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Stigma is a short film which is part of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas.Written by Clive Exton, produced by Rosemary Hill, and directed by the series' creator, Lawrence Gordon Clark, it first aired on BBC1 on 29 December 1977 (delayed from 28 December), the latest airdate in the series relative to Christmas.
M. R. James in about 1900. The first five films are adaptations of stories from the four books by M. R. James, published between 1904 and 1925. [8] The ghost stories of James, an English mediaeval scholar and Provost of Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, were originally narrated as Christmas entertainments to friends and selected students.
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A Ghost Story for Christmas Woman of Stone is a short film which is part of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas . Produced by Isibéal Ballance and written and directed by Mark Gatiss , it is an adaptation of E. Nesbit ’s short story "Man-Size in Marble".
Lawrence Gordon Clark is an English television director and producer, screenwriter, and author, best known for creating the supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas, which originally aired on BBC One from 1971–1978, with Clark directing all but the final instalment as well as writing and producing the first two, The Stalls of Barchester (1971) and A Warning to the Curious ...
Lost Hearts is a short film, the third of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas.Written by Robin Chapman, produced by Rosemary Hill, and directed by the series' creator, Lawrence Gordon Clark, it is based on the 1895 ghost story of the same name by M. R. James and first aired on BBC1 on 25 December 1973.
No wonder there's an entire genre of Christmas-themed horror movies". [15] Matthew DuPée, author of A Scary Little Christmas: A History of Yuletide Horror Films, wrote that filmgoers "seeking an exhilarating alternative to the sickly sweet, feel-good Christmas movies found on the Hallmark Channel" explained the genre's popularity. [4]: 2
A Ghost Story for Christmas originally ran annually from 1971–1978, initially adapting James' stories before a move to original stories for the final two entries led to its cancellation. "A View from a Hill"" is the first episode of the 21st century revival, returning to the tradition of adapting James, and was the first instalment which didn ...