M. R James - Master of the English Ghost Story.
by alexanderdavies-99382 | created - 25 Dec 2020 | updated - 10 Apr 2023 | PublicHighly regarded by fellow writer H. P Lovecraft, few people have stirred the imagination like M. R James with his ability for storytelling. His Ghost stories are rated as being some of the best of the genre.
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1. Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Ghost Stories for Christmas" was a UK horror anthology mini series where horror legend Christopher Lee hosts and narrates a series of four half hour ghost stories all based on stories by M.R. James.
Stars: Logan Crawford, Christopher Lee, Peter White, Matthew Wheatley
Votes: 274
Christopher Lee is great as the reader.
2. Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Horror
After finding an intriguing ring on a deserted beach, retired academic James Parkin soon becomes the victim of a supernatural revenge. But who is the avenger?
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: John Hurt, Gemma Jones, Lesley Sharp, Sophie Thompson
Votes: 1,047
3. Curse of the Demon (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshipper Julian Karswell.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham
Votes: 15,514
4. Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.
Stars: David Buck, Mark Moss, Freddie Jones, Robert Hunter
Votes: 111
An adaptation of "Casting the Runes" - missing from the archive.
5.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Whistle and I'll Come to You
(1968)
Not Rated | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Classic BBC adaptation of an equally classic ghost story about a skeptical professor on vacation in Norfolk who finds a cursed whistle. Unlike most other episodes of this documentary series about music, this one is live action folk horror.
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: Michael Hordern, Ambrose Coghill, George Woodbridge, Nora Gordon
Votes: 1,480
Atmospheric.
6. The Stalls of Barchester (1971 TV Movie)
45 min | Horror
While cataloging the library of Barchester Cathedral, a scholar finds a diary detailing the events surrounding the mysterious death of an Archdeacon some 50 years earlier. The first of the BBC's famed 'A Ghost Story for Christmas'.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Robert Hardy, Clive Swift, Thelma Barlow, Will Leighton
Votes: 914
7. A Warning to the Curious (1972 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An archaeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herington, John Kearney
Votes: 1,640
Gripping throughout.
8. Lost Hearts (1973 TV Movie)
35 min | Horror, Mystery
A young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Conor, James Mellor, Susan Richards
Votes: 961
9. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974 TV Movie)
37 min | Horror, Mystery
The Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Dunn, Anne Blake, Frank Mills, Virginia Balfour
Votes: 717
10. The Ash Tree (1975 TV Movie)
32 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Man of leisure Sir Richard (Edward Petherbridge) receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Preston Lockwood, Barbara Ewing, Lalla Ward
Votes: 766
11. A View from a Hill (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 40 min | Drama, Horror
In fact Dr Fanshawe is not on holiday. As an archaeologist, he has been engaged by the squire to catalogue a private collection of local artefacts.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Mark Letheren, Pip Torrens, David Burke, Simon Linnell
Votes: 677
12. Number 13 (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 40 min | Horror, Mystery
In order to authenticate some historical papers in a cathedral town, Oxbridge academic Anderson stays at a local hotel in room 12, initially disregarding the lack of a number 13 as provincial superstition.
Director: Pier Wilkie | Stars: Greg Wise, Paul Freeman, David Burke, Tom Burke
Votes: 643
13.
Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000)
Episode:
The Stalls of Barchester
(2000)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
While cataloguing the collections of Barchester Cathedral library, Dr Black stumbles across an intriguing box of papers belonging to former Archdeacon Haynes. In it, he discovers a hidden ... See full summary »
Director: Eleanor Yule | Stars: Christopher Lee, Logan Crawford, Peter White, Matthew Wheatley
Votes: 52
14.
Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000)
Episode:
Number 13
(2000)
40 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Dissatisfied with his hotel room, Professor Anderson demands to be moved to number 12 where he can work undisturbed. But, infuriated by the ghoulish noises made nightly by his neighbour, he... See full summary »
Director: Pier Wilkie | Stars: Christopher Lee, Logan Crawford, Greg Wise
Votes: 40
15.
Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000)
Episode:
A Warning to the Curious
(2000)
50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Peter Vaughan (Straw Dogs, Our Friends in the North) stars as a doomed amateur archaeologist who pays a terrible price for his curiosity about an ancient Saxon legend. John McGlashan's ... See full summary »
Director: Eleanor Yule | Stars: Logan Crawford, Christopher Lee
Votes: 50
16.
Classic Ghost Stories (1986– )
Episode:
The Mezzotint
(1986)
Horror
Mr Williams, the curator of an university museum, purchases a modest engraving of a country house. But a black tint in the corner of the picture seems to resemble a figure and it moves, slowly revealing past horrors.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Robert Powell, Norman Bacon, Michael Richmond, Jeremy Roberts
Votes: 21
17.
Classic Ghost Stories (1986– )
Episode:
The Ash-Tree
(1986)
Horror
A witch condemned to death places a curse upon the Ash tree at the hall of her accuser that stretches down through the centuries and through the generations to invade the life of the ancestor who has inherited the estate.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Robert Powell, Cameron Miller, Arthur Nightingale, Barry Summerford
Votes: 17
18.
Classic Ghost Stories (1986– )
Episode:
Wailing Well
(1986)
Horror
A group of Scouts on an excursion are strictly told not to go near an old well that has been marked with a red circle on their maps. However, one disobedient boy pays no heed to the warnings and thus pays a terrible price.
Director: David Bell | Star: Robert Powell
Votes: 22
19.
Classic Ghost Stories (1986– )
Episode:
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
(1986)
Horror
An academic on holiday discovers a whistle amongst the remains of a monastery of the Knights Templar. It has the legend "Who is this who is coming?" engraved upon it in Latin. He will find out when he unwisely blows into it.
Director: David Bell | Star: Robert Powell
Votes: 26
20.
Classic Ghost Stories (1986– )
Episode:
The Rose Garden
(1986)
Horror
Mrs Anstruther wants to convert a neglected corner of her property into a rose garden. She tells her gardener to remove the old seat and an old post it was attached to. This unleashes disturbing visions for her and her husband.
Director: David Bell | Stars: Robert Powell, John Beardmore, John Cannon, Peter Creasey
Votes: 16
21. Spine Chillers (1980– )
10 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Readings of classic ghost and horror stories aimed at older children.
Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Freddie Jones, John Woodvine, Michael Bryant
Votes: 17
22. Lights Out (1946–1952)
30 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
"Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Jack La Rue, Mercer McLeod, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 205
23. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
24. MR James: Ghost Writer (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: John Das | Stars: Mark Gatiss, Robert Lloyd Parry, Martin Bassindale, Adam Collier
Votes: 87
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