NUMBER 13 is the BBC 'Ghost Story for Christmas' adaptation of an M. R. James short story, ROOM 13. It came out in 2006 and stars Greg Wise as an Oxford academic investigating some local church history who becomes aware of something strange going on in the hotel room next to his own - number 13, which doesn't even seem to exist. He soon comes to realise that his own investigations are tied up very much with his place of stay and that both are about to meet in a sinister way...
I'm a big fan of this BBC series and, for me, the best ghost stories were made in the 1970s with the delights of A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS and THE SIGNALMAN. This later work is invariably a lesser enterprise, although not without merit. It's a subtle and atmospheric little piece with a good back story and some creative moments in the direction; you can't fault the performances either. A throwback to the ghost stories of yesteryear, although not quite on the same level and not as powerful.
I'm a big fan of this BBC series and, for me, the best ghost stories were made in the 1970s with the delights of A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS and THE SIGNALMAN. This later work is invariably a lesser enterprise, although not without merit. It's a subtle and atmospheric little piece with a good back story and some creative moments in the direction; you can't fault the performances either. A throwback to the ghost stories of yesteryear, although not quite on the same level and not as powerful.