on my initial listening to this story i was put off my something i couldnt quite put my finger on, but that was almost 3 years ago and upon my relisten it was almost perfect. theres a very clear sense of dread as you put the pieces in place as the story moves along. the side character of sable is a great mix with the more subdued characters of nyssa and the fifth doctor and i dread to think what wouldve happened if she spent most of the story with tegan lmao

tegans plot here is almost thriller-esque, and janet (as usual) gives a stellar performance as she teeters on the edge of being caught by vampires. the plot twists are well executed too

This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: The Contingency Club

I'm not sure why, but I just really liked this story. Gevaudan, the telepathic wolfman, is just so cool. He's probably one of my favourite side characters in an audio story, partly thanks to his great voice by Philip Franks.

In general, all the side characters here are really well done. There were so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming. The necrobiologicals are not the most inventive of villains being generic vampires but the way this played into the end of the story makes up for it. Overall this is just a great story that I thoroughly enjoyed

As a side note, those last few lines were haunting, although Big Finish foreshadow Adric's death in just about every story with him.

Next Story: Smoke and Mirrors