In 2013, Mark Gatiss, buoyed by the success of Sherlock and his History of Horror documentary series, and with Doctor Who and several other series under his belt, successfully pitched a BBC version of The Tractate Middoth. We got an adaptation of A View From A Hill in 2005, and an underrated version of another Scandinavian horror, Number 13 the following year. James adaptations went into mothballs, only to be revived slowly this century. James but they wouldn’t put up the money for it, which I felt was pretty short-sighted considering the success we’d had with the series.” In a 2014 interview, Clark recalled, “The BBC had cut the budget and I wanted to make Count Magnus by M.R. James ghost stories in a 1995 Ghosts and Scholars poll, behind Whistle and I’ll Come To You, Casting the Runes and A Warning to the Curious, three of the most famous ghost stories ever written, and it’s no surprise that in 1978, the great Lawrence Gordon Clark wanted to adapt it for the BBC’s Ghost Story for Christmas strand. It was written around 1904 and has remained a favourite among fans of the ghost story, ranking fourth out of all the M.R. James fans wanted to see a case of being careful what you wish for? Mr Wraxhall (Jason Watkins).Ĭount Magnus (BBC Two, ) is getting slated by The Guardian for not being a modern horror, which misses the point somewhat of why it’s there and what the target audience is.
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