The Keep Within

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The book also goes into detail about the “crosses” that cover the keep. They’re actually in the shape of a talisman, which is the handle of Glaeken’s weapon. This is what binds the monster to the keep, and why he needs it removed so he can be free. The book gives a better understanding of the stakes too; if Molesar escapes he will spread darkness and chaos across the world. a b c d e f g h Navarro, Meagan (6 March 2019). "[It Came From the '80s] Ancient Evil and Troubled Production Within 'The Keep' ". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. As you can see a lot going on yet Worrad knows when to let one plot point breathe; move on and then I the latter half collide with gusto. The story is always moving – dramatic, violent and thoughtful. Its also quite refreshing how this story handles queerness as something people understand happens and accepts it (interestingly less so in the Keep but the wider town seems far more enlightened). This is a story where people have not just passion for power but want to be loved or sometimes just take pleasure for its own sake. It adds to that feeling of this being almost a version of some forgotten bawdy and bloody play set in this world. But by the end as the cast gets smaller, and all comes to light we see an interesting commentary on exactly why do people want power when they rarely do anything with it for anyone else? An usual but much more interesting idea we don’t get in too many novels even today.

The earliest keeps were built as part of motte-and-bailey castles from the 10th century onwards – a combination of documentary and archaeological evidence places the first such castle, built at Vincy, in 979. [10] These castles were initially built by the more powerful lords of Anjou in the late 10th and 11th centuries, in particular Fulk III and his son, Geoffrey II, who built a great number of them between 987 and 1060. [11] William the Conqueror then introduced this form of castle into England when he invaded in 1066, and the design spread through south Wales as the Normans expanded up the valleys during the subsequent decades. [12] Reconstructed wooden keep at Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou The only thing that didn’t really gel for me was the tone of the book in some places. It’s a very darkly comic novel, which is fine, but when characters feel genuine emotion, it tends to veer a little too far into melodrama. Harry is the perfect example of this. He spends so much time being the butt of the joke, especially in the beginning, so that when he is genuinely feeling some emotion, it feels a little too comedic.But don't just take my word for it! Titan Books is giving away copies, so you can find out how awesome this book and how talented Mr Worrad is for yourself. Fill out this form for a chance to win a copy of this excellent novel. Principal photography began in September 1982 in Wales, with an original shooting schedule of 13 weeks. [11] Filming was grueling, and once principal photography was finished, additional re-shoots were done which extended the filming for a total of 22 weeks. Each review score is between 1 and 10. To get the overall score, we add up all the review scores and divide that total by the number of review scores we received. Guests can also give separate subscores in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value, and free WiFi. Guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently – there’s no direct link between them.

So, the bad: Kyra isn't in this book. As far as I can tell, no one from Pennyblade appears in The Keep Within (except for maybe the gross country priest?) but I am also notoriously bad with names and details. The film version is harder to define; it’s never explained exactly what he is and he absorbs lifeforce instead of blood, causing his victims to explode into dry husks. He originally appears as a mist with floating eyes before gradually taking shape, and while his design is striking, it looks stiff and rubbery in motion. Still, his look appears to have been an inspiration on The Incredible Hulk’s Abomination and Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse. Kaufmann, J. E. and H. W. Kaufmann. (2004) The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts, and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages. Cambridge, US: Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-81358-0. I have always been impressed by J.L. Worrad’s worldbuilding and his superb ability to draw a reader in and utterly immerse them into a world of his creation. The Keep Within is a novel in this vein and I couldn’t help but be captivated by the storytelling and the realms being described with masterful prowess. Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, an update to the methodology usedChâtelain, André. (1983) Châteaux Forts et Féodalité en Ile de France, du XIème au XIIIème siècle. Nonette: Créer. ISBN 978-2-902894-16-1. (in French) During the 12th century, new designs began to be introduced – in France, quatrefoil-shaped keeps were introduced, while in England polygonal towers were built. By the end of the century, French and English keep designs began to diverge: Philip II of France built a sequence of circular keeps as part of his bid to stamp his royal authority on his new territories, while in England castles were built without keeps. In Spain, keeps were increasingly incorporated into both Christian and Islamic castles, although in Germany tall fighting towers called bergfriede were preferred to keeps in the western fashion. In the second half of the 14th century, there was a resurgence in the building of keeps. In France, the keep at Vincennes began a fashion for tall, heavily machicolated designs, a trend adopted in Spain most prominently through the Valladolid school of Spanish castle design. Meanwhile, tower keeps in England became popular amongst the most wealthy nobles: these large keeps, each uniquely designed, formed part of the grandest castles built during the period. Larksdale works so well in this courtly drama as he is both part of it and not. He runs a theatre and loves the arts. His plays are what keeps him in the king's favour but also the drugs and ruffians he can procure. A deeply flawed character, but one who is more sympathetic than most. He finds himself thrust into a quest that he does not want and had no plans for. This makes his predicament even more exciting.

Kennedy, Harlan (December 1983). "Michael Mann – In Interview Castle – 'Keep' ". Film Comment. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023 – via American Cinema Papers.At the same time as these keeps were being built by the extremely wealthy, much smaller, keep-like structures called tower houses or peel towers were built across Ireland, Scotland, and northern England, often by relatively poorer local lords and landowners. [97] [nb 6] It was originally argued that Irish tower houses were based on the Scottish design, but the pattern of development of such castles in Ireland does not support this hypothesis. [99] A tower house would typically be a tall, square, stone-built, crenelated building; Scottish and Ulster tower houses were often also surrounded by a barmkyn or bawn wall. [100] Most academics have concluded that tower houses should not be classified as keeps but rather as a form of fortified house. [101] Burton, Peter (2008), "Islamic Castles in Iberia" (PDF), The Castle Studies Group Journal, 21: 228–244 The Keep Within is a return to the dark, scheming world from Pennyblade, filled with danger, secrets, dark plots, and all the gray characters you could ever want. In 1941 in Romania, following the commencement of Operation Barbarossa, a motorized Gebirgsjäger unit of the Wehrmacht, under the command of Captain Klaus Woermann, arrives at an uninhabited citadel – simply known as 'the Keep' – with the aim of taking control of the Dinu Pass in the Carpathian Mountains. Two soldiers, privates Lutz and Anton, attempt to loot a metallic icon within the keep but accidentally unleash a spectral entity which kills them. The being, known as Radu Molasar, proceeds to kill five more soldiers in the following days and begins to take corporeal form. A detachment of SS Einsatzkommandos, under the command of sadistic SD Sturmbannführer Erich Kaempffer, arrives to deal with what is thought to be Soviet partisan activity in a nearby village. He executes three civilians as collective punishment and takes another five as hostages, despite Woermann's protests.

Writer Steven Rybin notes in his book Michael Mann: Crime Auteur that The Keep "does not construct a view of the world in which simple and unambiguous forces such as "good" and "evil" do battle. Mann clearly finds human evil in the failure of systems and not in individuals", citing the fact that the Nazi soldiers in the film pillage the metal crosses from the stone fortress for economic gain, unwittingly unleashing the evil spirit of Molasar. [9] Rybin also asserts that, despite the narrative's core thematic elements, Mann is more concerned with crafting a "visual and sonic fairytale". [10] Production [ edit ] Filming [ edit ]

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I would like to thank Olivia from Titan for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review The musical score was released in several different bootleg editions in the years since the film's release. [27]