Werewolves, vampires and ghosts haunt the living in Supernatural, the much sought-after 1977 BBC horror anthology series devised by talented TV dramatist Robert Muller.
Previously unavailable and much requested, it finally comes to DVD, released in a double-disc set with illustrated booklet by the BFI on November 18. Referencing a rich vein of literary gothic stories, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, Supernatural presents seven unique tales across eight unsettling instalments.
Each episode opens in the Club of the Damned, where prospective entrants are required to tell a story that will chill the blood of the assembled members. But much is at stake for the storyteller, as failure to induce terror in all who attend carries the price of certain death.
A timeless example of British gothic horror at its very best, Supernatural boasts a cast of acting talent, including Billie Whitelaw (Frenzy, The Omen), Jeremy Brett (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), Robert Hardy (Psychomania, Middlemarch), Gordon Jackson (The Professionals), Denholm Elliot (The Signalman, Bad Timing), Sinead Cusack (V for Vendetta, Wrath of the Titans), Ian Hendry (Repulsion, Get Carter), Jeremy Clyde (Schalcken the Painter) and John Justin (Schalcken the Painter).
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