Monthly Archives: May 2015

Mad Max Fury Road Film Review

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Last year I posted one or two film reviews mostly of dramas or historic themes but recently I watch Mad Max Fury Road and thought it was worthy of my attention! I originally posted this review on the wonderful Smorgasbord … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies and Films, Popular Culture | Tagged Cinema, Culture, Film Review, Films, Immortan Joe, Imperator Furiosa, Life, Mad Max, movies, Nux, Pop culture, review | 2 Comments

Leavesden Asylum – A Victorian Hospital with a modern twist!

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve written once or twice before in passing on Leavesden Hospital and a possible extremely infamous former patient there. Recently I went on a walk with a friend of mine ostensibly to create a book promo video for a novel which … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life | Tagged churches, Culture, Demand, history, Jack The Ripper, Leavesden, Life, Local History, Victorian | 28 Comments

History needn’t be torture!

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Just over a week ago I wrote here on my new book 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History which has had its most successful first week of sales of all my books save for one. Obviously there are quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, writing | Tagged 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History, Amazon, books, Culture, history, ibooks, Kindle, Life, Mongols, Persians, reading, Torture | 4 Comments

EVP and things that go bump in the night

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

I spent several days wondering whether to write this or not and when you read it, you’ll probably know why. It’s been over two years now since my mother died and I miss her just as much as I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Religion and Faith, Uncategorized | Tagged Death, Electronic Voice Phenomenon, EVP, Ghosts, Life, Life after death, Mama, Paranormal, Strange but true, Things that go bump in the night, Video | 14 Comments

VE Day Remembered in Photos – This Is Your Victory!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

This gallery contains 15 photos.

The 8th May 1945 was V.E. Day or Victory in Europe Day. As the U.K. is in the midst of remembering and celebrating perhaps the most momentous day in our history, I thought it would be interesting to post some old … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Armistice, Churchill, history, Lest We Forget, Life, London, photos, The Blitz, VE Day, war, WW2 | 6 Comments

UK General Election – Game of Thrones Style

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Today is the day of the U.K. General Election. Voting used to be easy and just a choice between the Conservatives and Labour but these days it has got more longwinded and complicated that a George R R Martin series … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Politics, television | Tagged 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History, Game of Thrones, General Election, Kindle, Life, Mashable, Politics, television, Video, Voting | 7 Comments

101 Most Horrible Tortures In History (my new book!)

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Today is a big day for me, I’m launching my new book on Kindle and Paperback formats! 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History takes a wry look at history, torture and bizarre punishments of times past and just a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in history, writing | Tagged 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History, books, Crime, Death, Ebook, history, Horror, ibooks, Kindle, Life, New book launch, Torture | 19 Comments

A Trip To Norfolk, A Pilgrimage To Walsingham

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Not many people have heard of Walsingham in the U.K. and even less people know of it overseas and yet around 900 years ago it would have been one of the most famous pilgrimage points in the known world. … Continue reading →