Ghost Stories

  “The brain sees what it wants to see”

When I first saw the trailer for this film, it gave nothing away. All I could tell was it was about a man who was investigating the paranormal trying to disprove it. When I saw the film, it was a whole other story, which I love!

First things first, our directors have completely different backgrounds. Andy Nyman is well known for filming for Derren Brown, the illusionist. He was even accepted into the Magic Circle in 2008 which is a worldwide society for magicians. This set of skills is then mixed with Jeremy Dyson, a comedian from “The League Of Gentleman” comedy troop. So, I was expecting a good mix of suspense and comedy, and I was not disappointed. This film is based off a stage play written by Nyman and Dyson and I really want to see how it is done on stage.

The film is shot as a documentary, it reminded me of The Enfield Haunting from the late 1970s. This supposed poltergeist haunting was investigated by paranormal investigators. The same idea is applied here. Phillip, played by director Andy Nyman, is a film maker who proves the paranormal to be fake.

He is given three cases to investigate.

1. Tony
2. Simon
3. Mike

I don’t want to give anything away but there are a few recurring themes and images that you see throughout the film and the ending brings everything together.

The tagline “The brain sees what it wants to see” is very clever and I really want to watch this film again and again.

4/5

Directors: Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson

Cast: Andy Nyman (Phillip), Paul Whitehouse (Tony), Alex Lawther (Simon), and Martin Freeman

Crew: Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson (Writers)

Genre: British Horror

Rating: 15

Directors: Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson

Cast: Andy Nyman (Phillip), Paul Whitehouse (Tony), Alex Lawther (Simon), and Martin Freeman

Crew: Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson (Writers)

Genre: British Horror

Rating: 15