Strangeworld Quotes

“I uncovered some interesting stuff. My old Super Nintendo system that mum bought me when I was a kid. A bunch of old cartridge games. Mum’s X Files DVDs. I even found dad’s ancient Steve Austin Six Million Dollar Man doll with the bionic arm and telescopic eye that he’d bought in the 70s. But”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“She kept watching me with those suspicious eyes of hers. ‘How do you know all this stuff, Jake?’ ‘It’s in that book I got from Staten’s.’ She smiled. ‘Oh, this infamous book again. Actually, I should like to see this book for myself, if you don’t mind.’ I shrugged again. ‘Sorry but I took it back to Staten’s. It’s probably been sold by now.’ She watched me with narrowed eyes. ‘Really? How convenient.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“History texts are hazy as to who actually built the place. People say the witches inhabited it from the early part of the 1700s until their mass execution in 1793. Folks say they added the exterior sculptures themselves. Or that their remains are stuffed inside those sculptures. Which allegedly explains the terrifying screams you often hear coming from inside that old clock tower. (Although,”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“The smells ran instantly up my nostrils like some sort of acid vapour, taking my thoughts back several years to the morning we’d rocked up here after discovering Mum’d had that tumour in her chest. Doctors had said her prognosis was good. (Do they tell everyone that?) We’d pulled into the car park and Dad’d commented, ‘Oh well, it’s a nice view of the ocean at least.’ Like that’s all that mattered. Like we were having a snug little holiday by the sea. Like we were going to be enjoying the ocean views and the docks and the rolling coastline over bacon and eggs and buttered chemotherapy every fucking morning.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“By then dawn had broken across the sky in a spectacular bloody mess; yellow as scrambled egg and streaked the colour of blood. It cast a strange orange light along the damp Lambeth Road. Behind me I heard sparrows twittering on the vale. And finches played leapfrog along the wall. But in that peculiar dawn light, hidden beneath the fringe of the woodland, directly across the road from me in the morning shadows, stood two chilling figures. The Charweed sisters.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“I held the mask before me to get another look at it. Those three eye holes seemed to watch me, illuminated from behind by the faint light. It was an eerie effect, as if the face was awakening, returning to life. I had to keep telling myself that it was just a fucking mask, not someone’s face. But it didn’t do much good.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“One thing is certain: she was never seen again. It is presumed Carenza Goon went for a swim, got into trouble and drowned. I guess that could explain her discarded clothes. Her body has never been found.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“According to The Dark History Of The Henbane Witches (the book Staten’d showed me) the Witches once utilised the catacombs as a safe haven to conduct ceremonies, brew potions and frig each other with their broomsticks. (Admittedly, the frigging part wasn’t mentioned, but if I was willing to start another rumour…) Anyway, my question was this: had the Mortifera (perhaps like I said, some secret ongoing club) set up HQ down there in the days after the witches had abandoned the place?”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“I don’t know how many times I’ve told the silly old twat this but once again she’s got her tiddles mixed up with her blasted taddles!”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“Beyond the Inn, the eerie howl of gusting wind continued. I could see leaves splatting against the window. The Inn moaned and creaked like it does on stormy nights.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“A picture may paint a thousand words, Jake, but a book paints a thousand pictures.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“And over the centuries much of the stone has been raided by farmers and villagers for use in building pastures, or for ovens, or for tying to the ankles of witches before dropping them into the sea.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“Jake, Jake, beyond the Gate, The forces there decide your fate. Jake, Jake, run along home, Before the beast tears out your bones.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“BEWARE! THIS MYSTERIOUS ANIMAL HAS BEEN SEEN PROWLING THE BYWAYS. STAY ALERT! STAY ALIVE! REPORT ALL UNUSUAL ACTIVITY TO POLICE!”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“I won’t say Rest In Peace because I know Earth and the universe are far too tantalising to be lying down missing it all. So, have fun traveling and exploring all those fantastic worlds out there…”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera

“I sat beside Hogshead. He was tucking into a pint. ‘Day off or you on duty?’ I asked him. He looked around at me. ‘On duty,’ he said merrily, his cheeks all rosy like he’d been on the piss most of the day. ‘Oh, I say, did you see the will-o’-the-wisps t’other night. Spectacular sight, it were.”
― A. L. Brooks, Strangeworld: The Mortifera