The Woman in Black
Written by Nigel Kneale, based on a novel by Susan Hill
Directed by Herbert Wise
Aired on ITV on December 24, 1989
My first memories of Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black were not from the long-running stage play nor the recent film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Instead, my first memories of the classic ghost story were through the TV spots for the UK adaptation that were so chilling, they caused many sleepless nights. 23 years later, it is now time to lay those ghosts to rest.
First broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1989, though rarely repeated since, The Woman in Black stars Adrian Rawlins as Arthur Kidd (the name was changed from Kipps for the adaptation), a young lawyer who is sent to the small town of Crythin Gifford to overlook the sale of Eel Marsh House after the recent death of its owner, Mrs. Drablow. Upon arriving in Crythin...
Written by Nigel Kneale, based on a novel by Susan Hill
Directed by Herbert Wise
Aired on ITV on December 24, 1989
My first memories of Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black were not from the long-running stage play nor the recent film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Instead, my first memories of the classic ghost story were through the TV spots for the UK adaptation that were so chilling, they caused many sleepless nights. 23 years later, it is now time to lay those ghosts to rest.
First broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1989, though rarely repeated since, The Woman in Black stars Adrian Rawlins as Arthur Kidd (the name was changed from Kipps for the adaptation), a young lawyer who is sent to the small town of Crythin Gifford to overlook the sale of Eel Marsh House after the recent death of its owner, Mrs. Drablow. Upon arriving in Crythin...
- 10/15/2014
- by Katie Wong
- SoundOnSight
Reviewed By Matt Blythe, MoreHorror.com
The Woman in Black (1989) is one of those made for TV horror movies that although lacks the shine of a theatrical production manages to create a truly fearful atmosphere and deliver lasting chills. I’m thinking of the likes of It and Salem’s Lot – not perfect films by any means but they managed to scare the crap out of unsuspecting audiences when first beamed into family homes.
As you may have seen in the more recent adaption of the same novel by Susan Hill, The Woman in Black is a haunted house tale in which solicitor and bereaved young father, Arthur Kidd, travels to a bleak English coastal town to clear-up the estate of recently deceased Alice Drablow. She lived a long and miserable life cut-off from local folk, surrounded by marshland, in a decrepit mansion called Eel Marsh House. Kidd quickly discovers...
The Woman in Black (1989) is one of those made for TV horror movies that although lacks the shine of a theatrical production manages to create a truly fearful atmosphere and deliver lasting chills. I’m thinking of the likes of It and Salem’s Lot – not perfect films by any means but they managed to scare the crap out of unsuspecting audiences when first beamed into family homes.
As you may have seen in the more recent adaption of the same novel by Susan Hill, The Woman in Black is a haunted house tale in which solicitor and bereaved young father, Arthur Kidd, travels to a bleak English coastal town to clear-up the estate of recently deceased Alice Drablow. She lived a long and miserable life cut-off from local folk, surrounded by marshland, in a decrepit mansion called Eel Marsh House. Kidd quickly discovers...
- 10/9/2013
- by admin
- MoreHorror
By Erin Lashley, MoreHorror.com
When Michael Calls - 1972
Helen begins receiving phone calls from a troubled child who claims to be her nephew Michael. The problem is that Michael died fifteen years ago.
Phone calls from beyond the grave are bad enough, and these sound mighty eerie, if you are affected by sounds in horror films the way that I am. But what really has the potential to be chilling is the idea that, if it’s not a ghost calling, then someone has to be absolutely batshit crazy to perpetrate a hoax like this. Not only that, but they’ve managed to coerce a living child into making the phone calls.
Michael Douglas is here in an early role, and if you’re a fan of Falling Down then you know that he does disturbed characters very well.
When Michael Calls stars Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, and Michael Douglas,...
When Michael Calls - 1972
Helen begins receiving phone calls from a troubled child who claims to be her nephew Michael. The problem is that Michael died fifteen years ago.
Phone calls from beyond the grave are bad enough, and these sound mighty eerie, if you are affected by sounds in horror films the way that I am. But what really has the potential to be chilling is the idea that, if it’s not a ghost calling, then someone has to be absolutely batshit crazy to perpetrate a hoax like this. Not only that, but they’ve managed to coerce a living child into making the phone calls.
Michael Douglas is here in an early role, and if you’re a fan of Falling Down then you know that he does disturbed characters very well.
When Michael Calls stars Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, and Michael Douglas,...
- 8/14/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
It’s a later date than we’d expected, but some news we’ve been waiting for has just been dropped into our inbox. Momentum Pictures, and Alliance Films company (aka Hammer Films), have announced the release date of their big screen adaptation of the Gothic chiller The Woman in Black directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake). Based on the classic ghost story by Susan Hill, The Woman in Black tells the tale of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a lawyer who is forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House. Working alone in the old mansion, Kipps begins to uncover the town’s tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been dying under mysterious circumstances. When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful woman in black,...
- 4/10/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
It's been several months since we've seen any new images from Daniel Radcliffe's upcoming non-Potter movie, The Woman in Black, but now a new still from the supernatural thriller has been released online. Directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake), The Woman in Black was written by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) and is based on the 1983 novel by Susan Hill, which has previously been adapted for the stage — and is currently running at the Fortune Theatre in London's West End — and the small screen in a 1989 made-for-tv movie directed by Herbert Wise.
Next Showing: The Woman in Black opens October 28
Link | Posted 2/24/2011 by BrentJS
Daniel Radcliffe | The Woman in Black...
Next Showing: The Woman in Black opens October 28
Link | Posted 2/24/2011 by BrentJS
Daniel Radcliffe | The Woman in Black...
- 2/24/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Finally, after a summer from hell (for most of the Us anyway), there is a chill in the air, the leaves are changing colors and Halloween, our favorite holiday, is almost here. So, in the spirit of the season, here are some new Halloween titles (as well as a couple of classics) you might want to pick up at your local bookstore.
How to Be a Zombie: The Essential Guide for Anyone Who Craves Brains by Serena Valentino. From the author of the Nightmares & Dreamscapes series of graphic novels, including 1140 Rue Royale, comes this hilarious and colorful book on how to become a zombie. With chapters ranging from "What Is Your Zombie Archetype?" and "Living with Humans" to "Zombie Fashion" and "Essential Zombie Films", this little (144 pages) book would make an excellent prize at your Halloween party. Or an unexpected stocking stuffer at Christmas.
4 out of 5
Horror! 333 Films to Scare...
How to Be a Zombie: The Essential Guide for Anyone Who Craves Brains by Serena Valentino. From the author of the Nightmares & Dreamscapes series of graphic novels, including 1140 Rue Royale, comes this hilarious and colorful book on how to become a zombie. With chapters ranging from "What Is Your Zombie Archetype?" and "Living with Humans" to "Zombie Fashion" and "Essential Zombie Films", this little (144 pages) book would make an excellent prize at your Halloween party. Or an unexpected stocking stuffer at Christmas.
4 out of 5
Horror! 333 Films to Scare...
- 10/9/2010
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive Media Group’s production company Hammer Films (a relaunch of the legendary British horror-focused moviehouse) has just announced that upstart British director James Watkins will call the shots on Hammer’s first 3D film, an adaptation of author Susan Hill’s 1983 supernatural classic The Woman in Black. The project will be Watkins’s second feature effort, the first being 2008’s severely underrated Eden Lake, a taut white-knuckler about hooded teenage hooligans terrorizing a couple’s (including current hot-actor Michael Fassbender) picnic in the woods. The script for The Woman in Black has been written by Jane Goldman, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn’s partner-in-crime who penned the screenplays for Vaughn’s Stardust and his upcoming buzz-grabber Kick-Ass.
The story centers on a lawyer who’s sent to a quaint village with a rather morbid assignment: he must handle a dead client’s paperwork, a task that’s made difficult once an...
The story centers on a lawyer who’s sent to a quaint village with a rather morbid assignment: he must handle a dead client’s paperwork, a task that’s made difficult once an...
- 2/2/2010
- by Matt Barone
- ReelLoop.com
Worlds collide.
My father-in-law loves classic Brit TV and The Woman in Black is one of his all time favorite BBC productions. He has been singing its and Herbert Wise' praises for years now and has tried to get me to watch it on numerous occasions. I've always meant to, but am usually so busy muscling through piles of screeners that it never seems to happened. Of course, now that our worlds have collided with this morning's news that Eden Lake director, James Watkins, will take on a remake, well, I've officially got no choice but to give it a spin.
Luckily he's got it on home video, because finding it for many others has proven a chore. Despite its cult status, The Woman in Black was never released on DVD in the UK. There was an R1 DVD in the U.S but it is out of print,...
My father-in-law loves classic Brit TV and The Woman in Black is one of his all time favorite BBC productions. He has been singing its and Herbert Wise' praises for years now and has tried to get me to watch it on numerous occasions. I've always meant to, but am usually so busy muscling through piles of screeners that it never seems to happened. Of course, now that our worlds have collided with this morning's news that Eden Lake director, James Watkins, will take on a remake, well, I've officially got no choice but to give it a spin.
Luckily he's got it on home video, because finding it for many others has proven a chore. Despite its cult status, The Woman in Black was never released on DVD in the UK. There was an R1 DVD in the U.S but it is out of print,...
- 2/2/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Cue the classic Brit horror fanboy backlash. ‘Variety’ has reported that UK production house Exclusive Media has announced it has just bought the film remake rights to Susan Hill's bestselling Gothic chiller The Woman in Black. Originally filmed for television by Herbert Wise in the late 80s, local helmer James Watkins - who directed the very acceptable 2008 horror ‘Eden Lake’ - is set to direct the reboot, from a new version of the screenplay written by Jane Goldman ('Stardust'). The story of The Woman in Black revolves around a young lawyer is sent by his firm to settle the estate of a recently deceased widow. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing. Ignoring the towns-people's cryptic warnings, he goes to the house...
- 2/2/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Cue the classic Brit horror fanboy backlash. ‘Variety’ has reported that UK production house Exclusive Media has announced it has just bought the film remake rights to Susan Hill's bestselling Gothic chiller The Woman in Black. Originally filmed for television by Herbert Wise in the late 80s, local helmer James Watkins - who directed the very acceptable 2008 horror ‘Eden Lake’ - is set to direct the reboot, from a new version of the screenplay written by Jane Goldman ('Stardust'). The story of The Woman in Black revolves around a young lawyer is sent by his firm to settle the estate of a recently deceased widow. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing. Ignoring the towns-people's cryptic warnings, he goes to the house...
- 2/2/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
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