A deeply religious police sergeant travels to a island village to try to solve the mystery of a girl who disappeared there. On his arrival, he finds that none of the residents have even heard of her. As his investigations progess, he is exposed to more and more of the “heathen” traditions of the island’s pagan ways, realising the girl’s disappearance is somehow linked to them.
Although described as a horror, or a thriller, I wouldn’t really class The Wicker Man as either. It’s a mystery, with a somewhat horrific realisation at the end, but for the most part plays out like some sort of musical fantasy film.
Remarkably, much of the ritual side of the plot is actually based in reality, which adds even more to the story. Thoroughly recommended.
I don’t even know what it actually does that my current phone doesn’t do, but I still need one.
It doesn’t look amazing, but the HTC G1 - the first Google Android phone - is, for some reason, a necessity. It’s not even vastly different in size to my Vario III, although it’s slightly narrower and thinner, and a mite taller:
I only subscribe to two magazines - EGM, and PC Plus. In fact, I’ve cancelled my renewal for PC Plus because I don’t actually have a PC any more, but I still have the end of the subscription to run.
Imagine my surprise when I opened this month’s issue to find, along with the usual scammy scratchcards and flyers for home insurance, this:
More AMAZING bargain spottage in Asda this evening. First, this fantastic buy-two-for-a-pound offer:
That’s right! You can buy one, or buy two for exactly twice the price! Staggering value, I’m sure you’ll agree. However, it’s not as special as this multibuy bargain:
How excited was I, as a fan of train driving games, when I saw this title in Sainsburys this morning? About as excited as I was disappointed when I realised it wasn’t a train driving game at all. Bah.
I’m a bit hooked on Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise at the moment. One of the new features of the game is the way you can take pictures and upload them to www.vivapinata.com. Unfortunately, all my photos just make my garden look dark, dreary, and in some cases, somewhat evil.
