Lot No. 249
December 24, 2023

An Oxford University student becomes obsessed with an ancient Egyptian mummy.

Count Magnus
December 24, 2022 • 30m

The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb.

The Mezzotint
December 24, 2021 • 29m

1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, something else.

Martin's Close
December 24, 2019 • 31m

Adaptation of a ghost story by MR James. 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.

The Dead Room
December 24, 2018 • 28m

Aubrey Judd, veteran radio presenter of The Dead Room, soon realises that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped.

The Tractate Middoth
December 25, 2013 • 35m

A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents.

Whistle and I'll Come to You
December 24, 2010 • 52m

Leaving his ill and ageing wife in a care home, a retired astronomer revisits one of their old coastal haunts, but after discovering a ring on the beach is soon haunted himself.

Number 13
December 22, 2006 • 40m

An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong.

A View From a Hill
December 23, 2005 • 39m

A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark.

The Ice House
December 25, 1978 • 34m

The story concerns a health spa visited by Paul (John Stride) , strange incidents occur with members of staff whom Paul notices are all icy cold to the touch. The Brother and sister owners seem otherworldly , as do the residents, and they have a strange relationship with two vines.......

Stigma
December 28, 1977 • 32m

Whilst clearing the ground for a new lawn, a family find a huge flat rock in their garden. It is so heavy it needs a crane to remove it. In doing so, they release a spirit which has terrible consequences for the family.

The Signalman
December 22, 1976 • 38m

A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity.

The Ash-tree
December 23, 1975 • 32m

An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial.

Treasure of Abbot Thomas
December 23, 1974 • 37m

A respected theologian and his protégé unearth clues to find the hidden treasure of a disgraced monk in an abbey library. Should he have heeded his own advice not to go treasure hunting?

Lost Hearts
December 25, 1973 • 35m

An orphan moves into the house of his uncle, but is disturbed by visions of a pair of ghostly children. Is their message a warning to be fearful of his uncle's obsession with immortality?

A Warning to the Curious
December 24, 1972 • 50m

An amateur archaeologist travels to a remote seaside town in Norfolk to search for the lost crown of Anglia, but after unearthing it is haunted by a mysterious black figure.

The Stalls of Barchester
December 24, 1971 • 45m

An ambitious cleric murders an aged Archdeacon at Barchester Cathedral. However, he is soon being stalked by a sinister black cat and by a hooded figure both of whom seem to be embodiments of carvings on the cathedral's choir stalls.

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