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

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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