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Dracula (1958) 22 November 2025

1958 horror, dir. Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee: IMDb / allmovie. The Count relocates from his castle to… Karlstadt? US vt Horror of Dracula.

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Lonesome Road, Patricia Wentworth 21 November 2025

1939 mystery/thriller, third in the Miss Silver series. Rachel Treherne inherited her father's fortune, and has carried on his desires as to how it would be used. But she is surrounded by parasitic relatives, and someone is trying to murder her…

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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) 20 November 2025

1957 horror, dir. Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart: IMDb / allmovie. The Baron is awaiting execution for a murder he claims he didn't commit. Surely someone will listen?

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Puck of Pook's Hill, Rudyard Kipling 19 November 2025 - 5 comments

1906 fantasy for children. Living in Sussex, Dan and Una run into Puck, who introduces them to a variety of historical characters.

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Mortal Follies, Alexis Hall 18 November 2025

2023 Regency fantasy romance. Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her clothing disintegrating at a ball in Bath; she is rescued by Georgiana, the scandalous "Duke of Annadale", whose father and three brothers died in quick succession (obviously by her witchcraft) leaving her in possession of the family's wealth. But curses are not so easily thwarted.

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Thirsty Meeples November 2025 17 November 2025

Back to the boardgame café.

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The Weekly Challenge 347: Phone Number For a Date 16 November 2025

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved mildly abstruse string formatting. (Note that this ends today.)

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 15 November 2025

1975 drama, dir. Miloš Forman, Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher; ImdB / allmovie. "I don't think he's overly psychotic, but, I still think he's quite sick."

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A Quiet Life in the Country, T. E. Kinsey 14 November 2025

2016 mystery, first in its series. In 1908, the widowed Lady Hardcastle and her faithful maid Armitage move to rural Gloucestershire for a quieter life than London can afford.

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Neighbourly Games 10 November 13 November 2025

More gaming with nearby friends.

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