Review of Ghost Stories (2018) by Ittiaces — 19 Apr 2018

Ghost Stories is a British horror film adapted from the Olivier nominated play by writers Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson('The League of Gentlemen'). Nyman stars as a professor who has made his life's work revolve around debunking supernatural events and providing logical explanations for them. He is challenged to investigate three extreme cases of strange happenings, and the story unfolds on his subsequent journey.

On the whole this film is undoubtedly scary, actually terrifying in parts, very entertaining and the fact there are several stories entwined in one main plot leaves the audience little room for boredom. The characters are well rounded and interesting, Martin Freeman gives a fantastic turn as an obnoxious stock trader with sinister intent. There are plenty of jump scares, and the foreboding atmosphere is retained throughout. It's well filmed and each scene cleverly designed.

On the flip side, I would have liked to see the three stories more resolved and some of the plot points didn't seem to make sense at times. However, the twist at the end made the reason for this very clear. All in all, an excellent, thought-provoking film and definitely one of the best British horrors in a long time.