Lawrence Gordon Clark – MRQE

The Signalman (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A traveller comes across a signalman stationed by the exit of a railway tunnel in a deep cutting. The traveller becomes familiar with the signalman, and finds that he is troubled by an apparition which appears by the tunnel.

A Warning to the Curious (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Paxton, an amateur archeologist, travels to the town of Seaburgh and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which, according to legend, protect the county from invasion. On digging the crown up, Paxton is stalked by its supernatural guardian.

On Dangerous Ground (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen couldn’t be contacted. Vusi goes to Johannesburg to find him, but at first can only find his neighbor/girlfriend, Karin, a stripper. Vusi proceeds to learn how conditions have changed since the end of apartheid, not always for the better for black men.

The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Pride comes before a fall in John Bowen’ adaptation of MR James’ tale of a treasure hunt with a sticky end. Michael Bryant plays The Reverend Somerton whose self-assured intellectual arrogance masks a naked greed.

The Stalls of Barchester (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Scholar Dr. Black’s seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend.

Lost Hearts (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

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.

ITV Playhouse:: Casting the Runes (TVE)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Like NIGHT OF THE DEMON, this adaptation is based only very loosely on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence ‘Ghost Story for Christmas’ Gordon Clark.

The Ash Tree (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Man of leisure Sir Richard receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he immediately sets about taking stock of all legal matters concerning his new property, but during these dealings Sir Richard seems to be more than a little distracted, he hears strange noises from the ash tree outside his bedroom window.

Stigma (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

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.