M.R. James: Ghost Writer (2013)

M.R. James: Ghost Writer

2013

Documentary TV Movie Horror Fantasy

Synopsis

Mark Gatiss steps into the mind of M.R. James, the enigmatic English master of the supernatural story. How did this donnish Victorian bachelor, conservative by nature and a devout Anglican, come to create tales that continue to chill readers more than a century on? Mark attempts to uncover the secrets of James's inspiration, taking an atmospheric journey from James's childhood home in Suffolk to Eton, Cambridge and France, venturing into ancient churches, dark cloisters and echoing libraries along the way.

Credits

Director

John Das

Cast

Adam Collier as Chitchat Society Member

Alan Macfarlane as Self - King's College, Cambridge

Alec Fellows-Bennett as Chitchat Society Member

Harry de Moraville as Chitchat Society Member

Mark Gatiss as Presenter

Martin Bassindale as Chitchat Society Member

Peter Edwards as Chitchat Society Member

Robert Lloyd Parry as MR James