Shoggoth's Old Peculiar

Siece · Post by **Siece** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 12:20 am

I could be wrong, but...

Is there any truth to the rumor that one of your storylines was loosely based on Neil Gaiman's short story "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar?"

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Mark Sherry · Post by **Mark Sherry** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 4:00 pm

There are rumours about us!?

And no, none of TCoW is (consciously) based on Neil Gaiman . The only Neil Gaiman that I've read is Good Omens and Stardust. "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar" sounds interesting though...

Siece · Post by **Siece** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:13 pm

Mark Sherry wrote:There are rumours about us!?

And no, none of TCoW is (consciously) based on Neil Gaiman . The only Neil Gaiman that I've read is Good Omens and Stardust. "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar" sounds interesting though...

The story was originally printed in The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy, then reprinted in Gaiman's Smoke and Mirrors collection.

The story involves a rather annoyed traveller, two decidedly squamous gentlemen in grey raincoats, and large quantities of alcohol...

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Elizabeth Sherry · Post by **Elizabeth Sherry** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:03 am

And a good story it is. I have to find more Gaiman.

Orion17752 · Post by **Orion17752** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 12:57 pm

I swear Elizabeth and Mark are unconsciously clairvoyant. See the "Francis Black" thread for more proof.