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Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Colours of Death in Books

Jun 20, 2021

The Colours of Death

Patricia Marques | 2021 | Crime, Paranormal, Thriller

8.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

This is not your usual crime fiction story but a mix of police procedural and science fiction.

I don't read a lot of supernatural books so this almost passed me by but I'm so glad I took a chance to read something a bit different because it's thoroughly absorbing and enjoyable.

With great characters that you quickly become invested in, well paced, a great setting and an intriguing and unique plot, this is a great book which I found entertaining and gripping.

This is, I believe, the start of a series and I for one am looking forward to seeing where it goes in the future.

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton via NetGalley for inviting me to read and review The Colours of Death; this is no way affected or influenced my review in anyway.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated From Beyond the Grave (1974) in Movies

Sep 1, 2019 (Updated Mar 6, 2020)

From Beyond the Grave (1974)

1974 | Comedy, Horror

7.3

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Final Amicus portmanteau horror sticks to the format very agreeably. Peter Cushing runs a junk/antique shop; ghastly supernatural fates afflict everyone who tries to swindle or steal from him. Starts off relatively seriously but becomes increasingly camp and tongue-in-cheek as it continues; the usual strong cast helps to lift some slightly schlocky material, and the familiarity of some of the stories is offset by something approaching an actual plot twist.

The hard-to-describe segment with Ian Bannen and Donald Pleasance is probably the best, the one with Ian Carmichael and the elemental the weakest, but the stories are more consistent than in many films of this type. Does what you expect from this kind of film; also very good value if you enjoy watching actors called Ian.