The oral tradition of telling ghost stories around the winter solstice has been practised for centuries. In England, this tradition peaked during the Victorian era with the rise of the printing press. Authors such as Elizabeth Gaskell, Bernard Capes and Charles Dickens would consistently produce ghost stories for the masses every Christmas season. Television helped revitalise this tradition in England, particularly during the 70s and 80s when broadcast companies would beam ghost stories into the public’s living rooms every December.
This December, Spectacle Theater will continue this tradition with an all-day marathon of British televised tales of the ghostly and macabre. Day passes will be available online for $25, and tickets for individual blocks will be available at the door for $5.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16: 12:00 PM – 1:30 AM
FULL DAY PASS – $25
INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS -$5 (some blocks contain multiple films)
Note: ONLY ADVANCED FULL-DAY PASSES AVAILABLE ONLINE
Noon
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Dir. XXXXXXX XXXXXX, 1968.
United Kingdom, 42 mins.
A professor inadvertently summons a spirit.
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Dir. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, 1974.
United Kingdom, 37 mins.
A treasure hunt is afoot.
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Dir. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, 1973.
United Kingdom, 35 mins.
A boy stays at his ‘cousins’ country estate.
2 pm
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Dir. XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX, 1978
United Kingdom, 33 mins.
A romantic picnic turns into a nightmare.
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Dir. XXX XXXXX, 1984.
United Kingdom, 69 mins.
A family wake up trapped in a house encased by concrete.
4 pm
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Dir. XXX XXXXXX, 1972.
United Kingdom, 50 mins.
Strange events occur during a Christmas dinner.
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Dir. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, 1979.
United Kingdom, 47 mins.
An American curses a TV producer.
6 pm
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Dir. XXXXXXX XXXX, 1989.
United Kingdom, 102 mins.
An adaption of the 1983 book of the same name.
8 pm
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Dir. XXXX XXXXXX-XXXXXX, 1976.
United Kingdom, 51 mins.
A couple find something buried in the wall of their new cottage.
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Dir. XXX XXXXXX, 1976.
United Kingdom, 49 mins.
A horde of rats are coming.
10 pm
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Dir. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, 1972.
United Kingdom, 50 mins.
An amateur archaeologist discovers something he shouldn’t.
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Dir. XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, 1976.
United Kingdom, 38 mins.
A lonely worker recounts a dark secret to a stranger.
