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Return to Glennascaul

1952Movie23 min

DramaHorror
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Rotten Tomatoes–83%

A nostalgic, intriguing horror movie about mystery.

Good for friends night · teens · comfort watch

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Story

Orson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. The man relays to Welles a strange tale of an encounter he had once before at the same isolated location.

Feels like

  • Irish Folklore
  • Ghost Story
  • Orson Welles
  • Supernatural Encounter
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere
  • Short Film
  • Mystery
  • Psychological

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Crew

Directed by
Hilton Edwards
Written by
Hilton Edwards
Produced by
Micheál Mac Liammóir, Hilton Edwards
Music by
Hans Gunther Stumpf

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Facts

November 24, 1952 · 23 min · Horror, Drama

Released
November 24, 1952
Runtime
23 min
Genres
Horror, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
Ireland
Available in
2 countries

Tropes

Call-Back, Framing Device, Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts +8

  • Call-Back
  • Framing Device
  • Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts
  • Cat Scare
  • Narrator
  • As Himself
  • Dutch Angle
  • Our Ghosts Are Different
  • Abandoned Area
  • Match Cut
  • Flashback Effects

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Where can I stream Return to Glennascaul?

Criterion

In the United States, Return to Glennascaul streams on Criterion. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is Return to Glennascaul worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 6.9).

Will Return to Glennascaul scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more unsettling than scary: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for uncanny, but 4 for scares.