I'd forgotten about the film of The Dark is Rising, but yes, it was a massive disappointment and bore very little resemblance to the book.
I think you'd enjoy it, BurlingtonBertram. That's the third title in the trilogy, the second being The Phoenix and the Carpet. For me, the series gets better with each installment.burlingtonbertram wrote:I will give E Nesbit's 'Amulet' a try - I was after a pre-decimal copy on E-Bay a couple of months back and think I must have forgotten to keep looking.