I really want to read it again now and I must’ve read it 7 or 8 times!

It’s also his best description work since WD. He really gets hedgerows and trees, wildflowers and different shades of green.

Wouldn’t want to spoil or even hint towards a possible clue on plot, but I think the overall sense of dread, of control (in what is quite a peaceful, bucolic world to begin with) being lost, are beautifully done. There’s a pitch black idea right at its core that manages to be revealed perfectly.

Yes, it’s ridiculous, really. I got through it, but it was a chore and not worth the journey.

My Plague Dogs must be in another room, also Maia, the very loose (and misjudged erotic) prequel to Shardik; I’ll go looking for them later. Watership Down is indeed the timeless one, but I still believe The Girl in a Swing is a masterpiece.

That is a FANTASTIC film. Brilliant.

It’s a beautiful package, by the way. And goodness, the music. All mellotron and icy reverb is fabulous.

Anyway, a newlywed couple turn up at this hotel only to find a mysterious countess, who just happens to be the vampire Elizabeth Báthory. And look, a new 4k restoration just landed; it’s been 40+ years, so here we go.

Yeah, with you there, but for me it’s “Doubt.” I thought she was phenomenal in that.