The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901)
- Directed by
- Walter R. Booth
- Genre
- silent film, horror film, ghost film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly shopkeeper gets spooked by strange ghostly figures that appear in his curiosity shop. The film is a showcase of early special effects and illusions.
playfulwhimsicaluncannybrisksurrealenergeticold-fashioned
What happens
The Haunted Curiosity Shop is a 1901 British silent horror trick film directed by Walter R. Booth, featuring an elderly curio dealer alarmed by various apparitions that appear in his shop. The film "was clearly devised purely as a showcase for Booth and Paul's bag of tricks", and according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, is "an effective and engrossing experience". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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