FILM · 1995 · UK
Haunted
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- #001
Haunted is adapted from James Herbert's horror novel.
- #002
A stand-in was used for Kate Beckinsale's nude scenes as "Christina Mariell".
- #003
The book, published in 1988, is set in the present day and forms the first part of the David Ash trilogy.
- #004
The steep cobbled street used twice in the first ten minutes is Keere Street in Lewes (East Sussex).
- #005
The locomotive pulling the train at the 12:50 mark is a Maunsell S15 class 4-6-0 operated by the Bluebell Railway, shown arriving at Sheffield Park station.
- #006
Hilary Mason replaced Jean Anderson as the "Elderly Lady".
- #007
It was Hilary Mason's last film.
- #008
Cinematographer Tony Pierce-Roberts later worked on Underworld (2003), which also starred Kate Beckinsale.
- #009
During the (fake) séance at the start of the film, an elderly, ghostly woman appears in the window. A few minutes later, when the protagonist discovers an "actress" hidden behind a curtain, it is revealed to be a projection. This technique, used in the story and presumably during production, is called the "Pepper's Ghost Effect", after its inventor.
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