The Horror Documentaries of Mark Gatiss
J.D. Collins dissects what makes Mark Gatiss’s BBC Horror documentaries so entertaining, and also how elements can be seen in his work…
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‘Do you believe in ghosts?’ Revisiting Mark Gatiss’ Crooked House (2008)
Mark Anthony Ayling revisits Mark Gatiss’s 2008 horror anthology, Crooked House, and the ordinary – and extraordinary – fears contained within…
Creeping through the countryside
At once sublime and horrifying, the English countryside is increasingly the backdrop in horror that explores a growing unease about our place in the world. Melissa Elborn digs deeper into why the ground beneath our feet is revealing our darkest imaginings…
A Beguiling Bleakness: Casting the Runes (1979)
Following his final film for the BBC’s A Ghost Stories for Christmas series, Lawrence Gordon Clark went freelance and landed at ITV where he turned his considerable talents toward directing another M.R. James story, Casting the Runes, for their Playhouse strand…
The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
The first official episode of the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas series was an adaptation of the M.R. James’ story, The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral. Lee Broughton explores the film in detail…