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Ghost Story

1981Movie1 h 50 minR

DramaHorror
42
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Letterboxd3.0/5Rotten Tomatoes28%45%
42
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Letterboxd3.0/5Rotten Tomatoes28%45%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Drop-in friendly

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing
  • You scare easily

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Fingerprint

  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Scares you.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Dark Secretin 357 titlesAs young men, the Chowder Society members knocked Eva Galli unconscious during a party and, mistakenly believing she was dead, attempted a cover-up by putting the body in a car and disposing of both…Compressed Adaptationin 584 titlesThe film reduces the Chowder Society's membership from five to four, scales back the role of Gregory and Fenny, and eliminates a few characters entirely (one of whom was The Man Behind the Man).All 20 tropes

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