
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
2019

Representation Score
Limited
2018
Not RatedDirector
Andy Nyman, Jeremy Dyson
Runtime
98 minutes
Average Rating
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Ghost Stories is a traditional psychological horror anthology that emphasizes individualistic terror and narrative complexity. While its postmodern, non-linear structure challenges the viewer's perception of reality, it does not address social or racial hierarchies. The film's reliance on a homogeneous cast and a male-centric perspective results in a conventional approach to genre filmmaking. It lacks multi-layered character development and engagement with diverse identities or systemic critiques.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories involving queer identities. It focuses solely on the psychological struggles of male characters without addressing any non-straight relationships or identities.
The movie centers around male characters and their individual psychological traumas. Female characters play minor roles, and there is no significant focus on their ability to act or experiences.
The cast is predominantly white and British. The setting and character types align with traditional Western, Anglo-Saxon norms.
The film operates within a secular, psychological framework without engaging with religious themes. It emphasizes individual perception over the examination of traditional social or political structures.
The film uses psychological instability as a tool for creating horror and tension. These elements serve as plot devices rather than providing nuanced representations of lived neurodivergent experiences.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.

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