The first three entries could all be loosely classed as historical gothic dramas. Stigma is set in modern day (as was) and somehow fails to capture the vibe of the first three installments.
The subtlety of horror from the earlier entries is not present here at all, instead we get a drama which could have been part of the Hammer house of Horror TV series, plenty of blood, and sadly little of anything else. Nudity also strikes of desperation here, there's little story so it seems like they tried to mask the void with blood and mild nudity. Being a Ghost story for Christmas, there is one glaring omission, a lack of Ghosts.
So many ghost stories from the seventies featured Stone circles, often generating plenty of interest, a shame there wasn't much sign of that here, this sadly, was a very poor offering.
5/10.
The subtlety of horror from the earlier entries is not present here at all, instead we get a drama which could have been part of the Hammer house of Horror TV series, plenty of blood, and sadly little of anything else. Nudity also strikes of desperation here, there's little story so it seems like they tried to mask the void with blood and mild nudity. Being a Ghost story for Christmas, there is one glaring omission, a lack of Ghosts.
So many ghost stories from the seventies featured Stone circles, often generating plenty of interest, a shame there wasn't much sign of that here, this sadly, was a very poor offering.
5/10.