Ghostwatch 30th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray

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Ghostwatch 30th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray

Posted August 31, 2022 09:17 PM by Webmaster

101 Films will release on Blu-ray Lesley Manning's made-for-TV drama Ghostwatch (1992), starring Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith, Craig Charles, and Gillian Bevan. In the United States, the release will be available for purchase on October 25.

Official label description: Sarah Greene and Craig Charles report from a reputedly haunted London home for the outside broadcast, while Michael Parkinson and Mike Smith stay in the warmth and "safety" of a BBC studio. The Early family are allegedly being harassed by the ghost 'Pipes', so named as his banging and crashing were initially attributed to bad plumbing. After a deliberately slow start the tension gradually builds, culminating in a terrifying crescendo. Although entirely fictional, the masterly combination of great scripting, intuitive direction and perfect casting made the supernatural pastiche appear frighteningly real.

An inspiration to a generation of filmmakers, and years ahead of the profusion of found footage movies that would follow, Ghostwatch is regarded as a classic of the genre and remains as relevant, as terrifying, and as inspirational today.

Special Features and Technical Specs:
  • NEW 'Do You Believe in Ghosts?', a brand new 30th anniversary documentary on the Ghostwatch phenomenon
  • NEW Audio Commentary with film historians Shellie McMurdo and Stella Gaynor
  • Audio Commentary with writer Stephen Volk, producer Ruth Baumgarten and director Lesley Manning
  • Shooting Reality by Lesley Manning
  • Limited Edition Booklet: Includes 'Extra Sensory Perception Management' by Sarah Appleton, 'Ghostwatch – As it Happened' by Tim Murray and short story '31/10' by Ghostwatch writer Stephen Volk
  • Reproduced script, annotated by director Lesley Manning
  • Set of six art cards