Lost Hearts
1973·Horror·35m
7.1
★
A young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.
Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
IMDB
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Cast
Simon Gipps-Kent
Stephen
Joseph O'Conor
Mr. Abney (as Joseph O'Connor)
Roger Milner
Vicar
Crew
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Director
M.R. James
Short Story
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Kieran
8.0★ · 12/24/25
Maybe the greatest ghosts ever. So well done.
Maybe the greatest ghosts ever. So well done.
hope
6.0★ · 07/15/25
creepy long nailed little british ghost children. i was rockin w it
creepy long nailed little british ghost children. i was rockin w it
Kieran
8.0★ · 01/25/25
A Ghost Story for Christmas: 3
I find it incredible we ever moved to a jump-scare orientated horror landscape as the images captured in this, austere and dry in their forthrightness, do more to unsettle me than any half a second fright.
Or perhaps Lawrence Gordon Clarke is a genius horror director, the likes of which just aren’t around anymore. He knew cloaks and mirrors weren’t going to illicit as much genuine spookiness as having ghosts out in the open from the beginning. There’s a little teasing before an incredible shot in a window that proves this.
In 35 minutes you have to be economical. If this film doesn’t display the technical excellence of the previous entries, it’s because there simply wasn’t time. What you get instead is a tight focus on character and story. A quick but well paced unravelling, set amongst the rolling fog of the English countryside. It’s vintage ghost stuff but done exceedingly well.
I find it incredible we ever moved to a jump-scare orientated horror landscape as the images captured in this, austere and dry in their forthrightness, do more to unsettle me than any half a second fright.
Or perhaps Lawrence Gordon Clarke is a genius horror director, the likes of which just aren’t around anymore. He knew cloaks and mirrors weren’t going to illicit as much genuine spookiness as having ghosts out in the open from the beginning. There’s a little teasing before an incredible shot in a window that proves this.
In 35 minutes you have to be economical. If this film doesn’t display the technical excellence of the previous entries, it’s because there simply wasn’t time. What you get instead is a tight focus on character and story. A quick but well paced unravelling, set amongst the rolling fog of the English countryside. It’s vintage ghost stuff but done exceedingly well.
A Ghost Story for Christmas: 3
I find it incredible we ever moved to a jump-scare orientated horror landscape as the images captured in this, austere and dry in their forthrightness, do more to unsettle me than any half a second fright.
Or perhaps Lawrence Gordon Clarke is a genius horror director, the likes of which just aren’t around anymore. He knew cloaks and mirrors weren’t going to illicit as much genuine spookiness as having ghosts out in the open from the beginning. There’s a little teasing before an incredible shot in a window that proves this.
In 35 minutes you have to be economical. If this film doesn’t display the technical excellence of the previous entries, it’s because there simply wasn’t time. What you get instead is a tight focus on character and story. A quick but well paced unravelling, set amongst the rolling fog of the English countryside. It’s vintage ghost stuff but done exceedingly well.
I find it incredible we ever moved to a jump-scare orientated horror landscape as the images captured in this, austere and dry in their forthrightness, do more to unsettle me than any half a second fright.
Or perhaps Lawrence Gordon Clarke is a genius horror director, the likes of which just aren’t around anymore. He knew cloaks and mirrors weren’t going to illicit as much genuine spookiness as having ghosts out in the open from the beginning. There’s a little teasing before an incredible shot in a window that proves this.
In 35 minutes you have to be economical. If this film doesn’t display the technical excellence of the previous entries, it’s because there simply wasn’t time. What you get instead is a tight focus on character and story. A quick but well paced unravelling, set amongst the rolling fog of the English countryside. It’s vintage ghost stuff but done exceedingly well.
SamEssss
6.0★ · 12/31/22
Must start referring to my heart as my “soul bread”.
I forget that man’s desire for eternal life is probably one of the oldest folk/horror stories/parables going, this sells it completely albeit kinda cheesily.
Another direct comparison to Kurosawa in regards to the portrayal and design/make up of ghosts.
The ghost girl also made me think of the plague girl from the BBC comedy Ghosts.
hurdy-gurdy intensifies
I forget that man’s desire for eternal life is probably one of the oldest folk/horror stories/parables going, this sells it completely albeit kinda cheesily.
Another direct comparison to Kurosawa in regards to the portrayal and design/make up of ghosts.
The ghost girl also made me think of the plague girl from the BBC comedy Ghosts.
hurdy-gurdy intensifies
Must start referring to my heart as my “soul bread”.
I forget that man’s desire for eternal life is probably one of the oldest folk/horror stories/parables going, this sells it completely albeit kinda cheesily.
Another direct comparison to Kurosawa in regards to the portrayal and design/make up of ghosts.
The ghost girl also made me think of the plague girl from the BBC comedy Ghosts.
hurdy-gurdy intensifies
I forget that man’s desire for eternal life is probably one of the oldest folk/horror stories/parables going, this sells it completely albeit kinda cheesily.
Another direct comparison to Kurosawa in regards to the portrayal and design/make up of ghosts.
The ghost girl also made me think of the plague girl from the BBC comedy Ghosts.
hurdy-gurdy intensifies
Tyler Dean
7.0★ · 12/19/25