Good morning and welcome to Fictional Phantoms on day 7 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter G. Today I only have one ghost for you, but she definitely leads to more.
Grace Stewart (The Others)
Her two children, Anne and Nicholas have a rare condition which means light causes terrible sores on their skin and could even kill them. Hence they cannot go outside and every room they are in can only be lit by candles. Every door is locked to make sure they cannot be accidentally exposed to light.
Grace is a very strict Roman Catholic and does not believe her children when they tell her the house it haunted by a boy called Victor.
With the help of a gardener, a maid and a cook they live their lonely lives, never leaving the house and haunted by Victor and an old woman.
As it turns out, however, it is Grace, her children and her staff that are the ghosts.
Alone and grief stricken Grace went mad and smothered her children, killing herself when she realised what she had done. Those "haunting" the house are in fact the living who occasionally intrude on the spirit world.
Do you think there are ghosts who don't know they're dead?
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This is one of my favorite movies EVER, oh gosh!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one isn't it. I like it more every time I see it. The first time it didn't grab me, but I think that's because I was expecting something else - now I love it.
DeleteGreat movie! And I've always wanted to see a ghost—it seems like such a romantic (okay, creepy, too) notion—but it's never happened.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one, only heard a few. My husband is more likely to see one than me, his family seem to run into ghosts all over the place :)
DeleteI saw this movie and hated it! Not really, it was well done, but I didn't realize they were the ghosts until well into the movie. I was sad. I hate to be sad watching a movie. The sixth sense was another one that bothered me. Well done both of them though. I hate the creepy feeling you get when the presence of a ghost is felt. I freak, and then run in the other direction! :)
ReplyDeleteI wasn't won over the first time I saw it, but the more times I have watched it, the more I like it. :) I wonder why ghosts set off the fear response - are we pre-conditioned or do they just interact in a really weird way?
DeleteThat sounds like a scary movie. o.o
ReplyDeleteI think there are ghosts out there who have no idea.
Seems sad that they must be wandering around wondering why no one will talk to them.
DeleteI didn't know the premise of this movie; sounds ghastly in a way! Bruce Willis' character in Sixth Sense was dead, yet thought he was alive, right?
ReplyDeletebetty
Yep :) He's coming up later ... ;)
DeleteI don't know the movie but it sounds interesting, I scare easily so avoid a lot of ghost/horror movies but I do love a good story! After the challenge I may well be picking back through your A to Z to try a few!
ReplyDeleteMars xx
@TrollbeadBlog from
Curling Stones for Lego People
This one it not too scary, more uncomfortable - but there are a couple of jumpy scenes. I really enjoy it though.
DeleteThat would be so disconcerting to find out you're the ghost. I haven't seen the film and normally don't like scary movies, but this one sounds interesting and after reading your comment above that it isn't too scary, I might give it a go.
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What an absolutely fascinating concept. I don't go to the movies very much either.
ReplyDeleteThis one is just as enjoyable on the computer or the TV - it's good on the big screen, but it's not paramount.
DeleteI still have to watch this movie. Maybe there are some ghosts who don't know they're dead, although I tend to think ghosts are just residual energy.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think some of the things we define as ghosts are simply recording on the environment from the past, but I have my doubts that they all are :)
DeleteI've not seen this film and I know what I'm watching this weekend.
ReplyDeleteJ here, stopping by from the #atozchallenge - where I am part of Arlee Bird's A to Z Ambassador Team.
ReplyDeleteHow has the first week of the challenge been for you so far? Are you meeting your goals of posting and hopping to other blogs?
My blog still has a giveaway with bonus a to z challenges to encourage people to visit more stops. Thanks for your visit.
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I thought that movie was far better than people gave it credit for.
The first week has been going really well thank you :)
DeleteI think the more you watch it the better the movie gets.
Great post. Just stopped by on the challenge. My newest novel has ghosts in it. https://mhsusannematthews.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteGhosts FTW! :D
DeleteI really enjoyed that movie. And, to answer your question, yes, I do think there are ghosts that don't realize they're dead.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Shock does strange things to human beings so I don't see why the ultimate shock might not warp a ghost's reality.
DeleteThis is such a good movie! I'd love to see it again, especially now that I know the ending.
ReplyDeleteI do think there can be ghosts that don't know they're dead, especially when death is sudden and unexpected and especially when the spirit is stuck between worlds...
Michele at Angels Bark
I have come to appreciate it the more I have seen it.
DeleteHumans lose their way all the time, I think it's quite logical that their spirits might too.
Wow I really loved this movie and more importantly it made me enjoy Nicole Kidman's work again.
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She has made some wonderful movies and some really bad ones too :) She rarely seems to hit middle ground.
DeleteI love the name Grace--I'm featuring a Grace on my blog today, too.
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It is a lovely name :)
DeleteI absolutely love this movie, and that twist!? SO great.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one. I saw it coming, but that's because I see most twists coming - still awesome though.
DeleteStill one of the best plot twists in film history. Beats Sixth Sense by a mile :)
ReplyDelete@TarkabarkaHolgy from
The Multicolored Diary
MopDog
Hmm ... I have to say I'd put them the other way round. Missed the one in Sixth Sense, saw this one coming :) Thought they were both great though.
DeleteSuch a cool, creepy story!
ReplyDeletePiper Presley
Goals: Blogging From A to Z
It is definitely that :)
DeleteWhat a cool story, ghosts who don't know they are ghosts.
ReplyDeleteSusan Says
It's very well done too.
DeleteI loved this movie. Would like to watch it again sometime, knowing what's coming, to see how it plays differently.
ReplyDelete@mirymom1 from
Balancing Act
I liked it more the second time ... and the third ... :)
DeleteI loved the movie, the twist of the ghosts being haunted by living people. Scary the first time through, sad the second time.
ReplyDeleteYes, and the more details you pick out the more poignant it becomes.
DeleteI remember seeing the movie in the theater and screaming in that pivotal scene when the psychic goes, "Come join us!" A lot of scary twists in the movie.
ReplyDeleteThere were a couple of jumpy moments, weren't there :)
DeleteI really enjoyed The Others. The truth about the ghosts gave it a different sort of replay value than other movies about hauntings, that's for certain. :)
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Frox'n'Fox
The film just gets better the more times you see it :)
DeleteThe Others is on of the best ghost stories - no, one of the best movies I've ever seen. It held me from start to finished and it shocked me with the revelation.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fantastic!
@JazzFeathers
The Old Shelter - Jazz Age Jazz
Well worth watching more than once too :)
DeleteI'm sure that if there are ghosts, then there are those among them that don't believe they are dead. Maybe even a lot. Death is probably a pretty traumatic event for most people. It makes sense that they wouldn't want to remember it.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree.
DeleteI've only seen bits and pieces of this movie. Now I need to sit down and watch it, even knowing the plot twist. I know nothing about ghosts.
ReplyDeleteSorry - I keep forgetting to put up spoiler warnings. It's just been out so long I forget people haven't seen it. It is a great movie.
DeleteWhat a great theme! So interesting and fun to read. I'll be back for more soon. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy A-to-Z'ing
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Thank you :) Hope you enjoy my choices of fictional phantoms :)
DeleteI loved that movie so much. I think it got overlooked by many because The Sixth Sense was released first.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are ghosts that don't realize they're dead. I've heard of ones that repeat the same routine everyday, as if they were still alive.
They are such different films too, in atmosphere and setting. I like them both a lot for different reasons.
DeleteI wonder if it's harder to not realise you're dead or to understand that life as you knew it is now gone?
Brilliant movie. Scared me much more than Sixth Sense, but I rate them both highly.
ReplyDeleteNow that I read this, she could have become a llorna. The movie was good. I did enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a favourite movie. Such a twist at the end! Although I'm not a believer in such things as ghosts, it makes for a fascinating story to be dead and not realize it.
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