The Crimson Horror is a novel written by Mark Gatiss. Released in 2021, it is a novelization of Gatiss' Doctor Who episode of the same name.
Characters[]
- Eleventh Doctor
- Clara Oswald
- Madame Vastra
- Jenny Flint
- Strax
- Mrs. Winifred Gillyflower - a host of the ancient parasite Mr. Sweet
- Mr. Sweet - an ancient parasite
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Publisher's summary[]
'We must get to the bottom of this dark and queer business, no matter what the cost!'
Something ghastly is afoot in Victorian Yorkshire. Something that kills. Bodies are washing up in the canal, their skin a waxy, glowing red… But just what is this crimson horror?
Madam Vastra, Jenny and Strax are despatched to investigate the mystery. Strangely reluctant to assist their enquiries is Mrs Winifred Gillyflower, matriarch of ‘Sweetville’, a seemingly utopian workers’ community.
Why do all roads lead to the team's old friends Clara and the Doctor?
Who is Mrs Gillyflower's mysterious silent partner Mr Sweet?
And will the motley gang be in time to defeat the mysterious power that threatens all the world with its poison?
In-universe continuity[]
- The Doctor references Tegan Jovanka.
- The Doctor previously used the idea of an eye holding the last image it saw in The Ark in Space.
- A "repulsive story of the red leech" was mentioned in Andy Lane's novel All-Consuming Fire, though it is likely these two events are unconnected.
Sources[]
- TARDIS Wiki