Well, my sister Pamela and I knew nothing about such matters. Not then we didn't. We had...
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Roderick Fitzgerald:
[narration]
They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here... and sea fog... and eerie stories... Roderick Fitzgerald:
That's not because there are most ghosts here then other places, mind you. It's just that people who live here about are strangely aware of them. You see, day and night, year in, year out, they listen to the pound and stir of the waves. There's life and death in that restless sound. And eternity too. Roderick Fitzgerald:
If you listen to it long enough, all your senses are sharpened. You come by strange instincts. You get to recognize a peculiar cold that is the first warning. A cold which is no mere matter of degrees Farenheit, but a draining of warmth from the vital centers of the living. Roderick Fitzgerald:
Loads of people tell me they would've felt it. Even outside that locked door. We didn't. They can't understand why we didn't know what it meant when our dog wouldn't go up those stairs. Animals see the blasted things that appears. Roderick Fitzgerald:
Well, my sister Pamela and I knew nothing about such matters. Not then We didn't. We had the disadvantage of being Londoners, just down for a fortnight's rest. That 10th day of May, 1937 was the end of our holiday
[narration]
They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here... and sea fog... and eerie stories... Roderick Fitzgerald:
That's not because there are most ghosts here then other places, mind you. It's just that people who live here about are strangely aware of them. You see, day and night, year in, year out, they listen to the pound and stir of the waves. There's life and death in that restless sound. And eternity too. Roderick Fitzgerald:
If you listen to it long enough, all your senses are sharpened. You come by strange instincts. You get to recognize a peculiar cold that is the first warning. A cold which is no mere matter of degrees Farenheit, but a draining of warmth from the vital centers of the living. Roderick Fitzgerald:
Loads of people tell me they would've felt it. Even outside that locked door. We didn't. They can't understand why we didn't know what it meant when our dog wouldn't go up those stairs. Animals see the blasted things that appears. Roderick Fitzgerald:
Well, my sister Pamela and I knew nothing about such matters. Not then We didn't. We had the disadvantage of being Londoners, just down for a fortnight's rest. That 10th day of May, 1937 was the end of our holiday
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they listen to the pound and stir of the waves
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There's life and death in that restless sound
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and eternity too
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If you listen to it long enough all your senses are sharpened
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You come by strange instincts
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You get to recognize a peculiar cold which is the first warning
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A cold which is no mere matter of degrees Fahrenheit
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but a draining of warmth from the vital centers of the living
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Local people tell me they would have felt it
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even outside that locked door We didn't
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They can't understand why we didn't know what it meant
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when our dog wouldn't go up those stairs
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Animals see the blasted things it appears
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Well my sister Pamela and I knew nothing about such matters
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not then we didn't
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We had the disadvantage of being Londoners
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just down for a fortnight's rest
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That tenth day of May 1937 was the end of our holiday
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Movie Summary
A composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past.
Actors
Roderick Fitzgerald
