I'm watching this six episode UK serial right now and I don't know how
the British do it, but their ghost stories are usually super scary and
creepy. And this one is one of those.... with stretches of family drama
and stress punctuated by shocking poltergeist attacks and ghostly
appearances.
Here's the DVD advertising synopsis: An old woman's possessions are auctioned, and orchestral conductor Timothy Clare and his family move into her large, though rather gloomy and dilapidated, old house in Bristol. It soon becomes clear that this is a house full of secrets, and that Mrs. Betterton had good reason to leave with her young granddaughter, the ethereal, otherworldly Emily; after a series of frightening experiences and disturbing discoveries - including a walled-up room containing a skeleton - the Clares realise that they are not the only occupants. Unearthly presences inhabit the house, and the family must find a way to lay the ghosts to rest if they are ever to find peace there.
It's based on the true story of Thomas Brereton, a Dragoon commander who was court-martialed for leniency because he had refused to open fire on the crowds during the Bristol riots of 1831 and who later disappeared without a trace.
Reminds me a bit of some the M. R. James adaptations the BBC does during Christmas holidays. And those, IMO, are some of the best ghost stories ever committed to film.
Here's the DVD advertising synopsis: An old woman's possessions are auctioned, and orchestral conductor Timothy Clare and his family move into her large, though rather gloomy and dilapidated, old house in Bristol. It soon becomes clear that this is a house full of secrets, and that Mrs. Betterton had good reason to leave with her young granddaughter, the ethereal, otherworldly Emily; after a series of frightening experiences and disturbing discoveries - including a walled-up room containing a skeleton - the Clares realise that they are not the only occupants. Unearthly presences inhabit the house, and the family must find a way to lay the ghosts to rest if they are ever to find peace there.
It's based on the true story of Thomas Brereton, a Dragoon commander who was court-martialed for leniency because he had refused to open fire on the crowds during the Bristol riots of 1831 and who later disappeared without a trace.
Reminds me a bit of some the M. R. James adaptations the BBC does during Christmas holidays. And those, IMO, are some of the best ghost stories ever committed to film.
