THE CURSED SPECTRE

AN MDC FILMS EDITION / RELEASED JUNE 2025

SPECIFICATIONS :
• 1964 - 1h26 - United Kingdom - 1.66:1 aspect ratio respected - BD50 - Region B - 1920x1080/23.976p - AVC encoding
• English and French in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
• French subtitles

SUMMARY : In the 18th century, Sir Richard Fordyke (John Turner) returns to his ancestral estate with his new wife, Elizabeth (Heather Sears). But the villagers' frosty welcome and the mystery surrounding his first wife's suicide cast a sinister shadow over their arrival. Soon, disturbing phenomena multiply: frightening visions, anonymous threats, and bloody murders. Wrongly accused, Richard finds himself trapped in a past that refuses to die: a specter emerges from the darkness, determined to drive him mad!

ABOUT THE FILM : The Cursed Ghost is a masterpiece of British Gothic cinema, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis (Carnage, Bloodsuckers). With the dark and elegant cinematography of Peter Newbrook (future director of Spirit of Death), the film stands out as a visionary work, ahead of its time. A true cornerstone of the genre, the film combines psychological horror and gloomy atmosphere with such mastery that it influenced filmmakers like Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Toro . A classic of English Gothic cinema, finally available for the first time in High Definition.

BONUS :
• The Story of the Cursed Spectre by Nicolas Stanzick
• The Cursed Spectre on VHS Vision (1h23)
• Movie trailers