‘Perhaps it was his love of the mythical past, King Arthur and his knights, that brought him back. Or perhaps he felt as I did, that real change could only be affected in the place that you most understood: home.’

– Penny Rimbaud, The Last of the Hippies

‘In small doses, melancholy, alienation, and introspection are among life’s most refined pleasures.’

– Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking

‘“Horror isn’t everywhere,” said Cushing. “But horror is somewhere every day.”’

– Stephen Volk, Whitstable

‘The world was almost translucent, as if we were already half among the dead. Nothing could be lovelier.’

– Robert Aickman, The Attempted Rescue