This will interest some people more than others, but someone recently posted this 1987 memorial to writer Charles Beaumont. Richard Matheson, Roger Anker, Harlan Ellison, and son Christopher Beaumont came together in February of that year to observe the 20th anniversary of the great writer’s death. If you are looking for more on Beaumont check out JaSunni Production’s recent documentary Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man. For my own take, the text of my talk at the 2009 Rod Serling Conference can be found here starting on page 177. In other Beaumont news Centipede Press is publishing three Beaumont titles: an anthology titled Mass for Mixed Voices, and the novels The Intruder and Run from the Hunter. I am not sure how it works with the limited run bit. Though they are indeed handsome editions, I hope these are not designed merely for the “collectors market,” whatever that is. The Beaumont catalog deserves to be back in print for the fullest audience it deserves.
Thanks for the mention. Hope folks enjoy the film, and looking forward to the Centipede Press offerings!
Jason, thanks for commenting. I enjoyed your Beaumont documentary very much. I met George Clayton Johnson at the Rod Serling Conference in 2009. He really is a special guy. Actually he was in the audience for my talk on Beaumont and seemed to enjoy it, which meant a great deal to me. As you can imagine, having him there added to the discussion as well.
You don’t by any chance know more about the Centipede Press editions of the three forthcoming offerings, do you? I am sure they will be beautiful editions but I am concerned about what appears to be the short number of printings.