The Devil’s Whore [DVD]

In a short addendum to yesterdays review, I do recall having watched a reasonably recent miniseries (around 2010) set in Cromwellian England, called The Devils Whore.  From memory it also included some supernatural/religious horror elements.  Upon checking if its still available I was pleasantly surprised to recognise some great English actors ie Michael Fassbender, John Simm, Peter Capaldi, Dominic West.

Set against the backdrop of the English Civil War, the manipulative Angelica exploits a country in crisis in a bid to better her own position. She abandons her loyalties to the Royal Family following the execution of her childhood sweetheart and first husband. Destitute, Angelica finds herself suddenly embroiled in murder and misadventure in a bitter struggle for survival.Fortune smiles on her once again in her alliance with Oliver Cromwell and her subsequent marriage to his trusted friend, the heroic revolutionary Rainsborough.

Angelica becomes Cromwell's confidante as he begins his reign over England. However, when her husband, protector and the father of her unborn child is murdered by Cromwell she is forced to face her demons.

Now the synopsis above doesn’t mention any supernatural elements so perhaps I am misremembering, but further digging reveals that this miniseries is set to receive a follow-up production called The Devil's Whore; New Worlds. So much for me saying that this era of history is under utilised.

I do note that its available from Booktopia, so while I am bitten by the bug I might have to run off and buy it. 

Note:  Booktopia are having a free shipping promotion until midnight tonight for all those who forgot mothers day or are cheap bastards like me. The secret code is SNUG.

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Booktopia Free Shipping - Twilight Zone DVD’s, Frazetta Doco

Booktopia have another free shipping deal running until Friday midnight so I have trawled through some of the bargains in Science Fiction and Fantasy  DVD’s to save you the trouble, though the free shipping deal applies to everything including pre-orders.  You might for instance want to check out JK Rowling’s Crime novel for yourself.  You can read my review here.

But on to the deals:

DVD’s

 The New Twilight Zone Season One and Two are at 37% and 42% off respectfully.  If classic horror is more your thing The Haunted Palace ( a movie adaptation of a HP Lovecraft’s The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward) starring Vincent Price can be snapped up for under $10.  In a similar price range is A Vampire’s Kiss starring Nicholas Cage if you like a bit of romcom horror.

There’s also a documentary on the Fantasy Artist Frank Frazetta called Frazetta : Painting With Fire that looks interesting for those of us who discovered fantasy before Harry Potter.

For hardcore fans of science fiction the original Solaris – Solaris (Distinction Series : 2 Disc Set) starring Natalya Bondarchuk and  Donatas Banionis is good value at $13.95.

 

 

 

But by all means checkout their books as well.  The code you will need for free shipping is GIFTS.

 

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