Ghost Stories

Even though the episodes suddenly end every time when things start to get very intense, they are enthralling, scary and, above all, well written. The overall story has a nice momentum and Andy Nyman carries it forward brilliantly in the main role. Only the final denouement is slightly weak and disappointing –without being a disaster. The overall impression is positive and a sequel would be more than welcome. (06/20/2018)

Too bad it´s not better executed, this way it has atmosphere, many well-done scenes (by far the most intense scene is the purely King´s, supernatural scene, when the boys are at the sewer), a few ideas, but it covers too much and the three parts and the final par are conflicting. Also, as it follows horror classics (which is likeable), it means that one knows exactly what to expect and what it's all about. In any case, a nice piece of work from a department that has not been seen in Czech cinemas in recent years. (06/07/2018)

A compilation of short stories with a higher goal than just telling its three stories. These would be unsatisfactorily unfinished by themselves, though able to raise some desired goose bumps. In the end, it is a British variant of Creepshows, masterfully crafted and modern, but nicely old-school at heart, which makes it kind of feel like an old-timey movie. (07/05/2018)

I didn’t like this. The stories are about nothing, really, and when it becomes unsurprisingly clear that they are supposed to frame something larger and more ambitious, the helplessness of the narration is stretched to the maximum. As horror it’s as weak as English tea, as a drama is dull and basically incomprehensible, because the attractions at the end overshadow the logical climax. Martin Freeman after a long time in something uninteresting through and through. (11/12/2018)

A bit of an unconventional anthology. In the great majority of horror anthologies what you remember is the individual tales, while the story that frames them is something extra, but in Ghost Stories it’s actually the opposite. The spooky mini stories are functional, but dull. They are scary and can make you a bit nervous, but they don’t go anywhere because they end quickly (my favourite was the second one about the young guy in the car; it was creepy, especially the circumstances under the which the main character tells it). But the gem is the story of Professor Goodman, who leads the film. It delivers a couple of surprises after which the readings of the mindfuck-meter go higher than you’d expect before the screening. The final outcome is a shame, however. It’s a cowardly way to explain the previous events, even if, in Ghost Stories, the creators take it so literally that it becomes a joke. (05/13/2018)