The traditional video for Christmas day afternoon viewing. Scrooge, Bob Cratchet and of course Tiny Tim in this glossy, though faithful adaption, of the Charles Dickens classic. If this one doesn't bring a tear to your eye... Humbug! And the glorious town of Shrewsbury has never looked so good... find out more...

One night, while investigating strange noises, artist, Ku, meets the beautiful Yang, who is living in a reputedly haunted abandoned fort. She is being pursued by the Imperial police and Ku finds himself caught up in many fights in her struggle to survive. This historical epic, set in the Ming Dynasty is action adventure with a lyrical feel, a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element, a combination of both Chinese and Japanese legend that mixes fantasy with political intrigue - Zen Buddhism i find out more...

Based on the legend of the Bell witch, An American Haunting tells the story of the Bell family who claimed to be tormented by an unseen presence through noises, disembodied voices and physical attacks that focused primarily on their youngest daughter. Are the Bells being haunted by a malignant, supernatural force or is the culprit closer to home? Unfortunately, a great cast and atmospheric locations do little to lift this film above the hum-drum. find out more...

A faithful adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set in Cincinnati just after the Civil War a tormented ex-slave strugglies to come to terms with her past. Danny Glover is the old friend who reappears to help Sethe in her quest for inner peace, but it's the spooky arrival of the ethereal Beloved (Thandie Newton), which may finally allow Sethe to lay her ghosts to rest. Beautifully made, if a little laboured. find out more...

A trio of tales told portmanteau style with Boris Karloff as your host; find out more...

7.16 - 'Storyteller'; Andrew bizarrely turns into the old dude in the armchair who tells magical tales. This is the funniest episode in the series. find out more...

Set in 1863 during the American civil war, a group of rogue Confederate soldiers rob a bank of army gold. On the run they hide out in an abandoned plantation house where, as night falls, things take a sinister turn and they realise that the house may not be as abandoned as they first thought. Dead Birds is a spooky edition to the haunted house genre that blesses the audience with an intriguing story, muted and atmospheric cinematography, subtle performances and an evocative score. Oh, and there' find out more...

After a break of almost ten years the immutable Doctor returns with the writing quality of ‘The Tomorrow People' and the production values of ‘The Bill' – but hey, isn't that what we want from our intergalactic time-travelling adventure serials? 1.1 Rose; the life of Rose Tyler is turned upside down when she meets a mysterious stranger who leads her into an adventure that sees her loved ones and the rest of humanity in mortal danger. Can Rose, the Doctor and a little blue box save the planet? 1. find out more...

A young man has an affair with an older woman, but he is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband's had plenty of sake to drink and is in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. She pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work and for three years the wife and her lover secretly see each other, but suspicions arise and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrive find out more...

Jonah Hex is a brutalised and brutal survivor of the American Civil War. Seething with revenge, but stubbornly following his own rigorous moral code, Hex makes his living as an almost unkillable bounty hunter.
Adapted from a DC comic, this supernatural tinged Western is not entirely effective despite the more than capable cast. Entertaining enough, but don’t expect any more big screen adventures for Jonah anytime soon. find out more...