MINDCANDY

A weekly rummage in the attic of sci-fi

Does the soul know any ache greater than the cheap yet delicious foodstuff you can never, ever taste again? Case in point: KP Outer Spacers. "Chutney flavour starships" proclaimed the bag, creating a kind of strange and potent poetry. This corn and wheat based '70s snack classic vanished from the nation's shelves decades ago, but here's an evocative ad drawn by Brit comics great Frank Langford to remember them by. *Crunch*

Nick Setchfield
Editor-at-Large, SFX Magazine

Nick Setchfield is the Editor-at-Large for SFX Magazine, writing features, reviews, interviews, and more for the monthly issues. However, he is also a freelance journalist and author with Titan Books. His original novels are called The War in the Dark, and The Spider Dance. He's also written a book on James Bond called Mission Statements.