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Review of The Calendar Man by dema1020

3 June 2024

Calendar Man isn't terrible but wasn't perfect, either. On the one hand, it is an excellent example of how effective horror can be created through music, atmosphere, and special effects. There's a lot of creepiness to this story that works quite well, and the monster himself has a good, memorable voice to him. The whole situation and even my view of the story reminds me a lot of Hide - lots of cool ideas and tone to it, but otherwise not something that left a huge impression on me. I struggled to connect with our setting and didn't really get a strong sense of where we were, like I might other Big Finish audios.

I like Jacob Dudman's Eleven impression and it is truly amazing, but his work as Amy Pond is a bit grating, especially since Calendar Man has another actor already. Getting someone who can do a good voice for Karen Gillian would have been preferable. All told, it definitely has me excited to see more Eleventh Doctor Chronicles and very much felt of the Moffat era, rushed and somewhat random ending included. It isn't perfect but Dudman feels effective and with better work around the companions, I think this could really lead to something powerful.

Review created on 3-06-24