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It is almost Halloween in the sleepy New England town of Blackwood Falls. Autumn leaves litter lawns and sidewalks, paper skeletons hang in windows, and carved pumpkins leer from stoops and front porches. The Doctor and Martha soon discover that something long-dormant has awoken in the town, and this will be no ordinary Halloween. What is the secret of the ancient chestnut tree and the mysterious book discovered tangled in its roots? What rises from the local churchyard in the dead of night, sealing up the lips of the only witness? And why are the harmless trappings of Halloween suddenly taking on a creepy new life of their own? As nightmarish creatures prowl the streets, the Doctor and Martha must battle to prevent both the townspeople and themselves from suffering a grisly fate... | It is almost Halloween in the sleepy New England town of Blackwood Falls. Autumn leaves litter lawns and sidewalks, paper skeletons hang in windows, and carved pumpkins leer from stoops and front porches. The Doctor and Martha soon discover that something long-dormant has awoken in the town, and this will be no ordinary Halloween. What is the secret of the ancient chestnut tree and the mysterious book discovered tangled in its roots? What rises from the local churchyard in the dead of night, sealing up the lips of the only witness? And why are the harmless trappings of Halloween suddenly taking on a creepy new life of their own? As nightmarish creatures prowl the streets, the Doctor and Martha must battle to prevent both the townspeople and themselves from suffering a grisly fate... | ||
==Characters== | |||
*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] | *[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
*[[Martha Jones]] | *[[Martha Jones]] | ||
*[[Rick Pirelli]] | *[[Rick Pirelli]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Tony Pirelli]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Amanda Pirelli]] | ||
*[[Scott Beaumont]] | *[[Scott Beaumont]] | ||
*[[Thad Steiner]] | *[[Thad Steiner]] | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 6 January 2008
Publisher's Summary
It is almost Halloween in the sleepy New England town of Blackwood Falls. Autumn leaves litter lawns and sidewalks, paper skeletons hang in windows, and carved pumpkins leer from stoops and front porches. The Doctor and Martha soon discover that something long-dormant has awoken in the town, and this will be no ordinary Halloween. What is the secret of the ancient chestnut tree and the mysterious book discovered tangled in its roots? What rises from the local churchyard in the dead of night, sealing up the lips of the only witness? And why are the harmless trappings of Halloween suddenly taking on a creepy new life of their own? As nightmarish creatures prowl the streets, the Doctor and Martha must battle to prevent both the townspeople and themselves from suffering a grisly fate...
Characters
- The Doctor
- Martha Jones
- Rick Pirelli
- Tony Pirelli
- Amanda Pirelli
- Scott Beaumont
- Thad Steiner
- Chris Pirelli
- Etta Helligan
- Earl Clayton
- Jim Tozier
- Glenn Reid
- Mr Everston
References
to be added
In the book the Doctor says to one of Etta's cats "next time you invited to a fancy dress party, dont go as a nun" this is reffering to the events with Rose on new earth.
The Hervoken, the alien race featured in the book, are arch enemies of the Carrionites (DW: The Shakespeare Code)
