Ghost Stories: The Collection Blu-Ray - PRE-ORDER-7-SEPTEMBER-2026

Featuring all-star casts, Mark Gatiss presents ghost stories for Christmas inspired by the short stories of M. R. James, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edith Nesbit. The Tractate Middoth: In search of a very particular book, John Eldred arrives at a university library. Here, an unassuming student called Garret is about to have his life turned upside down by a family feud and the lost will of the terrifying Dr Rant. The Dead Room: Veteran presenter Aubrey Judd pines for the good old days of radio horror and especially the 'rules' of the genre as set out by the master - M.R. James! But he soon realises that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he had hoped. Martin's Close: 1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous 'hanging judge' George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried murder case. For the hapless victim has been seen walking after her death.. The Mezzotint: "For sale: Interesting mezzotint: View of a manor-house, early part of last century." In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of an unknown country house. An imposing facade. A sweeping lawn. And, just perhaps, something else...? Lot No. 249: The purchase of an Ancient Egyptian mummy at an auction leads to a horrifying series of events for two Oxford students. Woman of Stone: A housekeeper warns two newlyweds about a legend involving their cottage, but to no avail.