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The Stone Tape

1972Movie1 h 30 min

62
DecentGoodWatch score

A nerve-racking, deeply unsettling horror movie about the mind and mystery, with standout direction and score.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you want something to laugh at · you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you scare easily

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Story

A research team from an electronics company move into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill Greeley witnesses a ghost, team director Peter Brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall (dubbed a "stone tape"), but to exorcise it too - with terrifying results...

Feels like

  • Atmospheric Horror
  • Psychological Dread
  • Ghost in the Machine
  • Slow-Burn Suspense
  • Sound Design Masterpiece
  • Tragic Backstory
  • Scientific Parapsychology
  • Unsettling Ambiguity
  • Cold War Era Aesthetic
  • Haunting Melancholy

Cast

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Directed by
Peter Sasdy
Written by
Nigel Kneale
Produced by
Innes Lloyd

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Facts

December 25, 1972 · 1 h 30 min · Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes

Released
December 25, 1972
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Content
Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Genres
Horror, TV Movie, Mystery, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
5 countries

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Questions about The Stone Tape

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Where can I stream The Stone Tape?

In the United States, The Stone Tape streams on AMC+ and Shudder. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is The Stone Tape worth watching?

62
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62 (IMDb 6.3).

Will The Stone Tape scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching The Stone Tape?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.