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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 13, 2017 15:36:48 GMT
hi224 No worries about that! By the way, would you recommend that movie ( Ghost Story, I believe)? I’ve heard all kinds of mixed reactions to it. @forceghostackbar Well, y’know, there were a few mythology episodes in Season 1 I really liked (the pilot, “Deep Throat,” especially “E.B.E.”), but those tend to be fairly self-contained stories anyway. I just kinda-sorta dislike the whole notion of a mass continuity in general… (Boy, did you see those reactions when I wrote that I disliked shared universes!  ) Lebowskidoo 🦞 Where do these posters come from? They’re great!
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Post by hi224 on Dec 13, 2017 18:50:29 GMT
hi224No worries about that! By the way, would you recommend that movie ( Ghost Story, I believe)? I’ve heard all kinds of mixed reactions to it. @forceghostackbar Well, y’know, there were a few mythology episodes in Season 1 I really liked (the pilot, “Deep Throat,” especially “E.B.E.”), but those tend to be fairly self-contained stories anyway. I just kinda-sorta dislike the whole notion of a mass continuity in general… (Boy, did you see those reactions when I wrote that I disliked shared universes! ) Lebowskidoo 🦞Where do these posters come from? They’re great! Its not bad definitely watch for the cast but not much else, the plots a tad contrived. |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 13, 2017 19:00:30 GMT
hi224 No worries about that! By the way, would you recommend that movie ( Ghost Story, I believe)? I’ve heard all kinds of mixed reactions to it. @forceghostackbar Well, y’know, there were a few mythology episodes in Season 1 I really liked (the pilot, “Deep Throat,” especially “E.B.E.”), but those tend to be fairly self-contained stories anyway. I just kinda-sorta dislike the whole notion of a mass continuity in general… (Boy, did you see those reactions when I wrote that I disliked shared universes! ) Lebowskidoo 🦞 Where do these posters come from? They’re great! I have no idea, I'm assuming they're fan made, maybe? |
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Post by bess1971s on Dec 2, 2018 15:47:53 GMT
I love a good ghost story and thanks for the link to what looks like an interesting site. I can't wait to check it out.
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 10, 2018 4:10:46 GMT
I love a good ghost story and thanks for the link to what looks like an interesting site. I can't wait to check it out. Very welcome. @homergreg started a similar thread with another good link here. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 10, 2018 4:12:36 GMT
gee it's been nigh unto a year and still wanting to see the Freaks inspired X-Files !  |
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 10, 2018 4:15:10 GMT
gee it’s been nigh unto a year and still wanting to see the Freaks inspired X-Files ! And I still have yet to see the Christmas Carol-inspired one, so… Wow, we get things done quickly, huh? Speaking of which, how’s The Dead Horse of Sheila coming? I haven’t seen an X-Files in ages. Have to rectify that one of these days… |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 10, 2018 4:24:16 GMT
They were showing the X-Files on one of the re-run channels but didn't see the two I wanted to catch . Never cared much for the show. Have not located Sheila yet either  but at least now am aware of it so am on the lookout. Assorted TV Christmas episodes are going to be on either MeTV or Antenna tv …. a good one is the Christmas Gunsmoke with Jack Elam … always fun to watch … not total villain in this one and not total sweet and lovable either. Jody Foster is just a little girl in it... it's that old ! Nalkarj |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 1:25:32 GMT
YAY ! It's re-run time and an opportunity to Grave Dig Nalkarj 's Post about GHOSTS ! It's only a couple of years old ! |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 11, 2019 1:34:29 GMT
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Post by Morgana on Nov 11, 2019 8:50:22 GMT
Hi. Here's a link to narrated ghost stories by M.R. James. Hope you enjoy listening to them. There are also BBC series on his stories, but I think it's scarier to listen and picture things in your own mind rather than see them in front of you.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 14:39:43 GMT
Hi. Here's a link to narrated ghost stories by M.R. James. Hope you enjoy listening to them. There are also BBC series on his stories, but I think it's scarier to listen and picture things in your own mind rather than see them in front of you. Sounds like it might be great BUT it's a missing link. 
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Post by Stammerhead on Nov 11, 2019 15:16:02 GMT
Hi. Here's a link to narrated ghost stories by M.R. James. Hope you enjoy listening to them. There are also BBC series on his stories, but I think it's scarier to listen and picture things in your own mind rather than see them in front of you. Sounds like it might be great BUT it's a missing link. If you search for MR James on YouTube you’ll find the BBC adaptations and audio versions read by Michael Hordern.
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Post by Morgana on Nov 11, 2019 15:47:29 GMT
Hi. Here's a link to narrated ghost stories by M.R. James. Hope you enjoy listening to them. There are also BBC series on his stories, but I think it's scarier to listen and picture things in your own mind rather than see them in front of you. Sounds like it might be great BUT it's a missing link. Ooops....sorry, but I see someone else has posted a link.
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Post by Morgana on Nov 11, 2019 15:48:05 GMT
Sounds like it might be great BUT it's a missing link. If you search for MR James on YouTube you’ll find the BBC adaptations and audio versions read by Michael Hordern. Thanks for posting this. My pathetic attempt to post a link failed.
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 11, 2019 18:58:02 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 11, 2019 19:00:53 GMT
YAY ! It's re-run time and an opportunity to Grave Dig Nalkarj 's Post about GHOSTS ! It's only a couple of years old ! And now back from the DEAD. Like a…  …GHOST! 
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Post by BATouttaheck on Nov 11, 2019 19:33:16 GMT
YAY ! It's re-run time and an opportunity to Grave Dig Nalkarj 's Post about GHOSTS ! It's only a couple of years old ! And now back from the DEAD. Like a… …GHOST! Or even a horse, eh ?  But seriously … Heck-fire , I figure if Bah Humbug can be brought back a few times a year... why not a good thread like this one ?
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Post by paislene on Nov 11, 2019 22:32:51 GMT
I prefer contemporary Christmas ghost stories like Ghost (1990) , and there were a couple
of more recent ones that I enjoyed very much , but I can't remember the names of them ?
Hallmark also like to make them , and if anyone has a list , I'm very interested to know!
Two recent ones that aren't specifically Christmas Ghost stories , but have a Christmas
scene and a ghostly presence are The Bookshop (2017) , about a heartbroken widow moving to
a quaint British seaside village and opening a bookshop , only to find the place veiled
in dark mystery and herself a promising victim to local vilification . And
Sometimes Always Never (2019) , a lowkey British Independent movie about a generational
family struggling with the loss of a son , who after a difference disappeared for good .
(heartwarming though).
 
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 27, 2019 20:11:15 GMT
Related story, while we’re on the subject:
There’s a wonderful living history museum near where I grew up that does Christmas festivities at night (usually just after Christmas Day itself, if I remember correctly). It’s a whole “town” of genuine old buildings, brought there from all over the area, and you sing Christmas carols in the old church on the property, and you drink hot chocolate and eat cookies at the inn, so on and so forth.
It was always bitterly cold when we went, but it was always a great feeling—as if you’re walking into Fezziwig’s Christmas party. Many of the buildings are rumored to be haunted, though that’s to be expected when they date back to the 1700s, and there’s this little old graveyard on the property too, which seems like it’s far away from the church and the “town” lights, even though it’s maybe only a 5 mins. walk.
I don’t think it’s a real graveyard, but standing there, feeling like you’re back in the 1800s, with no one around (no one except my family ever walked out there on those cold nights)—not only is it like a ghost story, but also you realize how the spooky approaches the sublime.
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but at least now am aware of it so am on the lookout. 
