Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night Singularity 7 Fell) creates an all-eerie & humorous new series Things are awakening in the city Things that have a nasty habit of leaving mutilated bodies in their wake & it all reeks of demons & dark gods up to no good Owing a favor to his lazy ghost cop buddy Trotsky Wormwood the gentleman corpse & his oddball entourage are brought in to investigate the case (or at least hopefully not stuff it up too much) ...

This second collection of Eisner Award-nominated artist Ben Templesmith&s Wormwood moves beyond the simply bizarre & into the sublime lunacy that is Lephrechaunia as Wormwood & his posse search for the Leprechaun Queen the only being capable of lifting the terminal curse that our hero has contracted But if rabid leprechauns & inter-dimensional travel isn&t enough to get your head spinning enter the Squidmen a terrifying collective of "gatherers" hell bent on ingesting everything they can get their tentacles on! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Worried About the Boy is a 90 minute film featuring talented newcomer Douglas Booth Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey) Marc Warren (Hustle) & Mark Gatiss for BBC2&s season of celebratory programming on the 1980s At its heart it is a coming-of-age story about a 19 year old boy moving to London establishing his personal independence & becoming an influential part of a fashion cult In the past 30 odd years George O& Dowd has made more than a few headlines This film concentrates in particular the period between 1980 & 1982 just before the success of Culture Club&s " Do You Really" changed his life Living in a squat on Great Titchfield Street regularly attending the Blitz Club falling in & out of love being photographed for looking fabulous forming a band these are experiences that any 19 year old dreams of George O& Dowd became famous all over the world simply by being himself The film is a compassionate biography of a much loved icon Boy George&s debut appearance on Top of the Pops was the defining televisual moment of 1982; it heralded in a new era of fashion & pop music The film takes a wry look at Boy George&s determination to stand out from the crowd
- even a crowd as distinctive as the Blitz kids His success was unprecedented
- changing a whole generation&s attitude to music & gender Worried About The Boy is an affectionate look at a much-loved icon The title is taken from a 1986 newspaper headline which broke during George&s heavily-reported drug problem of the time
- even through the bad times the film shows how the public&s affection for Boy George has remained Actors Marc Warren Mark Gatiss Mathew Horne Francis Magee Douglas Booth Freddie Fox Nicola Potts Elizabeth Lowe Suzanne Nichole Preston Hannah Harford & Daniel Wallace Director Julian Jarrold Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles None listed Duration 1 hour & 27 minutes (approx)



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From the bestselling team behind Mum & Dad Glue & Leave Me Alone comes a comforting & compelling story about worries & self-esteem When a little girl feels worried she goes into a world of her own At first the world is full of cream cakes & cola but soon the worries begin to take hold Only her family & friends can help The gentle rhymes & imaginative illustrations give a difficult subject a wonderfully light touch A must-have for any child Illustrated by the winner of the Red House Children's Book Award 2013 & a New York Times bestselling artist Praise for Mum & Dad Glue ' An incredibly powerful book about a boy coming to terms with his parents' divorce'
- Kate Skipper Waterstone's Buyer
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Amy May knows about webs of worries
- so many people she meets are caught in them from her own artist dad to newly arrived refugee
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Don't let worries ruin your day
- let your friendly Biff Sorgenfresser eat them up Created by animator Gerd Hahn the principle
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The popular Worry Eaters range is growing in 2016 with a brand new collection of stationery & novelty items perfect for primary school-aged boys & girls! Check out this portable purse version of kids’ favourite Worry Eater Bill created with the same soft fabric as the plushes & featuring the distinct zip-mouth for gobbling up children’s worries ...

Children may have fears & troubles & woes & don&t always tell their parents about them Psychologists & teachers recommend Worry Eaters as a waste bin for problems The child can write or draw their troubles & feed them into the zip mouth of the Worry Eater Not that this solves all the problems straight away but the first step has been taken & you can be sure it will provide an immediate feeling of relief & when the Worry Eater tells the parents about the problems they can talk to their children about them What&s more Worry Eaters are nice & cuddly in both good times & bad & not just for children One of a friendly group of characters from the creative mind of Gerd Hahn Junior Pomm the Worry Eater is the perfect companion to eat worries & nightmares Worry Eaters are super cuddly in good times & bad
- & not just for children Worry Eaters have won an array of awards including Silver for Best Soft Toy in the Loved By Parents awards 2013 & Gold for Best Soft Toy in the Independent Toy Awards 2013 Junior Pomm is 22cm in length & suitable for ages 3 Worry Eaters make a perfect cuddly companion in good times & bad for all ages Write or draw your troubles & zip them away in Junior Pomm&s mouth Worry Eaters are proven to give comfort & reassurance which can help enable a restful night&s sleep Multi award winning including best Soft Toy at the Independent Toy Awards Junior Pomm is 22 cm in length & made from soft premium quality plush for ages three & above
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STORIES OF ALIEN CONTACT GONE WRONG Will it be " Greeting fellow Sentients" or " Nice Planet—we&ll take it”? These stories from SF greats answer the question " Are we alone in the universe?" with a resounding " No but we wish we were!" When the first contact between humans & aliens from another planet happens will they say “ Take me to your leader” or is “ Surrender puny primitive bipeds” more likely? Or maybe “ Hello there I’m selling the latest edition of the Galactic Encyclopedia & no planet should be without a set” might be the first words from the alien visitor Ever since HG Wells wrote The War of the Worlds science fiction writers have speculated on what the first contact might be like From attacking invaders to wise & benevolent visitors who are ready to solve all our problems for us from horror stories to hilarious satire with all the stops in between including plenty of tales in which the aliens are the ones who wish they’d stayed at home & never come across Earth & its inhabitants With stories by such science fiction masters as Poul Anderson David Drake William Tenn Sarah A Hoyt Tony Daniel & more this is a collection filled with chills thrills & laughter all reporting on what happens when First Contact turns into Worst Contact ...

A hilarious new series from best-selling author Barry Hutchison perfect for fans of Tom Gates Wimpy Kid & Barry Loser I like to smell my own farts Gah! Someone shut me up! It's been 92 hours since Beaky last told a lie So far he's survived two full days of school with only three light beatings two telling-offs & one wedgie but the annual school trip is going to take Beaky's survival skills to a whole other level
- especially as a mix up in the school office means that Beaky & his class are on a trip to Learning Land an educational theme park aimed at eight-year-olds & home to cheery-but-creepy Clumso the Clued-up Clown whose job is to dish out fascinating facts to one & all But there is worse to come when Beaky's partnered with Wayne aka the school bully who has a morbid fear of clowns With Beaky unable to tell a lie & Wayne intent on beating him up things aren't looking good & that's before they find themselves on the run from a manic clown who'll seemingly stop at nothing to track them down
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