On Stranger Tides escalates from there to closing mega-thrills so determinedly spiced that your palate is left almost jaded." Jack Adrian says that "Tim Powers has further refertilized the Sabatini swashbuckler," and describes the novel as a skillful blend of "high seas adventure with sorcery and black magic." Kim Newman based the name of a vampire in his "Anno Dracula" series on the main character of "On Stranger Tides". Ron Gilbert has been widely quoted that the "Monkey Island" series of adventure games was inspired by Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. However, he stated in a blog that the ride was mainly
The Stranger (video series) after Peri). In a further connection, it co-starred Sophie Aldred, better known as Ace from "Doctor Who", and Peter Miles, who had co-starred (opposite Wisher) in the TV serial "Genesis of the Daleks" – both in completely different roles. "In Memory Alone", the third film, found the Stranger and Miss Brown stranded without their mysterious transport (never seen) in a desolate train station with amnesia, and battling a robot and a mysterious man played by Nicholas Briggs (who also wrote the film along with others in the "Stranger" series). Most releases of this film (including VHS) include a behind-the-scenes featurette