Below is an artist's impression, and recently unearthed Polaroids, of the 1978 Solstice Incident during which an occult ritual went awry at Scarfolk Henge resulting in the transformation of the sacrificial martyr into an enormous space hopper.

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Now more than ever we are not permitted the luxury of comfortably reminiscing and are forced to reappraise a childhood that unfolded in one of the darkest, oddest decades of post-war Britain. For instance, they depict Action Man waterboarding accessories, a Penguin Guide to Practical Witchcraft,and a spotlight on the perils of going off with strange children.The fictional Scarfolk is described as ‘a town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979.

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This last is a take on the World War 2-set strips of old Fleetway titles featuring a racist bloodthirsty General whose solution to low ammunition supplies is to leak battle plans to the enemy so they can slaughter their troops leaving fewer men to use it. In August alone, 94 people died after they raised their hands to go to the toilet but were not given permission. Not because of prudery, I hasten to add, I’ve wanted to maintain a child’s perspective to some extent and young kids aren’t really aware of any of that.He edited a story anthology for Comma Press, and currently teaches Film Journalism at the University of Salford. Public information campaigns advise the residents of Scarfolk that electricity is being introduced to the water system, or requests that they report “directly” to the quarantine centre.

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A shortish read, but I doubt you'll be able to resist sending at least one of the many posters to someone you know! A Scarfolk “Pelican Science Book” looks just like the real thing—but instead of physics or chemistry, teaches you “ How to Wash a Child’s Brain. Convicts were expected to meet the exorbitant costs personally, so children likely to commit capital offences were advised to start saving their pocket money from a young age. We’re in the midst of the worst Dark Ages now, a time when willful ignorance reigns, when we have the knowledge of history at our fingertips and communication with the world an instant away but use that to divide ourselves, torture our enemies and (especially in the United States) kill each other in the name of ‘rights’ that are deliberately misinterpreted. One day you’ve found a new Twitter account you’re convinced is the funniest thing ever, the next it seems to have worn thin very quickly.Part-comedy, part-horror, part-satire, this is the surreal account of a family held captive in Scarfolk, a fictional town locked forever in the 1970s.

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It’s thoroughly dark, dark stuff, but there’s an incredible sense of depth, especially mirroring the politics of our current decade. How to wash a child's brain: Designer Richard Littler creates fictional world based on terrifying public service films – Features – Films – The Independent".

Apocalyptic toys were all the rage in the late 1970s, not that they were thought of as apocalyptic at the time.