The Treasure of Abbot Thomas

Episode aired Dec 23, 1974
37m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

739

YOUR RATING

Folk Horror Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Thriller

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... Read allThe 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

739

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Final film of Anne Blake.

Connections
Featured in MR James: Ghost Writer (2013)

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Featured review

8/10

Oddly Structured, But Very Good

A short, taut, adept piece of horror film making. The opening scenes feel slightly askew from the rest of the movie, but they serve their purpose in establishing the priest figure as a man of sound mind and mostly rational thought (as much as a priest can be a man of logic anyway) which will later leave no ambiguity about whether this is a psychological thriller or a gothic horror thriller.

Beautifully shot, beautifully lit, and backed by an unsettling score. Seek it out if you're in the mood for a short but extremely compelling piece of 70s horror.