A good, gory Gothic horror

This gory, Gothic horror set in a remote American crammer is essentially Donna Tartt's The Secret History copied out with a few small typos - Latin instead of Greek, New England rather than specifically Vermont. It's pretty shameless, but pretty good, too - a very slinky little spine-chiller whose occasional forays into complete madness don't do too much harm.

Goodman's best move is adding a murky lake in the college grounds to the mix. This pool seems intent on gobbling up all the young flesh it can - three delirious flu sufferers in 1918, another trio of friends 20-odd years ago and now three more classmates with an unhealthy interest in their Latin teacher, Jane Hudson. Is it just a coincidence that she was a student at the time of the second set of deaths? And, given her familiarity with the lake's greedy ways, why does she insist on a skinny-dip every morning before class?