The third part of the story pulls all of the previous segments together and is quite clever. This film Crooked House (2008) has nothing to do with the famous Agatha Christie novel or movie. Three good ghostly tales but as another reviewer said it is the final segment that not only brings it all together but is the masterpiece and the one that really is chilling. It then switched to the 1920's, another era I have little interest in. Great film, powerful ending with a twist. ( Log Out /  Lee Ingleby, whom I adore anyway, was absolutely convincing, especially in the latter third of this "blended trilogy" of three stories rolled into one. English français. When a museum curator is given the door knocker from a Tudor mansion, the ghostly secrets of Geap Manor's haunted past begin to emerge. Best ghost story I've watched in a long time! According to the local museum curator, it comes from the recently demolished Geap Manor – a sinister old place which seemed to attract… unpleasantness. A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Tractate Middoth, Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions, Out of the Deep: Walter de la Mare’s Supernatural Tales, Devilishly Good: The Best of Dennis Wheatley. The 4 and 5 stars baffle me, and while I understand that viewers have different criteria for assessment, I have to say I find that those rave reviews are really just raving. One of our most talented actors and screenwriters delivers up a delicious cauldron of terror! So many will want to add it to their collection. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. Video availability outside of United States varies. Amazon's Choice recommends highly rated and well-priced products. Still awaiting the release of MG's amazing adaptation of M R James' The Tractate Middoth, shown on the BBC a couple of years ago. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The extras - making of etc. ( Log Out /  Support. The curator tells him that the housing estate Ben lives on was once the estate of Geap Manor (‘Geap’ is an old English word meaning ‘crooked’), a house with a strange and disturbing history. There is nothing unpredictable here - and that is not a criticism, just an observation - and the most chilling tale is the modern day one, with Lee Ingleby excellent as the eager innocent-abroad victim, and Mark Gatiss himself as the person who is the storyteller And Someone Else. The portmanteau theme so marvellously exhibited in the classic film Dead of Night is captured here with three threads to the same story each having distinct identities. First time commenters are moderated. In the 1780s, … Sign In Crooked House… Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Try again. I bought this to make up the shortfall in amazon's free-postage-if-you-spend-twenty-pounds offer and it was several weeks before I found time to watch it. Please try again. All without the blood and gore of Hollywood "shallow" works! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Click image to read my short story 'Changed' in The Cynic Online Magazine. Well, asmuch as any ghost story could be said to be original. I'll stop the analysis there to avoid any real spoilers, but suffice it to say that weak connective tissue and terrible finish undercut a well-acted production that had the potential to be much more than it was. I bought this to make up the shortfall in amazon's free-postage-if-you-spend-twenty-pounds offer and it was several weeks before I found time to watch it. Superb TV special by the oh so talented Mark Gatiss (ex-League of Gentlemen). Crooked House ist eine übernatürliches Drama Mini-Seriedie auf lüftete BBC Four im Dezember 2008.. There's a moment when the young schoolteacher locks himself out for a moment, lets himself back in and... suffice to say that I nearly jumped out of my seat. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.