Experimental film

305 pages

English language

Published Feb. 20, 2015

ISBN:
978-1-77148-349-0
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OCLC Number:
913334328

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4 stars (3 reviews)

This is a contemporary ghost story in which former Canadian film history teacher Lois Cairns - jobless and depressed in the wake of her son's autism diagnosis - accidentally discovers the existence of lost early 20th century Ontario filmmaker Mrs. A. Macalla Whitcomb. By deciding to investigate how Mrs. Whitcomb's obsessions might have led to her mysterious disappearance, Lois unwittingly invites the forces which literally haunt Mrs. Whitcomb's films into her life, eventually putting her son, her husband and herself in danger.

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4 stars

Definitely a strong novel that often reads like a found-footage movie. Apparently Gemma Files was once a film critic, and that comes through in this story of a film professor who sets out to write a book about a lost Canadian filmmaker and ends up confronting a demigod. Strong characters, interesting tonal shifts, excellent mythology, and a story that rolls headlong into a classic confrontation between good and evil.

I’d never heard of Lady Midday, but I’ll not likely forget her soon.

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Subjects

  • Silent films
  • Fiction