That was so much fun! Last week I asked for another Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, instead Pete McTighe’s debut episode provided me with something that seemed to come straight out of season 25, one of my absolute favourite eras of Doctor Who. We begin with a mysterious package being delivered by an intergalactic teleporting robot …
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Review: Domini Mortum by Paul Holbrook
A beautifully twisted Victorian gothic horror/crime novel. This is a gripping read from start to finish, full of twists and turns and enough blood and gore to satisfy even the most blood-thirsty reader. This story tells the tale of one Samuel Weaver who is established from the outset, not so much as a flawed hero, …
Doctor Who review: Demons of the Punjab
“Love, in all its forms, is the most powerful weapon we have. Because love is a form of hope. And like hope, love abides. In the face of everything.” Wow! Doctor Who is really not pulling it’s punches this year. An honest-to-god non-jingoistic Remembrance Day Doctor Who episode. First up, let me just say it’s …
Book Review: The Book of Squalor by Max Rudd
A selection of short stories and poems from writer and actor, Max Rudd all placed firmly in the “gothic horror” genre. The collection takes us deep into Rudd’s twisted world of the supernatural in 4 unique and very different short stories, an extract from a screen play and 3 poems. The key point to make …
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Doctor Who review : The Tsuranga Conundrum
Casualty in space? Gremlins? Last night’s episode was another very confident story from Chibnall. Not to everyone’s cup of tea, to judge by reactions on Twitter, but it ran smoothly and had all the elements we’re beginning to expect from this season. Once again, the key strength of the story was the character work and …
