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Ghost Story

1981 · 110 min

A slow, wintry ghost story that wraps old men's guilt in gothic atmosphere and quiet dread.

Directed by
John Irvin
Genres
Horror, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale
Overview
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

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Directed by
John Irvin
Genres
Horror, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • revenge
  • death
  • memory
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, drama, thriller
Directed by
John Irvin
Written by
Lawrence D. Cohen
Starring
Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal, Alice Krige, Jacqueline Brookes
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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