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By E W (35) on 20 Feb 2010

Not a very good adaptation of Straub's finest novel…

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By Angel M (666) on 01 Jan 2010

3 old men reflect on their past .. That haunts them…

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By Vincent H (192) on 18 Nov 2009

One of the best ghost stories ever put on film…

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By Brody M (674) on 30 Oct 2009

Not bad at all but not as scary as I hoped it would be…

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By Jennifer R (652) on 12 Oct 2009

Good creepy ghost story. however I must say that I was hoping fred astaire was gonna dance in the movie…

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By Ben B (1,489) on 10 Sep 2009

Far from great and scary, but found it somewhat entertaining…

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By Todd C (261) on 26 Jul 2009

After hearing this movie mentioned as one of the worst book-to-film adaptations of all time, I became curious and had to see it…

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By Julius N (41) on 13 Jul 2009

I bought the book when I was a kid. But this was really good too. Fred Astaire in a horror movie. Who would have thought it…

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By Zarinah H (95) on 11 Jul 2009

People haunted by a tragic event in the past,old friendships, a man who can't get over a lost love and who in fact loves something no longer…

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By Mike L (1,553) on 04 Jul 2009

One of the first movies where I came to realize that movies and the books they are based on can be completely different, and not in a good…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 27 Jun 2009

I read Peter Straub's excellent novel Ghost Story shortly after reading Stephen King's Salem's Lot…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 15 May 2009

This was deemed as one of the worst adaptations, I don't see anything wrong with it…

Review of Ghost Story (1981)

By Julie G (404) on 15 May 2009

This was deemed as one of the worst adaptations, I don't see anything wrong with it…

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By The M (301) on 19 Jan 2009

This movie was incredibly disappointing…

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By Wayne T (97) on 07 Nov 2008

Images from this film have always floated around my subconsciousness since I saw it at the ripe age of 4…

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By Louis F (268) on 02 Nov 2008

Eh. Not very scary and how come a ghost can get a job and bang people…

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By Bastet 0 (187) on 18 Oct 2008

This film combines old school (50s) era story telling- (with the suspense and how the tale unfolds) and the cinematic costume effects that…

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By Josh W (836) on 03 Oct 2008

A solid spook story of ghostly revenge that kept me interested to the end…

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By Cj C (605) on 02 Oct 2008

A major fav. A true ghost story, a classic. Dont listen to the reviews, its absolutely NOT a dud…

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By Jonny M (72) on 30 Sep 2008

Just re-watched the majority of this last night, really good - makes me want to read the book again…

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