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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 9, 2017 23:14:38 GMT
I’m a great fan of the old English tradition of telling ghost-stories at Christmastime, in the spirit of M.R. James, E.F. Benson, Robert Aickman, and Russell Kirk. (I’m equally fond of the games played at Christmastime—Snapdragon, Smee, Charades.) As ghosts have become more and more associated with Hallowe’en, it seems that (A Christmas Carol notwithstanding) the tradition has fallen by the wayside, but I really think it’s great fun and very eerie, with the white snow swirling outside, a great phantasmic dance in a field of white...
Well! I wonder if any of you know any good ghost stories for Christmas, whether literary or cinematic. I know the BBC broadcasted the television program A Ghost Story for Christmas for several years; unfortunately, I’ve only ever seen “Whistle and I’ll Come to You,” the famed ’68 Omnibus adaptation of the M.R. James story.
Any more?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 9, 2017 23:23:53 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 9, 2017 23:51:44 GMT
Thanks, BATouttaheck. That was a fun little story! We got out first snowfall of the year here, so my thoughts are probably going to the subject... |
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Post by deembastille on Dec 10, 2017 2:35:15 GMT
no, dude. this is clearly the most wonderful time of the year...
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 12, 2017 19:18:35 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Dec 12, 2017 19:59:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 21:47:38 GMT
Here's a Christmas Ghost Ackbar for you!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 21:52:32 GMT
Not a literary story, but The X files have a fan favorite episode in season six where Mulder and Scully get trapped in a haunted house for Christmas.
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Post by deembastille on Dec 12, 2017 21:53:55 GMT
Not a literary story, but The X files have a fan favorite episode in season six where Mulder and Scully get trapped in a haunted house for Christmas. Oh, sweet! |
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 12, 2017 21:54:56 GMT
Thanks, @forceghostackbar . I’ve heard of that one; I’m afraid I haven’t seen The X-Files for a while (I started looking into the show only recently and enjoyed the first few episodes—“Ice,” a variation on Hawks’s The Thing, in particular), but I may have to skip around a bit and watch some more specific episodes. Speaking of The X-Files, Lebowskidoo 🦞 alerted me in the “bah, humbug” thread to the fact that the show also ribbed Browning’s Freaks (’32) for an episode called “Humbug.” I really appreciate when a modern movie or TV program takes an older picture as an inspiration, and that seems to have happened more than once with Mulder and Scully... “Ice”— The Thing from Another World“Humbug”— FreaksAny cross-reference for the one with them in a haunted house at Christmas? A Christmas Carol? Any more? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 22:01:04 GMT
Thanks, @forceghostackbar . I’ve heard of that one; I’m afraid I haven’t seen The X-Files for a while (I started looking into the show only recently and enjoyed the first few episodes—“Ice,” a variation on Hawks’s The Thing, in particular), but I may have to skip around a bit and watch some more specific episodes. It can take a while to get into the series. I started with season one and almost quit because there are some really bad episodes in the middle of that year. I reccomend watching some of the season 3-4 stand alone episodes. Once the series grows on you- you will love it. An episode I highly reccomend starting with is Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose in season 3. It has everything that makes the series great. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 22:03:10 GMT
Thanks, @forceghostackbar . I’ve heard of that one; I’m afraid I haven’t seen The X-Files for a while (I started looking into the show only recently and enjoyed the first few episodes—“Ice,” a variation on Hawks’s The Thing, in particular), but I may have to skip around a bit and watch some more specific episodes. Speaking of The X-Files, Lebowskidoo 🦞 alerted me in the “bah, humbug” thread to the fact that the show also ribbed Browning’s Freaks (’32) for an episode called “Humbug.” I really appreciate when a modern movie or TV program takes an older picture as an inspiration, and that seems to have happened more than once with Mulder and Scully... “Ice”— The Thing from Another World“Humbug”— FreaksAny cross-reference for the one with them in a haunted house at Christmas? A Christmas Carol? Any more? There's a ton of episodes that act as homages to old horror or sci fi movies. The Host in season two is their version of Creature from the Black Lagoon. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 22:06:17 GMT
Not a literary story, but The X files have a fan favorite episode in season six where Mulder and Scully get trapped in a haunted house for Christmas. Oh, sweet! It's got Ed Asner in it! |
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Post by deembastille on Dec 12, 2017 22:12:06 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Dec 12, 2017 23:33:58 GMT
I love this movie.
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 12, 2017 23:38:11 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Dec 12, 2017 23:39:00 GMT
Ah i thought you were referring to the ghost story movie starring Fred Astaire whoops. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 12, 2017 23:43:37 GMT
It can take a while to get into the series. I started with season one and almost quit because there are some really bad episodes in the middle of that year. I reccomend watching some of the season 3-4 stand alone episodes. Once the series grows on you- you will love it. An episode I highly reccomend starting with is Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose in season 3. It has everything that makes the series great. Oh, I already really like the series, Ackbar; I just got bogged down a bit with all the mythology, and then I stopped for a while. I really get bored easily when TV shows have long storylines rather than one-off episodes (which may be why I appreciated The X-Files’s MOTW episodes more—and the alien episodes, too, when they mostly told their own stories). Then it was taken off Netflix, and I just kinda let it all get away from me. But “Squeeze,” “Ice,” “Eve,” and “Beyond the Sea” are excellent. Duchovny’s acting is up-and-down here, but Gillian Anderson is consistently good. I think I’m going to skip around a bit more with the series; a lot of the episodes seem to function as mini-movies on their own. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 1:34:10 GMT
It can take a while to get into the series. I started with season one and almost quit because there are some really bad episodes in the middle of that year. I reccomend watching some of the season 3-4 stand alone episodes. Once the series grows on you- you will love it. An episode I highly reccomend starting with is Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose in season 3. It has everything that makes the series great. Oh, I already really like the series, Ackbar; I just got bogged down a bit with all the mythology, and then I stopped for a while. I really get bored easily when TV shows have long storylines rather than one-off episodes (which may be why I appreciated The X-Files’s MOTW episodes more—and the alien episodes, too, when they mostly told their own stories). Then it was taken off Netflix, and I just kinda let it all get away from me. But “Squeeze,” “Ice,” “Eve,” and “Beyond the Sea” are excellent. Duchovny’s acting is up-and-down here, but Gillian Anderson is consistently good. I think I’m going to skip around a bit more with the series; a lot of the episodes seem to function as mini-movies on their own. Yeah the mythology episodes can be a bit exhausting. And just a warning: it has no consistency and no satisfying resolutions whatsoever. I've always liked the MOTW episodes so much more. And dont forget: new episodes in January! |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 13, 2017 14:06:37 GMT
Thanks, @forceghostackbar . I’ve heard of that one; I’m afraid I haven’t seen The X-Files for a while (I started looking into the show only recently and enjoyed the first few episodes—“Ice,” a variation on Hawks’s The Thing, in particular), but I may have to skip around a bit and watch some more specific episodes. Speaking of The X-Files, Lebowskidoo 🦞 alerted me in the “bah, humbug” thread to the fact that the show also ribbed Browning’s Freaks (’32) for an episode called “Humbug.” I really appreciate when a modern movie or TV program takes an older picture as an inspiration, and that seems to have happened more than once with Mulder and Scully... “Ice”— The Thing from Another World“Humbug”— FreaksAny cross-reference for the one with them in a haunted house at Christmas? A Christmas Carol? Any more? And here's the "Ice" poster for that episode!:  |
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