Rent Ghost Stories: The Collection (2024)
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- Synopsis:
Featuring all-star casts, Mark Gatiss presents ghost stories for Christmas inspired by the short stories of M. R. James, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edith Nesbit.
The Tractate Middoth
In search of a very particular book, John Eldred arrives at a university library. Here, an unassuming student called Garret is about to have his life turned upside down by a family feud and the lost will of the terrifying Dr. Rant.
The Dead RoomVeteran presenter Aubrey Judd pines for the good old days of radio horror and especially the 'rules' of the genre as set out by the master - M.R. James! But he soon realises that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he had hoped.
Martin's Close
1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous 'hanging judge' George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried murder case. For the hapless victim has been seen walking after her death...
The Mezzotint
For sale: Interesting mezzotint: View of a manor-house, early part of last century. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of an unknown country house. An imposing facade. A sweeping lawn. And, just perhaps, something else...?
Lot No. 249
The purchase of an Ancient Egyptian mummy at an auction leads to a horrifying series of events for two Oxford students.
Woman of Stone
A housekeeper warns two newlyweds about a legend involving their cottage, but to no avail.- Actors:
- David Burke, Mark Letheren, Greg Wise, John Hurt, Louise Jameson, Simon Callow, Peter Capaldi, Rory Kinnear, Jason Watkins, Kit Harington, Celia Imrie, Tobias Menzies, Pip Torrens, Paul Freeman, Gemma Jones, John Castle, Anjli Mohindra, Elliot Levey, Robert Bathurst, MyAnna Buring
- Directors:
- Mark Gatiss, Luke Watson, Pier Wilkie, Andy De Emmony
- Producers:
- Mark Gatiss, Isibeal Ballance, Ben Irving, Hannah Clark, Richard Fell, Sue Smith, Mark Bell, Martha Lake, Phillippa Giles, Pier Wilkie, Claire Armspach
- Narrated By:
- Krister Henriksson
- Writers:
- Mark Gatiss, M.R. James, Peter Harness, Justin Hopper, Neil Cross, Arthur Conan Doyle, E. Nesbit
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas, TV Horror, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Thrillers
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- Release Date:
- 07/09/2026
- Run Time:
- 240 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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