Neil Dickson: Dr. Ian Matheson

Quotes 

• [Ian's dreams of teaching at Oxford are dashed when a spirit inhabits his mother's body] 

  Mason : You know, dear lady, studying mythology is like studying literature - it's all fiction. The difference is mythology is a lot more fun.

  Mum Matheson : What's such damned fun about it?

  Dr. Ian Matheson : I'm tired. Are you tired? I think we're all tired. Bedtime!

  Mum Matheson : What if you were a ghost? What if you were pursued by an evil spirit that wanted to kill your soul? What if there was no way to escape? Would be so much damned fun, then?

  Dr. Ian Matheson : Goodbye, Oxford.

• Mum Matheson : I'm not your mother.

  Dr. Ian Matheson : That is no big secret.

  Mum Matheson : It isn't?

  Dr. Ian Matheson : It was obvious to everyone you were not yourself tonight.

  Mum Matheson : Damned right! I'm a ghost. I'm Sarah Bloom.

  Dr. Ian Matheson : And I'm Sean Connery.

  Mum Matheson : And Randi Wallace is a werewolf! Yes! That pretty young thing is a bloodthirsty raging beast. Would your sweet little mother know that? Would she? Would she!

• Randi Wallace : Who would get the blame for that if we called the police?

  Dr. Ian Matheson : Surely we can explain.

  Randi Wallace : What? That it wasn't your father who killed him, but it was, but it wasn't because he was possessed by a ghost at the time?