The Magic Cottage

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The nightmare home. We thought we'd found our haven, a cottage deep in the heart of the forest. Quaint, charming, maybe a little run-down, but so peaceful. The woodland animals and birds couldn't have been more neighbourly. That was the first part of the Magic. Midge's painting and my music soared to new heights of creativity. That was another part of the Magic. Our sensing, our feelings, our love for each other - well, that became the supreme Magic. But the cottage had an alternative side. The Bad Magic. In a nearby mansion which serves as the Synergist Temple, a darkened room is built in the shape of a double pyramid, to channel energy from both above and below. couldn't have been more neighbourly. That was the first part of the Magic. Midge's painting and my music soared to new heights of creativity. That was another part of the Magic. Our sensing, our

In Mike's introduction to the adventure with Gramarye, he half-seriously compares it to The Amityville Horror.

I read this book in the eighties and enjoyed it. I couldn’t remember anything about it and was curious to see if I still liked it. I will have to read the book to find out as I found the narration so irritating. At first I thought I’d accidentally turned on 1.5x speed but I hadn’t. The narrator’s voice was a little nasal and this became more pronounced when voicing different characters. I persevered for 2 or 3 hours but I couldn’t get used to it and had to give up. Two love birds in a rural cottage that’s not what it seems and a battle between good and evil… fantastic! Deadpan Snarker: When Mycroft espouses the doctrine of his Synergist creed, Mike readily deflates his pomposity. Session musician Mike Stringer and illustrator Midge Gudgeon move from London to Gramarye, a somewhat dilapidated but idyllically peaceful cottage in rural Hampshire, previously occupied by the recently deceased, eccentric but highly regarded Flora Chaldean. My advice to you is to leave this house. No good will come of your investigation,'' says Nanny Tess to David Ash, paranormal investigator, in this disappointing horror tale. An associate of the Continue reading »

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What happened to us there was horrendous beyond belief. The miracles, the healings, the crazy sect who wanted our home for themselves, the hideous creatures that crawled from the nether regions, and the bats - oh God, the bats! Even now those horrible things seem impossible to me. Yet they happened... All Animals Are Dogs: Rumbo the friendly squirrel reminds Mike of a dog. Well and truly justified; this is a Continuity Nod to Fluke (1977) one of whose dog characters was later reincarnated as a squirrel. We thought we'd found our haven, a cottage deep in the heart of the forest. Quaint, charming, maybe a little run-down, but so peaceful. The woodland animals and birds

James Herbert was one of Britain's greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. Mike and Midge are young, professional and in love. Their artistic talents allow them to consider moving to the countryside to work from home. While looking for their ideal love nest, Midge is overcome with a passion to buy Grameri, a dilapidated cottage in the middle of nowhere whose former owner, the local healer, has recently died.this is not a bad book. i don't think this is a particularly good book either. easy to read and not particularly painful to get through... i read it all through one long rainy night. Herbert is a real professional: the screws are tightened expertly, our two leads are sympathetic & realistic (although one of them is a wee bit off), the mysteries unfold at a good pace, creepy supernatural goings-on abound, some enjoyable twists & turns pop up, and of course a mysterious & possibly threatening figure lurking on the edge of things appears.