GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS VOLUME 1 - BLU-RAY
Ghost Stories for Christmas: Volume 1 (3-disc Blu-ray)
Directors: Jonathan Miller, Lawrence Gordon Clark
Broadcast in the dying hours of Christmas Eve, the BBCās A Ghost Story for Christmas series was a fixture of the seasonal schedules throughout the 1970s and spawned a long tradition of chilling tales, which terrified yuletide viewers for decades to come.
This much-requested release brings four landmarks of the series their Blu-ray debut, having been newly remastered by the BFI from original film materials. All based on classic short stories by acclaimed writer MR James, his atmospheric settings and creeping unease are eerily realised in these seminal dramas that unleash evil spirits that will haunt and unnerve.
The Films:
Whistle and Iāll Come to YouĀ (1968) |Ā The Stalls of Barchester(1971) |Ā A Warning to the CuriousĀ (1972) |Ā Lost HeartsĀ (1973)
Special features / extras
- Newly remastered by the BFI and presented in High Definition (Limited Edition)
- Newly recorded audio commentaries forĀ Whistle and Iāll Come to YouĀ (1968) andĀ A Warning to the CuriousĀ by TV historian Jon Dear
- Newly recorded audio commentaries forĀ The Stalls of BarchesterĀ andĀ Lost HeartsĀ by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Whistle and Iāll Come to YouĀ (2010, 52 mins): John Hurt stars in this 2010 interpretation of MR Jamesās chilling tale
- Jonathan Miller and Christopher Frayling interview (2012, 3 mins)
- Neil Brand reads MR Jamesās original story (2001, 42 mins, audio only)
- Ramsey Campbell on MR James (2001, 16 mins)
- Ramsey Campbell reads The Guide (2001, 27 mins)
- Introductions by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 33 mins total): the director of seven of the BBCās classicĀ A Ghost Story For ChristmasĀ episodes discusses his part in the first three instalments he directed
- Ghost Stories For Christmas with Christopher LeeĀ (2000, 60 mins total): BBC Scotlandās ātalking-head horrorā series starring the iconic actor as an MR James-like raconteur of fireside Christmas ghost stories. Included on this release areĀ The Stalls of BarchesterĀ andĀ A Warning to the Curious
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Ghost Stories for Christmas: Volume 1 (3-disc Blu-ray)
Directors: Jonathan Miller, Lawrence Gordon Clark
Broadcast in the dying hours of Christmas Eve, the BBCās A Ghost Story for Christmas series was a fixture of the seasonal schedules throughout the 1970s and spawned a long tradition of chilling tales, which terrified yuletide viewers for decades to come.
This much-requested release brings four landmarks of the series their Blu-ray debut, having been newly remastered by the BFI from original film materials. All based on classic short stories by acclaimed writer MR James, his atmospheric settings and creeping unease are eerily realised in these seminal dramas that unleash evil spirits that will haunt and unnerve.
The Films:
Whistle and Iāll Come to YouĀ (1968) |Ā The Stalls of Barchester(1971) |Ā A Warning to the CuriousĀ (1972) |Ā Lost HeartsĀ (1973)
Special features / extras
- Newly remastered by the BFI and presented in High Definition (Limited Edition)
- Newly recorded audio commentaries forĀ Whistle and Iāll Come to YouĀ (1968) andĀ A Warning to the CuriousĀ by TV historian Jon Dear
- Newly recorded audio commentaries forĀ The Stalls of BarchesterĀ andĀ Lost HeartsĀ by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Whistle and Iāll Come to YouĀ (2010, 52 mins): John Hurt stars in this 2010 interpretation of MR Jamesās chilling tale
- Jonathan Miller and Christopher Frayling interview (2012, 3 mins)
- Neil Brand reads MR Jamesās original story (2001, 42 mins, audio only)
- Ramsey Campbell on MR James (2001, 16 mins)
- Ramsey Campbell reads The Guide (2001, 27 mins)
- Introductions by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 33 mins total): the director of seven of the BBCās classicĀ A Ghost Story For ChristmasĀ episodes discusses his part in the first three instalments he directed
- Ghost Stories For Christmas with Christopher LeeĀ (2000, 60 mins total): BBC Scotlandās ātalking-head horrorā series starring the iconic actor as an MR James-like raconteur of fireside Christmas ghost stories. Included on this release areĀ The Stalls of BarchesterĀ andĀ A Warning to the Curious
