, Ned Ludd From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jump to : navigation search The Leader of the Luddites engraving of 1812 Ned Ludd or Ned Lud possibly born Ned Ludlam 1 or Edward Ludlam 2 3 is the person from whom the Luddites took their . name In 1779 Ludd is supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage . After this incident attacks on the frames were jokingly blamed on Ludd . When the Luddites emerged in the 1810s , his identity was appropriated to become the folkloric character of Captain Ludd , also known as King Ludd or General Ludd , the Luddites' alleged leader and . founder Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 Notes edit History Supposedly , Ned Ludd was a weaver from Anstey near Leicester . He is described as an idiot or half-witted suggesting he
An easy on the eyes and mind horror anthology from four Thai film-makers, Phobia never truly scares, but there are some fun jumps along the somewhat predictable way in these thinly-linked stories. Thongkongtoon kicks off with the segment Happiness. A young girl is recovering from a broken leg in her flat, received when the taxi [...]
If it’s a bonkers decision to become a writer then setting up in publishing must occupy the farthest boundaries of insanity. This is a personal view based on the fact that I’m a lazy slob. My experience is that people in the publishing industry work long hours and long weeks – most of it not [...]
We don’t talk to many writers of young adult fiction here at Horror Reanimated. That’s because we prefer to eat them. I don’t know about you, but I find it off-putting when my food tries to speak to me. In general, therefore, we remove YA writers’ tongues and cauterise their vocal chords before chowing down. [...]
Today, we’ve a special treat from Paul Kane – a sneak peek at the opening of his forthcoming novella The Pain Cages. Hmm. Is that the sound of flesh being torn asunder? Enjoy… The Pain Cages By Paul Kane Prologue Ask someone to describe pain… And they might say, the feeling they get when [...]
On Friday 10th December Paul Kane, Gary McMahon and Joseph D’Lacey will be haunting Waterstones in Nottingham to spread a little festive fear. Each of us will read some chilling horror fiction with a Q&A session to follow. We’ll be signing books (and body parts) and all our latest titles will be on sale. Copies of other titles [...]