Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Ghost Story has generally received mixed reviews.
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Ghost Story was released in 1981 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 129 reviews, giving Ghost Story (1981) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 66%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Ghost Story than critics were.
With a score of 55%, Ghost Story is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
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