![]() ![]() The title couple is pretty much what the story is about, but how Russell uses it is just so wonderfully twisted. In fact, Russell’s Bathory is well done not only in terms of historical accuracy but also in terms of a believable reason.īut honesty, the best story in the collection is “The Runaway Lovers”. The stories are good examples of why writers like Stephen King enjoy Russell. The other two S stories make use of Jekyll and Hyde as well as Elizabeth Bathory. The ending of this story is particularly good. It was “Sardonicus”, a story about a physician who tracks to castle to deal with a man who makes an offer he can’t refuse. The first three stories – the S stories of “Sardonicus”, “Sagittarius”, and “Sanguinis” are apparently the three stories he is most widely known for. The objectification of Playboy isn’t present though. The fact that Russell worked for Playboy does show in a few of the stories – one or two stories have a link with sex and violence. ![]() So of course, I had to get it and eventually read it. Not sure, if I would like to spend a night in one. I love castles with ghosts in them, or at least I love reading about them and visiting them in the daylight. ![]() ![]() I hadn’t heard of Russell until I saw this Penguin edition somewhere. ![]()
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