Ghost Story

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Ghost Story ★★ 1981 (R)

Four elderly men, members of an informal social club called the Chowder Society, share a terrible secret buried deep in their pasts—a secret that comes back to haunt them to death. Has moments where it's chilling, but unfortunately they're few. Based on the bestselling novel by Peter Straub. 110m/C VHS, DVD . Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Alice Krige, Patricia Neal; D: John Irvin; W: Lawrence D. Cohen; C: Jack Cardiff; M: Philippe Sarde.

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