Eight tales of ghostly encounters through the decades, manifesting amid the ruins of a once grand English hotel.Eight tales of ghostly encounters through the decades, manifesting amid the ruins of a once grand English hotel.Eight tales of ghostly encounters through the decades, manifesting amid the ruins of a once grand English hotel.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 1 nomination total
Hugh Fraser
- Tim
- (segment "40 Years")
Miles Jovian
- Bob
- (segment "Ghost of a Chance")
Reece Ritchie
- Charles Dickens
- (segment "Watching")
Rob Jarvis
- The Landlord
- (segment "Room 27b")
Paul Moriarty
- George
- (segment "Devil Inside")
Roderick Smith
- Willy Urlowe
- (segment "The Contraption")
Dominic Taylor
- Malcolm
- (segment "The Writer")
Judith Sharp
- Julie
- (segment "40 Years")
Charlotte Luxford
- Young Julie
- (segment "40 Years")
Kate Cook
- Miss Jenkins
- (segment "Ghost of a Chance")
AG. Longhurst
- Mountain
- (segment "Devil Inside")
Peter Sowerbutts
- Terry
- (segment "Devil Inside")
Jon McKenna
- Mickey
- (segment "Devil Inside")
Patrick Marlowe
- Arthur
- (segment "The Contraption")
Andrew Hollingworth
- Eddie
- (segment "Room 27b")
Joshua Dickinson
- Tom
- (segment "Housekeeping")
Geir Madland
- Peter Fearless
- (segment "The Writer")
Richard Bates
- Pickwick
- (segment "Watching")
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Different
I enjoyed this. It's always intriguing to see what can be achieved on a low budget and this delivers some excellent and quirky stuff. Well done to all involved. Hope it does well.
Certainly very different.
I thoroughly enjoyed this very odd film, it's very unusual, almost unique, definitely not your typical horror movie, some great segments though, particularly the segment featuring Tim and his wife, and the one which featured Maisy as The Hotel Maid.
It's very atmospheric, very nicely made, and definitely well acted, High Fraser in particular was fantastic.
Was it scary? Definitely not, so if you're after thrills and scares, this may not be for you, however if you're looking for suspense and mystery, you may well enjoy this curio.
Very watchable, 8/10.
It's very atmospheric, very nicely made, and definitely well acted, High Fraser in particular was fantastic.
Was it scary? Definitely not, so if you're after thrills and scares, this may not be for you, however if you're looking for suspense and mystery, you may well enjoy this curio.
Very watchable, 8/10.
Rather boring and uneven
This compendium might only prove that using eight directors, eight writers, and four editors produces a result that doesn't hold together very well. Some of the segments are quite atmospheric but none are scary or even chilling in the least. This is the kind of "horror" movies that you can't show your kids because they will leave the room rolling their eyes and making fun of you. Only one segment was really scary and that was due to the 1960s wallpaper.
Makes for great Halloween viewing
I enjoyed this collection of short films. They aren't overly dark or cynical. The stories aren't necessarily scary but they do range from being fun, to poignant to creepy. "The Writer" and "40 Years" were my favorites. Overall, the acting is consistent with the overall tone and "spirit" of the films. What I found impressive is that each film took place during a different time period but within the same location; the lighting, production design and costumes all tied the different time periods together nicely while grounding them all within the hotel. I definitely recommend this to viewers who enjoy a good-natured spooky film.
Ghostly good fun
An enjoyable series of linked stories set in a real Ipswich hotel. The stories vary from the atmospheric, to more spooky with some gentle British humour in between.
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was shot entirely on location at the (now closed) Great White Horse Hotel in Ipswich, UK, which dates back at least as far as the 17th century. The quote at the beginning of the film which begins "Never was such labyrinths..." is taken from Charles Dickens' novel 'The Pickwick Papers', and is directly referencing the hotel.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor requested cuts in order to obtain their preferred classification. Images of strong injury detail were removed in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
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Details
- Runtime
- 1h 35m(95 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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