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FEATURING ALL-STAR CASTS, MARK GATISS PRESENTS FOUR GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS INSPIRED BY THE SHORT STORIES OF M.R. JAMES.

The Tractate Middoth
In search of a very particular book, John Eldred arrives at a university library. Here, an unassuming student called Garret is about to have his life turned upside down by a family feud and the lost will of the terrifying Dr Rant…

The Dead Room
Veteran presenter Aubrey Judd pines for the good old days of radio horror and especially the ‘rules’ of the genre as set out by the master – M.R. James! But he soon realises that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he had hoped…

Martin’s Close
1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous ‘hanging judge’ George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried murder case. For the hapless victim has been seen walking after her death….

The Mezzotint
“For sale: Interesting mezzotint: View of a manor-house, early part of last century.” In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of an unknown country house. An imposing facade. A sweeping lawn. And, just perhaps, something else…?

Also includes an 8-page booklet with production notes by writer and director Mark Gatiss