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The End of the Pier Show

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"The End of the Pier Show" is a short story by Kim Newman, the first published story in the Diogenes Club series. It is set in the early 1970s.Undercover policeman Fred Regent's investigation of a criminal skinhead gang takes an unexpected turn when the entire gang is wiped out by inhuman creatures in an abandoned seaside amusement arcade. The Diogenes Club, in the person of Richard Jeperson and the glamorous Vanessa, investigates.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })
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Costume Porn: Richard Jeperson wears two different eye-searingly-1970s outfits in the course of the story, each described in loving detail. There's also a detailed description of Vanessa's outfit, and less detailed descriptions of the fashions sported by several supporting characters.
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Cool Car: The Rolls Royce ShadowShark, only five of which were ever made — and Richard Jeperson owns three.
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Ear Ache: Richard, Vanessa and Fred are hassled by a group of Skinheads at a roadside diner. Vanessa deals with one by grabbing his ear and twisting it till he falls out of his booth.
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Disco Dan: Brigadier Sir Giles Gallant and a committee of like-minded townsfolk attempt to restore the town to what they regard as the glory days of World War II. Too late they discover that they cannot bring back the good parts of the war without bringing back the bad parts as well.
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