Stories Audio Book Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips The Lichyrwick Abomination 1 image Back to Story Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 5 reviews 14 April 2025 · 34 words Review by Jonathan_ The first 9 audio i’ve listened to The voice doesn’t really sound like him but they get his way of speaking pretty well. This story is pretty spooky but has a nice ending Jonathan_ View profile Like Liked 0 14 April 2025 · 7 words Review by Yar_Nazarenko Original (Ukrainian) Translation (English) І ОСЬ МОЄ УЛЮБЛЕНЕ ОПОВІДАННЯ!!! На перший погляд цей твір це максимально звичайна історія про Доктора — є шотландське село і є монстр що тероризує це село, а між ними підліток, що проживає втрату сестри. Але! Якщо почати сприймати монстра, як сублімацію та репрезентацію переживань підлітка, метафору його стану під час проходження пубертату десь в шотландській глибинці та самозвинуваченні в смерті сестри.Ось тоді історія починає грати абсолютно іншими фарбами. І головне — в цьому сприйнятті дійсно є сенс, що витікає з сюжету. Додатково мені сподобався трохи специфічний гумор автор. Тож дуже вас прошу послухайте цю історію, проте будьте обережні — тут є згадки трупів птахів та описи деяких деформацій тих самих трупів. Тож якщо це є для вас триґером то майте на увазі. Цей відгук є частиною більшого тексту, джерело: https://www.mzut-podcast.com/post/the-paul-spragg-memorial-short-trip-opportunity-2016-2024 AND HERE'S MY FAVOURITE STORY!!! At first glance, this piece is just an ordinary story about the Doctor—a Scottish village and a monster that terrorizes it, with a teenager in between who is coping with the loss of his sister. But! If you start to perceive the monster as a sublimation and representation of the teenager's experiences, a metaphor for his state during puberty somewhere in rural Scotland and self-blame for his sister's death. Then the story begins to play with absolutely different colors. And importantly—this perception really makes sense, emerging from the plot. Additionally, I liked the author's slightly specific sense of humor. So, I really urge you to listen to this story, but be cautious—there are mentions of bird corpses and descriptions of deformations of the same corpses. So if this is a trigger for you, please be aware. This review is part of a larger text, source: https://www.mzut-podcast.com/post/the-paul-spragg-memorial-short-trip-opportunity-2016-2024 (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). Yar_Nazarenko View profile Like Liked 0 26 December 2024 · 64 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! The creeping sense of dread in the grey Scottish town is the most effective element of this story. Alongside Jacob Dudman’s excellent two hander between himself as the ninth Doctor and himself as a Scottish teenager. The excellent production and performance is home to an “okay” story. It’s slow and not particularly eventful, but has a real sense of place about it. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 2 12 September 2024 · 115 words Review by dema1020 3 After enjoying The World Tree rather thoroughly, I checked out The Lichyrwick Abomination not long after the former had come out in an eager move to see if these other memorial shorts were as strong. The answer being, at least in this case, no, this particular audio is not nearly as good as The World Tree, but still pretty worthwhile and impressive. It's a great example of how mood and tone can go a long way. I enjoyed the thoughtful take on this horror/monster story overall, even if I don't think it quite stands out as a story beyond being a decent take on a character and a bit of a fun with spookiness. dema1020 View profile Like Liked 3 26 June 2024 · 45 words Review by eleanorvancecoded 2 arrival 2016 and psychogeography an incredible sense of place developed here. that drab grey scottish seaside town was so clear in my mind’s eye. the doctor didn’t get to do much here, but that’s pretty much my only criticism. perfect setting for nine eleanorvancecoded View profile Like Liked 2