Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-8-2026 — Sheridan Le Fanu

28th August, 2026: Le Fanu.

Yay!

It’s Friday!

Which means I’m drugs, of course.

Or, at least, I’ve had my weekly dose of Mounjaro: on top of the Levothyroxine, Dapagliflozin, atorvastatin and lord knows what else I’m on!

Remind me to book an appointment with my GP.

At my regular Monday weigh-ins, I’ve my weight will go down in small steps for a week or two … and then go up a lot, for a couple of weeks.

I think an increased dose of Mounjaro — alongside better monitoring of what I eat — could help.

~≈💉≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Irene† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Irene scoring five out of five, and Mum and Debbi on four.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28th August.   Of which year: 1812, 1814 or 1816?

Q2)        He was born where: Dublin or Belfast?

Q3)        Many critics consider Le Fanu to be the greatest Victorian writer of what: ghost stories, poems or operas?

Q4)        In A Glass, Darkly was penned by Le Fanu.   It has two novellas, and three whats: poems, short stories or essays?

Q5)        Finally … ?   One of the novellas in In A Glass, Darkly is called Carmilla.   The title character is a what: vampire, werewolf or ghost … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        LAcon V starts on 27th August, 2026.   Today, in other words.   LAcon V is also known as the 84th what: San Diego ComiCon, World Science Fiction Convention or Eastercon 84?

A1)        World Science Fiction Convention.

Q2)        It’s being held in which city in the Greater LA area: Anaheim, Buena Park or Costa Mesa?

A2)        Anaheim.

Q3)        Ronald D. Moore is one of the guests of honour at LACon V.   His first job as show runner was on which series: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Battlestar Galactica?

A3)        Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Q4)        Barbara Hambly is another of the guests of honour.   Her James Asher novels are about a what: vampire, werewolf or zombie?

A4)        Vampire.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Convention’s awards will be presented at LAcon V.   What ARE those awards: the Oscars, Hugos or Nebulas?

A5)        The Hugos.

Here’s a quote from Le Fanu’s Uncle Silas…

“There comes with old age a time when the heart is no longer fusible or malleable, and must retain the form in which it has cooled down.”

From Uncle Silas, by Sheridan Le Fanu.

And a Carmilla-inspired song …

The next 10 question sets are on 5th, 7th and 11th September: they’re about the Muppet Show, Boston and the Nine-Eleven attacks.

There’s a twelve question set on 8th September: about Star Trek.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (Ronald Moore was a show runner on Star Trek: The Next Generation, first, Mum: rather than Battlestar Galactica.)

†         Morning, Irene!   (Well done: you scored five out of five, yesterday.)

‡        I bet you do, Debbi!