If you have seen the hit West End play, this film is a surprisingly sympathetic and effective expansion of that experience. Regardless, Ghost Stories is a lovingly-crafted homage to the old 70s portmanteau chillers, which obviously expands on the theatrical use of light and sound and employs very good location work to make for an extremely effective cinematic experience, which follows a professor's quest to disprove the paranormal across three different cases. The lead performances are all very strong, the narrative links together the seemingly disparate ideas so well in the unexpected ending, and depending on your point of view and previous experience of the material, it is either a well-mounted collection of classic genre conventions or/and a very smart and atmospheric thrill ride.
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