A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
1995, English. Directed by Clive Dunn.
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?"
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- 28 December 1995
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A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 December 1995. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James?
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Who directed A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James?
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James (1995) was directed by Clive Dunn and stars Michael Elwyn, Bill Wallis, Christopher Lee.