The demon of the Canary Islands, chief of the gremlins, ex-treacle farmer and successful redundant
Flingel Bunt, chief of the gremlins, lived in a cave in the Canary Islands, where he spent his time casting unpleasant spells and showcasing his power over the elements by summoning the rain with a wave of his hands. His rain-summoning expertise seemed to be exclusively employed to inconvenience film crews looking to do exterior shots of the sand dunes of Maspalomas. While known as a hostile figure, invoking fear in the locals and any working film crews in the vicinity, he also could be contacted easily by phoning Las Palmas East 9244.
"He used to come from his cave, scaled feet a-glistening, lathe-like in structure, gaunt of appearance… AND WAVE HIS HANDS." - anonymous
There are very few accounts of sightings of Mr. Bunt - as well as the anonymous eyewitness testimony above, Flingel has also been seen on at least one occasion by actor Richard O'Sullivan, who caught a glimpse of him "slipping furtively out of the Savage Club" instead of his usual cave. Incidentally, Mr. O'Sullivan was the culprit responsible for summoning Flingel in the first place by being the first to speak his name and awaken him from his eternal slumber.
"The Demon Of The Canary Islands" himself is thought by some to have been the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and the sabotage of the opening night of BBC2 in 1964. Though, some point to Lady Jane Scrunks, Flingel's brother, as being the real culprit. A new theory emerged in the 1990s headed by Hank B. Marvin (a co-founder of The Society For The Propagation of The Truth About Flingel Bunt) and his discovery of the secret life of Squimby Nurox, thought to be an associate of Mr. Bunt.
As well as being an alleged criminal and confirmed inconvenience, Flingel was also well known in journalistic circles as a trend-setting fashion icon: he made velvet boots, high-heeled elbows, and ingrown earlobes fashionable, while also balancing a successful career as a treacle farmer.
"He has done more for the treacle-smelting industry than anyone else, except for well-known studio couch Hoody Proster" - anonymous
Flingel was a master of the 13-string guitar and the E flat piano. After his treacle-farming days were over, he rose to fame as a musician with hits such as "Don't You Step On My Blue Serge Balaclava Helmet", and "Keep Right On To The End Of The Nose".
He composed a "moving emotional experience" entitled "May Your Shadows Never Grow Shorter" in tribute to Messrs. Marvin, Welch, Bennett, and Rostill, collectively known as The Shadows, who formed the Society For The Propagation of The Truth About Flingel Bunt after having first-hand experience with his antics in the Canaries. The Society distributed pamphlets to spread awareness and disprove inaccuracies about Mr. Bunt, aiming to stop the propagation of Flingelphobia in the music press. The Society also recorded their own tribute to Flingel's life and times - in fact, his rise and fall - in 1964, and were delighted to find out this tribute led to a flurry of interest in Flingel's life story.
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| The cofounders of The Society for the Propagation of the Truth About Flingel Bunt with Flingel himself |
Flingel soon became so popular that the film rights to his story were sold to a major company for an astronomical figure, and shooting will either start or break out any day now! "Flingel and Cleopatra" is set to be an epic production with a cast of dozens.
Although the film production still shows no signs of slowing down, Flingel's popularity has waned. After his recording of "Crad That Croddle Now Baby" flopped, he suffered a vicious attack of sock-biting leading to bouts of wrist-whistling, which forced him into early retirement. Flingel moved out of his Gran Canaria cave to Bogginshire, where he still resides as a successful redundant. Well, as far as the Society knows, he does…
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