Arka Evren

FILM · 2017 · UK

Ghost Stories

10 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

  1. #001

    The exposure of the medium at the beginning is based on a real event. Televangelist and supposed healer Peter Popoff was caught by skeptic and magician James Randi. Popoff would have people fill out prayer request cards before his events. Randi intercepted radio signals from Popoff's wife and relayed information from the cards to his hidden earpiece.

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  2. #002

    Echoing the theme of the number, all clocks and watches are set to 3:45.

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  3. #003

    The number 9 hidden in the tunnel at the end of the film appears throughout the movie, starting with the 'Number 10' on the bar's notice board.

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  4. #004

    It was adapted from the West End play by League of Gentleman writer Jeremy Dyson.

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  5. #005

    It was filmed at Roundhay Park in Leeds over the Halloween weekend of 2016.

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  6. #006

    It is the first feature-length directorial attempt by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson.

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  7. #007

    It is one of two 2017 feature-length horror films starring Martin Freeman. The films are 'Cargo' (2017) and 'Ghost Stories' (2017).

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  8. #008

    The railway sequence near the end was filmed at Ruddington on the Great Central Railway (Nottingham). A High Speed Train prototype is visible in the background.

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  9. #009

    Andy Nyman (Prof Goodman) had previously appeared in another film about ghosts, The Woman in Black (1989).

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  10. #010

    Daniel Hill, who plays the father of Andy Nyman's character, is only ten years older than him.

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