I just today rediscovered a film I havn't seen and had been searching for, for years, over 17 I reckon. Though to save ridiculing my research skills I should make it clear that this wasn't a dedicated research by far!, it was just a lingering desire to find this film again.
Part of the problem was I had the title wrong, good start eh? I realised the title was infact 'A warning to the Curious' and not 'the three crowns' - Three crowns feature in this film, that was what misled me and I was relying on the observation skills of my 12/13 year old self also, as I only saw it once.
When I saw this, it really disturbed me. I had by the way, been watching other horror films like 'Jason Lives' and Nightmare on Elm Street, so I wasn't one of those girls who freak out so easily, I was pretty hardened. The memory of this though really did the job of any really good ghost story, it stayed with me and haunted me. The film is actually a TV film for the bbc, and on rewatching, its a bit shoddy and cheesy here and there. It was made in the late 70's and I think the grainy quality adds to the unease I experienced while watching. The story is also set in east anglia, where I am from. I enjoy making these kinds of connections.
It also turns out that the story was by a Victorian ghost story writer called M R James, the Victorian origins pleasing me of course. Heres a link to a short clip:
http://youtu.be/x-GRi2FOdxM
My excitement while watching again was suddenly dampened in scene 4 by the appearance of non other than Richard Bucket from bloody keeping up appearances, I forgot he was in it, he plays some bloke in the corridor.
