The material also proves to be a nice match for the screen — it recalls
the British horror anthologies of the 1950s and 1960s, and also vintage TV shows like Night Gallery, which featured the terse narration of post-Twilight Zone Rod Serling.
A handsome throwback to the golden age of
British horror anthologies, the supernatural thriller «Ghost Stories» transforms a hit play into something surprisingly cinematic.
Not exact matches
Mondo movies get a single entry with Africa: Blood and Guts, and
British anthology horrors are represented by Tales from the Crypt and Vault of
Horror.
Available same day as select theaters nationwide is Ghost Stories (2017, not rated), a
British anthology horror film with a streak of dark humor co-starring Martin Freeman.
But recently American networks, fully in the throws of Peak TV, started emulating the
British model — and limited series and
anthologies like Fargo, American
Horror Story, etc. injected new life into what was once a musty category.
A throwback to the grand tradition of
horror anthologies, this
British compendium of genre staples manages a few frightening moments within its tedious episodic structure.
Release date: April 20 Cast: Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse Director: Andy Nyman & Jeremy Dyson Why it's great: There are lots of entertaining
horror anthologies out there but very few manage to thread their stories through a larger framework like this resoundingly clever
British import.
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