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Review of The Stuff of Nightmares by dema1020

30 April 2025

This review contains spoilers!

Look, I'm not going to have a lot of nice things to say about Nest Cottage Chronicles overall, but its first foray isn't that bad.  When they are new and novel, the wasp creatures are interesting and they make for an intimidating presence overall at Nest Cottage in this first story.  They have possessed all these taxidermied animals and I find the idea very creepy, unsettling, and well done in The Stuff of Nightmares.  I found the energy around this adventure really good - there's a strong sense of tension and dread as Mike Yates reunites with the Doctor and learns what has happened here at the cottage.  Tom Baker does a great job with his performance and there's good sound mixing and audio work for a non-Big Finish production.  It's definitely worth checking out, even if I find the rest of the series pretty underwhelming so far.


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