Ghost Story (Blu-ray)

Directed by John Irvin

Starring: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Craig Wasson, Jacqueline Brooks, Alice Krige, Patricia Neal, Miguel Fernandes, Lance Holcomb, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jr., Douglas Fairbanks
Contributors: Burt Weissbourd, Lawrence D. Cohen, Philippe Sarde, Jack Cardiff
Studio: Metrodome Distribution
Genre: Horror/Occult
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 7 Dec 2015
Originally Issued: 1981
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Run Time: 88 minutes

Description

Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, John Houseman and Douglas Fairbanks Jr star in this 80s horror based on the novel by Peter Straub. When four old friends, Ricky, John, Sears and Edward (Astaire, Douglas, Houseman and Fairbanks Jr), decide to get together once a week to reminisce about times in their youth - calling themselves the Chowder Society - they end up competing with each other over who can tell the most gruesome ghost stories. However, after one member of the society suddenly dies, the three survivors begin to wonder if there could be more behind his death.

Could they really be the victims of a real-life ghost story?

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Commentary: Audio commentary by director John C. Irvin
• Other Documentary: ''Genesis' with author Peter Straub'; 'Actor Alice Krige on Alma and Eva'; 'Screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen and producer Burt Weissbourd on story development'; 'Albert Whitlock with Billy Taylor on visual effects'