LOST HEARTS ( 1973 )
A young orphan goes to live with his much older, eccentric cousin and discovers that other children who have stayed there have disappeared, never to be seen again. However, he soon starts to be haunted by a boy and girl who previously stayed there.
I remember watching this as a kid and it scared the crap out of me! All these years later, I still think the hurdy gurdy playing kids are extremely creepy and the whole story is definitely one of the best of the BBC’s Ghost Stories For Christmas.
If you already have this on dvd, I strongly recommend you get the new Blu Ray set from the BFI - the upgrade in quality is pretty amazing. It’s never looked as good as this.
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