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Stigma

1977·Horror·32m
7.1
A young couple move into a remote country house in the middle of a stone circle. They employ workmen who disturb an ancient menhir, unleashing a supernatural force.
Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
short film
ghost story for christmas

Cast

Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
Peter
Christopher Blake
Christopher Blake
Richard
John Judd
John Judd
Dave

Crew

Lawrence Gordon Clark
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Director

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6 reviews
arthur
arthur
Stigma
stéphi steph on t'aime bien mais tu casses les couilles de tt le monde
stéphi steph on t'aime bien mais tu casses les couilles de tt le monde
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Kieran
Kieran
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: 7

To the manor scorn. 

This is much crueller than the previous entries. There’s nothing as troubling as the antiseptic whiteness of the bathroom scene in this in any of the others. Nothing as harsh as a sodden bed sheet, dripping into and disappearing through the wooden slats of centuries old floorboards. If The Ash Tree dabbled in body horror, this is a full exhumation of it onto the screen. 

Seeing Clarke work in a contemporary setting is like seeing your friend from school out in the wild. It’s strange at first, but you soon get used to the syntax. Gone is the candlelight, the ambience is created through contrast: blood-red on bathroom-tile-white, modernity against pagan traditions. The final few shots are as good as any of these pieces. 

Clarke’s work for this series has been revolutionary for me, he’s the fucking King.
A Ghost Story for Christmas: 7

To the manor scorn. 

This is much crueller than the previous entries. There’s nothing as troubling as the antiseptic whiteness of the bathroom scene in this in any of the others. Nothing as harsh as a sodden bed sheet, dripping into and disappearing through the wooden slats of centuries old floorboards. If The Ash Tree dabbled in body horror, this is a full exhumation of it onto the screen. 

Seeing Clarke work in a contemporary setting is like seeing your friend from school out in the wild. It’s strange at first, but you soon get used to the syntax. Gone is the candlelight, the ambience is created through contrast: blood-red on bathroom-tile-white, modernity against pagan traditions. The final few shots are as good as any of these pieces. 

Clarke’s work for this series has been revolutionary for me, he’s the fucking King.
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sarah
sarah
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im so confused
im so confused
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SamEssss
SamEssss
Stigma
Nooooo, no, nope, not good.
Nooooo, no, nope, not good.
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Edward
Edward
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