6/21/2023 0 Comments Ghost story peter straub review![]() ![]() A childhood favorite of this writer, the film has finally arrived on Blu-ray courtesy of Scream Factory with minimal fanfare, which is a shame because the picture (especially in this lovingly remastered HD presentation) deserves as much attention as possible, all the better to steer younger audiences toward what is certainly one of the most elegant horror films of the 1980s. ![]() The movie was and is a streamlining of Straubs narrative and thematically dense source, with characters altered, motivations removed, ambiguities made more explicit and many details simplified to obscurity.īut a book is not a film, nor should it be, and GHOST STORY is, when removed from any literary expectations, a shimmering Gothic horror tale, one filled with dread, secrets, sexuality and passages of full blown horror. Classic Gothic horror film GHOST STORY is worth rediscovering on Blu-ray.įans of author Peter Straubs brilliant 1979 novel GHOST STORY were more than a little let down when director John Irvins feature film was released in 1981. ![]()
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