 October 14th
The Woman in Black (2012)
An excellent adaptation of Susan Hill's classic ghost story from Hammer Films. Daniel Radcliffe fresh from his Harry Potter gig is superbly cast as Arthur Kipps, the young lawyer summoned to Eel Marsh House to sort through the books of the deceased Alice Drablow.
The film looks superb and is a real throwback to the classic Hammer horrors of their golden 57-74 period. The film has atmosphere in spades and is delightfully creepy with Eel Marsh House and it's surrounding area a perfectly depicted unnerving location. In addition the film has some beautifully crafted scares. Scares created without the need for musical cues, scares that actually work, especially the face that appears at the window as Kipps stares out over the house's garden.
If you've never seen this for whatever reason, especially if you think it will be derivative of Hammer's legacy, then i can assure you it's definitely top tier Hammer horror.
The sequel, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, is appalling.
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