SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Radish4ever Its a crime that this BBC series, Supernatural (1977) never got repeated or had a legitimate DVD release. 8 episodes where broadcast. The opening credits were chilling, organ music to shots of gargoyle type statues. The story was simple, there exists a club of the damned, for membership the applicant must tell a true horror story, and the story must be very scary. The club consisted of a small room of cigar smoking English gentleman. If just one of them was not scared, or did not believe the story was real, then the penalty was death. As you can imagine each episode had a twist in the taleThe opener Ghosts of Venice, while good, was a little slow, Countess Lionna & Werewolf reunion was a 2 parter. The countess got together all her ex lovers in one room in ep 1. In ep 2 (the werewolf reunion) The last shot of the shadow of the werewolf moving towards the last victim, is one of the scariest scenes I have ever seen, I was 10 but it stuck with me seeing this, this episode made me a lifelong fan of the show. Mr Nightingale was Jeremy Brett at his best in a Jeckyll and Hyde story. The other stores where lady Sybill, Viktoria (with chilling last scene of a doll walking into the club with a life of its own), Night of the Marrionettes and Dorabella. Of these Dorabella was the best. A episode similar to the works of of Bram Stoker.My favourite anthology horror series, I have wrote countless letters and emails about this, mostly to the BBC asking them to repeat it. Seems its going to stay lost in their vaults. I hope it somehow gets a DVD release as any true horror fan needs to own this series. Anyone under 45 probably wont even know it ever existed. Criminal.

a-dobbs I too vaguely remembered this from my childhood (even though none of my mates of the same age do) - specifically, images of a man with white eyes laughing creepily and a coffin full of maggots, both of which caused me a few sleepless nights as a 9 year old. I knew it was screened once in 1977 and never again, but all other information (especially in the pre-internet days) was scant to say the least. After a long, long search, I recently tracked down a copy of the complete series and, with the organ music and images of gargoyles on the titles just as I remembered them, I settled down to a nostalgia fuelled extravaganza.So is this series some lost masterpiece? Sadly no. The few remembered images I mentioned above all come from the last episode 'Dorabella' which is the best of the lot by a country mile and is an offbeat vampire story with a genuinely creepy atmosphere. The rest are rather hit and miss, and at 50 minutes each, some of the extremely flimsy stories stretch well past breaking point. This is especially noticeable in the two part 'Countess Ilona/Werewolf Reunion' which could easily have been done and dusted in 30 minutes flat. At virtually 2 hours, it's almost unbearable.Although it features a veritable who's who of British TV stars of the 70's (Billie Whitelaw, Ian Hendry, Robert Hardy, Gordon Jackson, Leslie Ann Down et al), production values on the series are noticeably low, with all the action happening in one or two sets per episodes and with the camera virtually fixed in one place. There isn't much in the way of a suspenseful soundtrack, and any sudden close ups or panned shots are invariably accompanied by an over the top blast of organ music. The stilted dialogue is rather wooden and pretentious too; the writer (Robert Muller) seems to have aspirations toward the MR James end of the horror market but sadly, his talent seems to suggest more of a Clive James, but without the wit.Ultimately, the series is worth sitting through on it's own merits, and these just about drag it above the curiosity/novelty value of watching a long forgotten series, but I can't imagine anyone wanting to sit through them all again.

tetsuo This one was extra hard to get but eventually I did get my hands on clear complete set of this show....But it was well worth it...Too bad it got cancelled early and was ahead of its time.I highly recommend the following eps: 2. & 3. Werewolf Reunion and Countess Ilona: an excellent ep. with excellent acting especially from Billie Whitelaw. Interesting that the werewolf is not really shown fully but this adds to the flavour.7. Night of the Marionettes: Gordon Jackson is just excellent in this ep.(he is just an excellent actor). An interesting twist on the Frankenstein story.8. Dorabella: Dare I say probably the best ep. of the bunch. Excellent acting, story, atmosphere make this an original vampire tale and a very excellent twist ending.

Steve_L I just got a set of these on DVD. I have to say I like them as good examples of well-made drama. They're well-acted, well-scripted, very atmospheric, great characterisations and all that, but they do seem a bit slow at times. While I realise this is the essence of this style of Gothic horror, there were times when I felt I was sitting waiting for something to happen, and often when the final credits start to roll, I found myself thinking, "was that it?", so I can understand the idea of them being thought a bit boringThat said, the horror bits when they arrive are chilling and unsettling rather than in-your-face, and all the better for it. The casts give great performances throughout; even without the horror element they're superb pieces of drama. And they simply look gorgeous throughout.Here are my appraisals of the episodes. May contain spoilers: GHOST OF VENICE An actor returns to Venice to right a wrong from long ago - but what is real and what is imagined? Not a great opener. Scare factor pretty low, lots of long slow bits where little happens, a little disappointing. The storyline tends to wander a bit, leaving you wondering where it's all going. Nicely wrapped up at the end though, and a superb performance from Robert Hardy. COUNTESS ILONA The Countess invites her ex-lovers to join her at her castle - but with what motive? And what of the rumours concerning her ex-husband? A great piece of drama with a fine performance from Ian Hendry. There is little horror subject matter throughout most of this, so you can almost forget you're watching a horror. It is subtly implied by mutterings and frantic POV-shots, and the ending is similarly more implied than revealed, to great effect. The series starts to find its feet. THE WEREWOLF REUNION Following from the previous episode, the tension builds to a powerful climax, with wonderful performances from all concerned. The series is now in full stride. MR NIGHTINGALE A quiet, shy man is slowly possessed by his rather vile alter-ego, with devastating consequences for his host family. One of the better episodes. A stunning performance from Jeremy Brett at his cackling, insane best. LADY SYBIL An imagined stalking phantom (or is it? What are those wet footprints leading from the river?) is haunting Lady Sybil, but what do her sons have to do with all this? This one's a bit nutty. At times slow and meandering, hard to follow where it's going, and the ending is a real "huh?" moment. Still the performances are sublime, especially Denholm Elliott' finale as the demented, clown-faced son. VIKTORIA A neglected daughter uses the spirit of her down-trodden (and murdered) mother to take revenge on her debauched father and scheming governess. A series highlight for me. Well-paced and atmospheric, with nice acting and good scene setting. The scene where the ghosts appear to the father as he drinks by the fireside is one that has stayed with me since I first saw this nearly 30 years ago! If you are at all creeped out by dolls - don't watch this! NIGHT OF THE MARIONETTES A student of Mary Shelley brings his family to a Bavarian hotel, where the owners stage bizarre, Frankenstein-like marionette shows. Another high-point. The horror is less subtle and much more in your face, but it loses none of its character and atmosphere. Some good chilling moments that genuinely shock. Fine performances, especially Gordon Jackson and Vladek Sheybal DORABELLA A friend watches helpless as he sees his friend become more and more obsessed with a sinister but alluring vampire. Can he escape the same fate himself? Not one of the best episodes to end the series, IMHO, but by no means a weak one. Fine performances and characterisation and plenty of suspense, tension and atmosphere.