me up!

Review by Julia

Terror Train

Synopsis -

During a hazing, a fraternity of pre-med students has a particularly sinister prank in store for one their more timid pledges , they pull off the prank so well that the pledge needs to be institutionalized as a result. After several years pass and people forget the incident, those involved with the prank are ready to celebrate their graduation by having a costume party on a train, but they haven't escaped their past yet.

Even Jamie Lee Curtis can not make this film any better than it is. Badly acted and badly written. The killings are not entertaining and the kids are annoying. You find yourself on the killers side, hoping he will finish them off quickly and let you off the train ride from Hell. A concept that sounded cool, but was lost in production. Such a shame. Avoid.

Review by Julia

Book bits that were changed for the movie adaptations.

Ruined arc - Twelve Years a Slave

In the movie Northup attempts to reason with Ford, explaining that he is actually a free man. Ford states that he "cannot hear this" and responds "I have a debt to be mindful of" on Northup's purchase price.

In the book, Northup carefully explains a couple of times why he never let Ford know he was a free man.

Ending Change She Devil

In the movie the ending is much more made for TV and one that would appeal to a family audience, in the book that inspired it, the ending is much darker and has more of a bleak outcome. The entire book has a deadlier feel to the humour, and a touch of a lesson to learn about life and love.

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GUESS THE MOVIE QUOTES

Thank you to all who sent us their guesses for last issue’s quotes –Here are the answers and some fresh ones to work on.

Quotes from the last issue.

 “Look at you, you have a baby, in a bar.”

Sweet Home Alabama

 “You can’t marry a man you just met.”

Frozen

 “The world is a cruel place, and you will learn that, even if it hurts.” Pan’s Labyrinth

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 “Not in my movie.” Scream

 “Those aren't pillows!” Planes, Trains and automobiles

New Quotes For This Issue

 “Good doesn’t lead to good, nor bad to bad.”

 “Like every hustler, I was trapped.”

 “You stink of fear under that cheap lotion.”

 “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

 “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys.”

Send your guesses via Facebook or Twitter and good luck!

Compiled by Joyce

Review

• Chanting

• Puzzle time

• Cut scene

• Let my people go!

• Flatulence

For a game that is many years old, the gameplay and graphics are amazing. The storyline and cutscenes are funny and entertaining. This game mixes action and puzzles, which is a great combination. Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssey came out at a time when gamemakers were trying new things, this one worked. You have empathy for Abe and actually want to help the strange little guy and his people. It is a game that gets you invested and that is a rare find in todays throw away heroes society. Take me back to a simpler time! A time of Abe. @Bert

REVIEW

Addictive and fun and there are so many of them! Word games recently swept the nation. Everyone asked for solutions to daily puzzles and debated the word of the day.

But, this little game is a fun and easy version for all player levels. You can decide on the length of the word and adjust difficulty. It is free to play which means commercials but they are usually short ones which help. It has hints and tips to help players out and you can add lines if you are really stuck to give you more chances to guess.

It has been proven that puzzle games like these can help with keeping conditions like dementia at bay, so worth a few minutes of your time to play and keep your mind active.

ar of the Worlds

W BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATION

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in Pearson's Magazine. It has had many adaptations, an album and has inspired quite a few spin off ideas. When read out on the radio in !938 it caused panic and alarm, as people thought the invasion was real. It has inspired a fantastic musical version my Jeff Wayne and has given us stage shows and films of varying brilliant over the years.

In 1953 The War of the Worlds movie was a hit, but it took away the classic tripods for floating machines. In 1988 a sequel was born but died an early death. There have been BBC adaptations and big Hollywood blockbusters, it was even parodied on The Simpsons. But, the original novel still packs a punch that no one has yet to equal.

This issue

We

get to

know James Barclay. Writer, Biggles reader and Football fan.

Aentering the world in the usual way, I lived in Felixstowe, Suffolk for eighteen years in the same house with the same set of parents, two sisters and a brother. We lost our wonderful Dad in January 2013 and though we miss him terribly, we know he lived a wonderful life and we owe him so very much.

am, and will always

“I am, and will always be, an Ipswitch Town FC Supporter.”

I am, and will always be, an Ipswich Town FC supporter.

Writing came from a love of reading. I was introduced by my brother Mike to Sci-Fi and Fantasy after reading every Biggles book there is, before I was 10. Creativity developed through consuming books and through long years of role playing games in both genres (plus a fantastically entertaining wild west game called Boot Hill) and I’ve been scribbling since the age of eleven – s my favourite hobby. I will forever feel honoured and lucky to be paid for indulging in it. Early avid reads included Tolkien, Aldiss, Heinlein, Alan Dean Foster and Moorcock. There were many more.

My Writing. My Work. My Life in Focus

My First of any length at age 13. It was and is utterly awful. For the record, the story is called “Troja: Dawn”. I’ve still got it. Second came a vaguely sci-fi/fantasy fusion. Its very pompous title is “What Price, Civilisation?” It was an improvement on the first (not difficult), written when I was 15 and the body count is far lower. I’ve still got it.

I’d decided to become an actor so I ambled off to London to do a post graduate course in Performing Arts. By the end of that, I’d made lifelong friends but had also grown cynical about the business.

I never stopped writing and submitting and in May 1998 the call came through: I was going to be published. I was at the office and it was a surreal moment, one of those you never forget. The next best feeling is seeing your book on a shelf for the first time – absolutely incredible. Lump in the throat stuff. That was Dawnthief, first book of six, now seven, about The Raven.

So, Noonshade, Nightchild, Elfsorrow, Shadowheart and Demonsto rm were written on and off the London Underground. After finally managing to give up the office life in March 2004, I have written the epic fantasy duology The Ascendants of Estorea and two novellas, Light Stealer and Vault of Deeds. This latter is my first foray into comedy, by the way, and it was an absolute blast. Check out the bibliography page for more. The very last Raven novel was Ravensoul and it was the book that made my editor cry…and me while I was writing it.

“The next best feeling to seeing your book on a shelf.”

Iam extremely happily married to Clare and we live in south west London.

Our world was made wonderful by the arrival of Oscar James on 25th January 2007. Joy is the word to describe being a dad. That and exhaustion And, since we felt that exhaustion was a GOOD THING, we thought a second child was a great idea. Actually, it was a great idea. Oliver Dylan was born on 8th June 2011 and he has made us complete. A force of nature and a fabulous brother for Oscar.

we’ve got two dogs as well… Mollie & Loal, both Hungarian Vizslas. I’m not, or I didn’t think I was, a dog person and I had to be convinced to go for it but I wouldn’t be without them (yes, yes I know they won’t live forever but you know what I mean).

’m currently working on a Young Adult series, a speculative thriller and the sequel to Heart of Granite. It’s busy but in an extremely good way. And when work is done, I get to muck about with my sons and watch them growing up. That’s special, is that.

Taken from the authors webpage

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Write a 600-word essay on the theme: - The best writing tip I’ve ever received. They will publish the best piece in their newsletter and on their blog – plus the winner receives $200 (R2 000 or £100).

Ending date 30th June 2024

Caab Publishing has two children’s writing competitions open this year - to encourage young writers. Both have an Amazon voucher as the main prize and both can be found on their websitewww.caabpublishing.co.uk.

Entry is free but T&Cs apply. Dead line is fast approaching

All accepted stories will be published in an anthology later in the year (2024)

The Chaucer Heritage Trust was founded in 1992 and aims to further interest, understanding and appreciation of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, his life and times and influence.

The Chaucer Heritage is hosting its sixth annual writing competition for schools inspired by the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, considered by many to the father of the English Language and England’s greatest medieval poet. The special theme of the competition this year is Promises, promises!

The competition is open to all students of school age including not only those in schools and college communities, but also students who are home educated and in any other young people’s community organisations.

The three age groups are:

• Junior – 5-10 years old

• Intermediate – 11-14 years old

• Senior 15-18 years old

Thank you for joining us. See you next issue!

Compiled by Joyce GOOD LUCK!