Ghost Story

Universal Studios, 111 min, R

DVD $14.99

I saw this film when it was released in 1981 and stumbled across the DVD while surfing amazon.com a few weeks ago. Wondering if it really was a scary as my cousin found it then (dear heavens! 25 years ago) I dumped it in the shopping cart and three days later it appeared on the door step.

The story concerns four old men, members of the Chowder Society, who gather to tell ghost stories. When one man’s son is killed in a bizarre accident they start to wonder if the accident has to do with the ghost story they never speak of - the death 50 years earlier if a young woman the four men accidentally killed.

Ghost Story is a movie adaptation of the Pete Straub novel, I will admit the novel was spooky as heck. The movie, well, not so much. It is, however, still a fun ghost story good for an evening on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn. - Stephanie L Bannon