tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post1856861330799700619..comments2024-03-11T01:39:11.362-04:00Comments on At the Scene of the Crime: The Curse of DraculaPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-21929269175500701172013-04-18T19:34:45.550-04:002013-04-18T19:34:45.550-04:00I would genuinely recommend the audio adaptation o...I would genuinely recommend the audio adaptation over the book. If you plan to read the book you might want to give it first crack at trying to surprise you, but if you're not sure at all, then I say go with the audio adaptation. It's brilliant stuff!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-69233897168886294502013-04-18T19:34:05.060-04:002013-04-18T19:34:05.060-04:00I am glad you enjoyed this -- I unfortunately had ...I am glad you enjoyed this -- I unfortunately had to place this series on semi-hiatus while I do my exams, and once those are done I'm not too sure if I'll want to read too much more of Dracula. However, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have started showing up quite frequently in my pastiche reading of late...Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-4338820337222028892013-04-18T19:33:01.422-04:002013-04-18T19:33:01.422-04:00I looked this book up on your blog after writing t...I looked this book up on your blog after writing this review, and it seemed like we agreed on a number of points. You were far more emphatic about the positive parts of the book than I was, but it *is* a good read, apart from those unnecessary scenes. Get rid of them like Big Finish did, and you instantly improve the book.<br /><br />Davies sounds like an interesting author from the glimpses of inspiration I caught in this novel. I'll be keeping an eye on his other pastiches.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-12681590905599596202013-04-16T06:47:00.403-04:002013-04-16T06:47:00.403-04:00Well, you know what a fan of audio I am so thanks ...Well, you know what a fan of audio I am so thanks Patrick, I think I'll gofor that option! Cheers.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-60698421212561022732013-04-15T18:38:28.195-04:002013-04-15T18:38:28.195-04:00I'm enjoying your reviews of Holmes meets Drac...I'm enjoying your reviews of Holmes meets Dracula books. As I recall, Fred Saberhagen did one as well, though he was on the Count's side. (He continued books with Dracula, including one that became a favorite: An Old Friend of the Family. Something about it just appealed to me as being a notch above most of the modern Dracula stories.) <br /><br />The library has just gotten in a book called Who Was Dracula? Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood by Jim Steinmeyer. It's supposed to be a look at the influences behind Dracula's creation. I'm intrigued because Steinmeyer is historian of stage magic, which should give an interesting perspective. I haven't read it yet so I can't say whether it's good or not.BPL Refhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206148409183653691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-6930433324158124622013-04-15T16:38:04.795-04:002013-04-15T16:38:04.795-04:00I must say Patrick that you and I agree on a numbe...I must say Patrick that you and I agree on a number of points about this novel. I recently re-read it to see if it stood the test of time, and it did - aside from the pointless owl scene and the inclusion of the Baskerville hound (both wisely omitted from the audio recording). <br /><br />I also agree that Big Finish did a marvelous job with this adaptation. Cutting out some bits and reordering certain scenes on the more made the story seem a bit more fluid and far more enjoyable. And the audio book sounds positively dreadful and I will stay away from it with a 49 and 1/2 foot pole. <br /><br />If you liked "The Tangled Skein," I recommend "The Scroll of the Dead" also by David Stuart Davies. It was actually the first pastiche which I came across a number of years ago, and by George did I love it! It may not be up your alley, but it was a genuinely exciting and very well-done Sherlockian adventure. Nick Cardillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941093024318184603noreply@blogger.com