A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James

Overview

A biopic on the author M. R. James. If M.R. James wrote his ghost stories purely to entertain his friends, why do they seem to strike such resonances in readers? Why are they so terrifying? Clive Dunn's fifty minute documentary sets out to try to answer this question. In the words of its fictional narrator, nicely played by Dangerfield's Bill Wallis, "was there something that made [Monty James] believe that evil and malice could become palpable?"

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 28, 1995

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Christopher Lee,Bill Wallis,Michael Elwyn

Director

Clive Dunn

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1134998