SHORT SHARP SHOCKS
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RELEASED OUT NOW! 1949-1980 | 18 | Blu-ray Directors Theodore Zichy, Brian Cummins, Lindsey Vickers, Nigel Finch Cast Stanley Baker, Alexis Kanner, Julie Peasgood, Terence Alexander
BLU-RAY DEBUT Master of the English ghost story Algernon Blackwood had the air of an Oxford don who had once confronted the power of Satan – and would tell you all about it over a glass of port. You’ll find him here in two short films from the ’40s (16 minutes/13 minutes), part of a double-disc set of spooky supporting features curated by the BFI. While it’s a rare chance to see a genre legend captured like ectoplasm on celluloid, he proves an uncomfortable screen presence, recounting fireside tales that feel just on the edge of rambling.