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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0741952643098
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Koch Vision
Manufacturer: Koch Vision
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Koch Vision
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 05, 2006
Running Time: 318 minutes
Sales Rank: 42488
Studio: Koch Vision
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Description:
One of the most intriguing mysteries is whether or not there is another plane of existence beyond our own. Shades of Darkness delves into the world of the supernatural with six bizarre, inexplicable and frightening ghost stories as told by some of the greatest mystery authors of all time. (Elizabeth Bowen, C.H.B. Kitchin, May Sinclair, Edith Wharton)
Bewitched
Eileen Atkins (She Fell Among Thieves) plays the wife of a once robust man who seems to be wasting away to nothing. She knows why: He’s having a love affair with the restless ghost of another villager’s dead daughter. The local minister takes her seriously because he knows the villagers once burned a member of the same family for witchcraft.
The Intercessor
John Duttine stars as a young historian who seeks a quiet place in the country where he can write in peace. His sole stipulation: he can’t abide children because they’re so noisy. So naturally, he’s kept awake at night by the eerie sound of a child’s ghostly crying.
The Lady’s Maid’s Bell
Joanna David (Rebecca) stars as Hartley, the new maid to Mr. and Mrs. Brympton, whose household is believed to be haunted by the spirit of their last maid, Emma. Sure enough, the ghostly Emma soon turns up, drawing Hartley into the scandalous gonis-on between Mrs. Brympton and her randy next-door neighbor, Mr. Ranford.
Afterward
An unusual twist on the standard story of young newlyweds who buy a beautiful old house only to find that it’s haunted. In this case, a young American husband and his wife come to England, purposely looking for a grand old haunted house. They get the house and are assured a ghost will make an appearance before too long. For once, the real estate agent didn’t sell them a bill of goods. There is a ghost all right, but its’ one the husband hoped he’d never have to face.
The Maze
Francesa Annis (Partners in Crime) plays Catherine, a woman who comes back to her ancestral home after many years. Her 8 year-old daughter, Daisy, is fascinated by the maze of hedges in the garden, but Catherine is deathly afraid of what might lurk there. One day Daisy takes the hand of a strange man and follows him into the maze.
The Demon Lover
When a young man sets out to fight in the First World War, his lover vows that they will be reunited, no matter what might happen to him. She soon comes to regret her noble sentiments.
Average Rating: 
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I bought this DVD because I was scrambling for any British production to watch on television. British productions always have excellent writing and production values. And then I found "Shades of Darkness' I love ghost stories, especially British ghost stories and this DVD set certainly delivers. The stories deal with the human soul and its complexities and the price one has to pay if you betray it. Great casting as well. The British have a way of putting the spectator right in the middle of the drama ... Read More
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I ordered this DVD because I saw it described in a PBS catalog. Some of the stories are suspenseful but most are not. It was a huge letdown. I suffered through all six stories because I had paid for the DVD, and I had hoped the stories would get better. They didn't. Ghost stories should be spooky. These stories definitely were not and I'm 64 years old.
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Just the thing for a cold winter night in front of the fire. The acting is superb and it's fun to see some well-known names when they were younger.
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We ordered this DVD because we saw it described in a PBS catalog as having ghost stores with intricate, twisted plots. We're not into the blood and gore, slasher movies, so this seemed like a great alternative. On the positive side, some of the stories did build up the suspense. It was very hard to follow the plots to the stories,though, and there was always a huge letdown at the end. We suffered through all six stories simply because we had paid for the DVD, and we kept hoping the stories would get ... Read More
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For fan's of the classic simplicity of gothic horror ghost stories, look no further. This neatly spaced set of six episodes which I'm guessing aired on the B.B.C. at some point is a true gem. I would rank it close to " The Woman In Black" though not quite. The stories go about an hour to an hour and a half each and the scenery in each film shows the typical old english countryside rather well. The gothic old houses just add another creepy effectiveness to the overall experience. It's coming on October and ... Read More
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