Ghostwatch
(1992)
Hybrid
Overview
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.
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Reviews
November 13, 2024
Is It Worth Watching?
Yes. Even if you watch it now knowing it is of course all fake, it is still a really good ghost story at its core, even if you take out everything else about it. Its innovative format and the way it was presented as a real time investigation into the paranormal help make it a ground breaking piece of television. This is one every found footage fan should watch, or any fan of horror at all, really. [Read the full review]
July 28, 2017
Excerpt: "“Ghostwatch” is a supernatural reality-based horror film broadcast on BBC1 on Halloween night in 1992 (25 years ago this Halloween). The film is ... presented as a live Halloween special investigating what is purportedly “the most haunted house in Britain.”...For i’s time, the film was innovative in its technical approach and blending of fiction with reality. Ghostwatch is not only a historically significant film within the found footage genre but also an entertaining work of art that stands the test of time."
Overall Score: 10 [Read the full review]
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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