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|image = Paul and Panda.jpg | |image = Paul and Panda.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Paul Magrs ( | |main character = [[Paul Magrs (in-universe)|Paul Magrs]] | ||
|featuring = [[Panda]], [[Jeremy (Party Fears Two)|Jeremy]] | |featuring = [[Panda]], [[Jeremy (Party Fears Two)|Jeremy]] | ||
|setting = [[Rollright Stones]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[2012]] | |setting = [[Rollright Stones]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[2012]] | ||
|writer = Paul Magrs | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|format = Online short story | |format = Online short story | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 May 2012 | ||
|website = Life on Magrs | |||
|citation series = [[Life on Magrs]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Stones of Spookiness''''' was a short story written by [[Paul Magrs]], based on his journey back from the Utopia convention in Oxfordshire. The story was notable for also featuring [[Panda]], who is [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s companion. | '''''The Stones of Spookiness''''' was a short story written by [[Paul Magrs]], based on his journey back from the Utopia convention in Oxfordshire. The story was notable for also featuring [[Panda]], who is [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s companion. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Returning from the [[Utopia convention]] in [[Oxfordshire]], [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]], [[Jeremy (Party Fears Two)|Jeremy]], and [[Panda]] stop at the [[Rollright Stones]]. It is the first time Paul has visited a [[stone circle]], despite them appearing in some of his favourite stories. Panda is also "delighted" that the size of the stones are "Panda-sized". | Returning from the [[Utopia convention]] in [[Oxfordshire]], [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]], [[Jeremy (Party Fears Two)|Jeremy]], and [[Panda]] stop at the [[Rollright Stones]]. It is the first time Paul has visited a [[stone circle]], despite them appearing in some of his favourite stories. Panda is also "delighted" that the size of the stones are "Panda-sized". | ||
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* [[Penelope Lively]] | * [[Penelope Lively]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Trevor Ray (The Stones of Spookiness)|Trevor Ray]] and [[Jeremy Burnham]] made ''[[The Children of the Stones]]''. | * [[Trevor Ray (The Stones of Spookiness)|Trevor Ray]] and [[Jeremy Burnham]] made ''[[The Children of the Stones]]''. | ||
* [[David Fisher (The Stones of Spookiness)|David Fisher]] wrote the ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Stones of Blood]]''. | * [[David Fisher (The Stones of Spookiness)|David Fisher]] wrote the ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Stones of Blood (The Stones of Spookiness)|The Stones of Blood]]''. | ||
* Paul wished that he could've visited the "[[The Whispering Knights|other set of stones]]". | * Paul wished that he could've visited the "[[The Whispering Knights|other set of stones]]". | ||
* Paul thinks it would've been nice to see [[Amelia Rumford]] and [[Vivien Fay|Vivien]] while at the stones. | * Paul thinks it would've been nice to see [[Amelia Rumford]] and [[Vivien Fay|Vivien]] while at the stones. | ||
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[[Category:Stories about Doctor Who]] | [[Category:Stories about Doctor Who]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:32, 22 June 2024
The Stones of Spookiness was a short story written by Paul Magrs, based on his journey back from the Utopia convention in Oxfordshire. The story was notable for also featuring Panda, who is Iris Wildthyme's companion.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Returning from the Utopia convention in Oxfordshire, Paul Magrs, Jeremy, and Panda stop at the Rollright Stones. It is the first time Paul has visited a stone circle, despite them appearing in some of his favourite stories. Panda is also "delighted" that the size of the stones are "Panda-sized".
Paul has also been reading a couple of books by Penelope Lively over the course of the week, and on Tuesday, he reads them on the train from London to Manchester.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Referenced only[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Trevor Ray and Jeremy Burnham made The Children of the Stones.
- David Fisher wrote the Doctor Who story The Stones of Blood.
- Paul wished that he could've visited the "other set of stones".
- Paul thinks it would've been nice to see Amelia Rumford and Vivien while at the stones.
- He also thought a sausage sandwich and a cup of tea would've been smashing.
- Penelope Lively wrote Astercote, The Whispering Knights, and The Ghost of Thomas Kempe.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Paul Magrs is a fan of Doctor Who, (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion, The Story of Fester Cat) which is a television series in the 20th (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor, Stop, Thief!, et al.) and 21st centuries. (COMIC: A Groatsworth of Wit, WC: The Zygon Isolation, TV: In the Forest of the Night, et al.)
- Panda lives with Paul Magrs and Jeremy. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat, Fester and the Christmas Mouse, Welcome Home, Bernard Socks)
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