Ghost Story is a film based on the book by Peter Straub. It stars Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Melvyn Douglas, Alice Krieg and Craig Wasson. The film was rated R for scary images, nudity, sexual content and violence. It was directed by John Irvin and released in 1981 by Universal Pictures. It won the 1982 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. Peter Francis Straub, born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, is a writer of fiction and poetry, best known as a horror-genre author. ... Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... John Houseman John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born actor and film producer. ... Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ... Melvyn Douglas (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was a United States actor. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... See also: 1980 in film 1981 1982 in film 1980s in film years in film film Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... Universal Studios logo Universal Studios is a famous Hollywood movie studio located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy and horror in film, television and home video. ... The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Horror Film: ...

The plot is taken from the book of the same name by Peter Straub. A group of elderly gentlemen who have formed a group called "The Chowder Society" spend their New England evenings telling ghost stories to one another; however, they're about to experience a real-life ghost who wants revenge. The members of the group start dying in mysterious ways, as does the son of one member, who falls to his death after seeing his new bride's face as she really is. His brother attempts to prevent any more deaths, but as the film progresses, we find out more about his past with the mysterious woman and her relationship with The Chowder Society members. While the states marked in red show the core of New England, the regions cultural influence may cover a greater or lesser area than shown. ...

The movie has garnered a B rating from Yahoo! Movies and a 6.0 out of 10 rating from www.imdb.com, while users at AOL Moviefone gave it a 4 out of 5 stars. It was the last film to feature Astaire, Fairbanks and Douglas. It is available on DVD from Image Entertainment. DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

External links

• Ghost Story at the Internet Movie Database
• Yahoo! movies page on Ghost Story