tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post1225425779898840441..comments2023-12-26T03:23:54.462+00:00Comments on Supernatural Tales: Building a Spooky Library - Robert Westallvaldemarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-4766855661904082582013-12-10T22:17:35.329+00:002013-12-10T22:17:35.329+00:00No Todd, but there was a BBC Radio 4 adaptation a ...No Todd, but there was a BBC Radio 4 adaptation a few years ago, which I enjoyed. Also, I think I know which pond he had in mind...valdemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-64358378235869870882013-12-10T19:58:18.024+00:002013-12-10T19:58:18.024+00:00Thanks for posting this, David. Always loved West...Thanks for posting this, David. Always loved Westall and he deserves more attention. Have you read THE WHEATSTONE POND? That's one I have never tracked down.Todd Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922864106374973761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-241186221381011422013-12-06T19:50:07.630+00:002013-12-06T19:50:07.630+00:00I don't think you'll regret picking up a f...I don't think you'll regret picking up a few second hand paperbacks, James. Like Philip K. Dick (oddly enough) Westall is one of those writers whose books I have to be careful with, because if I start re-reading one I have to finish it.valdemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-20628134452547498572013-12-06T17:55:05.320+00:002013-12-06T17:55:05.320+00:00Great post - I wasn't aware of his work, but n...Great post - I wasn't aware of his work, but now I am. Looks like I'll be buying yet more books soon... <br />James Everingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717149514440381738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-78045226691326942292013-12-06T13:52:25.109+00:002013-12-06T13:52:25.109+00:00Yes, a great story! I think it's in Break of D...Yes, a great story! I think it's in Break of Dark. The Watch House is an early book but has all his trademark realism, humour, and occasional acerbic comment on the grown-up world. One scene they left out of the Eighties TV adaptation features two clergymen playing tennis... But I won't spoil it for you.valdemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-48494938708748062232013-12-06T13:25:37.091+00:002013-12-06T13:25:37.091+00:00I read a lot of Westall in my teens and early twen...I read a lot of Westall in my teens and early twenties, then stumbled across an anthology a few years back, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was surprising to find - after so many years - just how good he is. I remember one story in particular: about a young policeman whose beat is a small seaside town and who realises the stone bath adjacent to a popular monument may not be all that it seems….<br /><br />I managed to track down a few of his paperbacks subsequently, including 'The Watchhouse'. Unfortunately I haven't got round to reading it yet!Aonghus Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434527113873901741noreply@blogger.com