Ghostwatch

1992

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

21
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 8338 8.3K

talk show halloween mystery paranormal ghost found footage

Plot summary

For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.

Director

Lesley Manning Photo
Lesley Manning

Top cast

Craig Charles Photo
Craig Charles as Craig Charles
Linda Broughton Photo
Linda Broughton as Yvonne Etherly
Colin Stinton Photo
Colin Stinton as Dr Emilio Sylvestri
Sarah Greene Photo
Sarah Greene as Sarah Greene
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
842.91 MB
958*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 6
1.53 GB
1438*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by spencergrande6 7 / 10

As history it's indelible, as art it's good enough

Ostensibly a night in a "real" haunted house filmed live on Halloween night that tricked many people who were unaware it was fiction while they were watching it (even though it had writing and acting credits).There's a lot of fun to be had here. It feels real enough, though if you know to look for it it can feel a bit staged. Some of the best bits involve the studio which has a real "paranormal expert" on hand to explain the goings-ons. The scares are very Paranormal Activity lite, but considering the time and the fact that it was a TV movie one can see how it would have an impact.As a piece of history this spooky flick is indelible and worth celebrating, as a piece of art it's merely good enough.
Reviewed by jkaty27 8 / 10

Interesting to watch

I was 20 in 1992 when this came out. I hadn't even heard of this until this year. We spent $2 to rent it and it was worth that. I had to keep reminding myself what it was like the year this came out and how this could have been taken if you turned it on and missed the part about it having been written. It has a cool premise and is carried out surprisingly well.I thought I heard there was backlash from it the way "War of the Worlds" had. I'd love to watch a documentary about that.My husband was not thrilled that after we watched this I went around banging and knocking on things and meowing loudly. The cats weren't into that either.
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