Friday, 2 October 2026

813 Haunted (1995 )

 This  British-made  ghost  story set in the 1920s has been largely forgotten  but  it's worth a gander. Obligatory  American, Aidan Quinn plays David, Ash, a sceptical professor of para-psychology still  carrying a burden of guilt over the death of his twin sister Alice in childhood. He accepts an invitation from an old lady Miss Webb ( Anna Massey)  to come to England and investigate the ghosts that are plaguing her. Although the special effects are a  bit ropey and  the obvious use of  body doubles distracting, it's still a  good story and well acted with a twist that I didn't see coming.

Kate Beckinsale ( as Christina )

Sex : Christina has sex with David though it might be an hallucination

Death : Dies in a house fire 


Kate is the daughter of  actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe and had a disruptive  childhood following the shock death of her father when she was just five.. She made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing in 1993 and  gradually increased her profile through the nineties. At the start of the new millennium she moved to Hollywood . She had a part in the box office bomb Pearl Harbour but really came to the fore in the Undeworld franchise beginning in 2003. She is still very active  balancing big budget action movies with dramatic roles in smaller films. She was in a long term relatioship with actor Michael Sheen and they remain friends.

Victoria Shalet ( as Juliette )

Sex : n/a

Death : Drowns in a lake


Victoria was born in London and started acting from an early age, making her TV debut in a Screenplay episode aged seven. Her film  debut in The Maid came the following year although her career was mainly spent on British television  becoming well known as Harmony Parker in the children's TV series The Queen's Nose. She was less successful as an adult actress and in 2012  decided to give  it  up and train as a therapist.

Geraldine Somerville (as Kate )

Sex : No

Death : Survives


Geraldine  is an Irish actress who made her film debut in Close My Eyes in 1983.She  came to attention as DS Penhaligon in Cracker , winning a BAFTA for Best Actress in 1995. She had a regular role in the noughties as the adult Lily Potter in the Harry Potter franchise but  also starred in 2001's  Gosford Park since  when she  has been somewhat  typecast in period roles.

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