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A classic haunted house film that is a creepy story you would talk about at a campfire. Smart, scary, thrilling, and masterful ghost tale. The terror begins as a group of 4 older men all having horrible nightmares related to their pasts become targeted by a vengeful spirit. It all began when they were teens and all 4 men fell for the same beautiful girl and after a tragic accident... they slowly move on with their lives. That is until as old men they beginning to get killed off and there's no escaping this evil as it gets stronger and stronger. Eerie, chilling, and pure horror movie fun! A real trip from the 80's that you really enjoy.

Somewhere along the way, you have to at least watch a movie that stars veteran actors like Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. They were all, of course, rather elderly when this was made, but certainly not over the hill and, if lacking a little bit in energy, they all made up for that with screen presence, and brought an overall feeling of credibility to a movie whose story I found to be somewhat lacking. The four, along with John Houseman (who also directed) made up what they called the "Chowder Society." They had been meeting together for half a century, meetings that apparently revolved (for some reason) around the old men telling ghost stories to each other in darkened rooms. Suddenly, into their midst comes a real life ghost story, revolving around a deep, dark and tragic secret that the men had managed to keep to themselves for that half century, but which now was threatening to take their lives as their past comes back to haunt them.Eventually, the story becomes essentially a flashback move as we trace the tragic events that happened fifty years before, revolving around the relationship the four developed with a young woman named Eva (Alice Krige) and with the young woman's death, and its cover-up by the four. Krige was fine in the role of Eva - a seductress who led the boys on. Be warned that she has a number of nude scenes, so if that sort of thing isn't to your liking, then this movie will not be for you. Krige pulled off the necessary mysterious (and perhaps even vaguely creepy) personality of Eva quite well - in the "modern" scenes, she is, after all, playing a ghost! I wondered a bit about the character, though. Why return at exactly that moment? I wasn't especially clear on that. And why "recruit" the ex-psychiatric patient, whose role in Eva's plan wasn't entirely clear to me? I finished this with a number of questions about plot points that didn't seem to make a lot of sense.Personally, I didn't find this to be an especially frightening movie, nor was it something that really held me enthralled. It's certainly not one that I would consider classic horror, or even a classic ghost movie. To me, it's more of a curiosity because of the bringing together of the veteran cast, but the story overall was a disappointment. (3/10)

I will take you places you've never been. I will show you things that you have never seen and I will see the life run out of you. ~ Eva, in the film Ghost StoryThe movie centers on a group of elderly men who have formed an exclusive story-telling group called The Chowder Society. The men meet regularly, sit around a fire in a dark room and share their best ghost stories. Under the surface, however, lies a ghastly secret they all share - a real life, true ghost story of their own that they dare not speak of.When one of The Chowder Society member's twin sons dies in a very strange and inexplicable accident, the other twin returns home to mourn with his father. That is when a series of horrifying events begin to unfold, forcing the men of the Chowder Society to come to terms with the shocking and dreadful event that has haunted them for the past 50 years.I personally love these types of stories. They do not feature masked- maniacs hunting down unsuspecting teenagers and hacking them to death. (Although there are a few good ones in that category!) What this story does provide is a genuine chill-running-down-your-spine sensation that brings you to a terrifying place without ever forcing you to close your eyes. A star-studded cast includes Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Houseman and Patricia Neal, Jacqueline Brookes, Craig Wasson and Alice Krige. Having a cast with such experienced and talented actors creates a believable and authentic film making it a worthwhile, scary little gem of a movie.If you like genuine ghost stories, watch this movie. Based on the novel by the gifted Peter Straub and skillfully directed by John Irvin, this film is a top pick for me.

Four life-long friends share a terrible secret, one which returns to haunt them in their old-age. When one of the elderly men, Edward Charles Wanderley, inexplicably throws himself off a bridge and his eldest son David (Craig Wasson) suffers a fatal fall from his high-rise apartment, Edward's youngest son Don (Craig Wasson again) suspects that his mysterious lover Alma Mobley (Alice Krige) may be the cause of the deaths.Based on the bestselling novel by Peter Straub, this big-budget supernatural tale boasts a great cast, excellent production values, superb cinematography, and impressive 'make-up illusions' from Oscar-winner Dick Smith, and yet even though it's a class act, Ghost Story simply doesn't work as well as it might have: in the process of adapting the book for the screen, the original story has been severely truncated to fit into the 110 minute running time with the result being a very muddled movie. Subplots are left woefully underdeveloped, and the script leaves more than a few questions unanswered (see IMDb's FAQ for more details).That's not to say that Ghost Story is a totally worthless experience: the acting is solid, with Krige in particular making an impression as the alluring yet creepy Alma/Eva (plus she gets her kit off quite a bit); there are some effective jump scares (helped no end by Dick Smith's putrescent Eva corpse); and the whole affair has a wonderful chilling atmosphere, helped considerably by its wintry New England setting.