Bellatrix Posted Wednesday at 18:58 Share Posted Wednesday at 18:58 Phil Rickman died yesterday. I'm stunned. He was one of my very favourites authors; I've been reading his work for over twenty years, since I discovered his Merrily Watkins series. If you're at all interested in spooky tales, folklore or a damn fine mystery, (or Nick Drake), do read the Merrily Watkins books. Or check out earlier stories like Crybbe and The Man in the Moss, if you like your ghosts with more bite. RIP Phil. So many tales left untold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted Wednesday at 20:57 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:57 I'll google, I enjoy reading anything spooky. R.I.P. Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix Posted Thursday at 06:40 Author Share Posted Thursday at 06:40 9 hours ago, cressida said: I'll google, I enjoy reading anything spooky. R.I.P. Phil Start with The Wine of Angels. My favourite is the second in the series, Midwinter of the Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Posted Friday at 17:13 Share Posted Friday at 17:13 On 30/10/2024 at 18:58, Bellatrix said: Phil Rickman died yesterday. I'm stunned. He was one of my very favourites authors; I've been reading his work for over twenty years, since I discovered his Merrily Watkins series. If you're at all interested in spooky tales, folklore or a damn fine mystery, (or Nick Drake), do read the Merrily Watkins books. Or check out earlier stories like Crybbe and The Man in the Moss, if you like your ghosts with more bite. RIP Phil. So many tales left untold. I like these things. How does Nick Drake fit in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Posted Friday at 17:35 Share Posted Friday at 17:35 On 31/10/2024 at 06:40, Bellatrix said: Start with The Wine of Angels. My favourite is the second in the series, Midwinter of the Spirit. I see this was filmed as a 3-parter in 2015, and amazingly still on BitTorrent. Could be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix Posted Friday at 19:07 Author Share Posted Friday at 19:07 1 hour ago, Norbert said: I like these things. How does Nick Drake fit in? One of the main characters is Lol Robinson, a musician. His inspiration is Nick Drake, and the man and his work feature in the series from time to time. Lol's songs mentioned in the novels made their way to CD, when Rickman, Allan Watson other musicians recorded them as Hazey Jane II. Some background to be found here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix Posted Friday at 19:11 Author Share Posted Friday at 19:11 1 hour ago, Norbert said: I see this was filmed as a 3-parter in 2015, and amazingly still on BitTorrent. Could be fun. I was really looking forward to this. Alas it... wasn't entirely terrible. Perhaps those who come to it without knowing the series will enjoy it more, but I thought it was miscast and the story far too buggered about with. I couldn't watch it all. The novel is truly excellent, and genuinely disturbing in places. Scritch scratch... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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