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Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

The brain sees what it wants to see.

20186.41h 38m

Overview

Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.

Directed by Andy Nyman
Written by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman
Produced by Robin Gutch, Claire Jones
Box Office0Revenue: $135K

Top Cast

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

Professor Goodman

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Tony Matthews

Alex Lawther

Alex Lawther

Simon Rifkind

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle

Samuel Bottomley

Samuel Bottomley

Young Goodman

D

Deborah Wastell

Mrs. Goodman

A

Amy Doyle

Esther Goodman

Daniel Hill

Daniel Hill

Mr. Goodman

Ramzan Miah

Ramzan Miah

Esters's Boyfriend

Nicholas Burns

Nicholas Burns

Mark van Rhys

Themes & Keywords

journalistasylumbased on play or musicalanthologyflashbackapparitioncar accidentguiltghosttunnelhorror anthology

About Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories is a horror, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of journalist, asylum, based on play or musical, anthology, flashback, apparition. Directed by Andy Nyman, it stars Andy Nyman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther. Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.

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