Ghost Stories (2017)

Ghost Stories: Directed by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman. With Samuel Bottomley, Deborah Wastell, Amy Doyle, Daniel Hill. Skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a trip to the terrifying after being given a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions.

“Itu0026#39;s difficult to review Ghost Stories without giving spoilers away, so Iu0026#39;ll be very careful in what I say.n nIf youu0026#39;re after some good jump scares and some nervous laughs, then it executes those beautifully. Also, Alex Lawther should be praised for a performance that knocks it out of the park. Itu0026#39;s a good cast, but he outshines them all.n nHowever, I do have issues with the story itself. nInitially the plotting teases a new post-modern take on portmanteau horror, with the individual cases not resolving in the usual way, but building to something more climatic.n nBut the story constructs its final act by falling back on a trope that we have all seen before and this left me disappointed when the credits rolled.n nFrom Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman you might expect something else. Something different.nSomething new.nItu0026#39;s very well-made, but itu0026#39;s not different or new.”