The Secret of Crickley Hall

Planning A Country Get-Away? Probably Best To Avoid Moving In To A Creepy Old Orphanage
In the mood for an old fashioned ghost story? You could certainly do worse than the entertaining mini-series "The Secret of Crickley Hall." Adapting the 2006 novel from the prolific Best Selling author James Herbert, BBC fashioned a handsome supernatural tale that has both heart and horror. Stretched over three hour long episodes, the story has the time to develop at its own pace without rushing. Some of the developments can seem a bit far-fetched, as you might expect. But by focusing on character, the mini-series remains grounded due to it having invested the time to actually make you care about the outcome for the lead family. Even as the main saga gets loopier and less faithful to the source material, I always remained connected. Perhaps "The Secret of Crickley Hall" is not the scariest or most realistic ghost story ever made, but that's a rather lofty expectation to have! It was, however, genuinely well executed, well acted, and atmospheric. So I was happy enough to...

A Creepy Ghost Story
On Tuesday, October 8, 2013, BBC Home Entertainment will release last year's creep mini-series The Secret of Crickley Hall on a single-disc DVD, which is based on the novel of the same name by author James Herbert. The ghostly mini-series is coming out just in time for Halloween and stars Maisie Williams from HBO's Game of Thrones and Olivia Cooke from A&E's Bates Motel.

The mini-series aired in three one-hour parts last fall on BBC America and on UK's BBC One. It switches back and forth from the year 2006 and 1943. It begins in London, where Gabe and Eve Caleigh's young son, Cameron (or as they call "Cam"), vanishes without a trace. Eleven months go by and there is still no sign of the boy. Wanting to get away from the one-year anniversary of Cam's disappearance, Gabe, Eve and their two daughters, Loren (played by Maisie Williams)...



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