Why you should watch Ghostwatch

30 years ago, the BBC showed “Ghostwatch” and shocked the nation with one of the most effective horrors ever televised. How did it happen? Does it hold up? And who is the mysterious “Mr Pipes”? Find out in this Hallowe’en special!

Music: “Why Don’t You Start From the Beginning” from the album “Samhain” by Thomas O’Boyle: https://thomasoboyle.bandcamp.com/alb...

0:00:00 Intro: What is Ghostwatch?
0:02:50 Ghostwatch: Inspiration and Development
0:06:50 Ghostwatch: Production and Precautions
0:15:33 Synopsis: What actually happens in Ghostwatch?
0:45:27 Analysis: What's so scary about Ghostwatch?
0:57:07 Who is Mr Pipes? (not "Mr Pip!")
1:07:02 Ghostwatch: Conclusion
1:08:33 The End

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More spooky stuff

Watch Ghostwatch (1992) on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Ghostwatch

BBC’s “Additional Reassurance” message:    • Ghostwatch additional reassurance  

Inside a Mind’s Ghostwatch video:    • The BBC's Most Controversial TV Show - Ins...  

The Ghost that Spooked a Nation (Steve Volk TED talk)    • The Ghost That Spooked a Nation: Stephen V...  

Pipes speaks - subtitled:    • Ghostwatch - The Voice (subtitled)  

Channel 4 documentary on the Enfield Poltergeist:    • Видео