I’ve always been fascinated by Borley Rectory, considering the place was demolished in 1944 after being nearly destroyed by a fire in ’39, it’s impressive that the ghostly legends of the place still stand. Renowned (and slightly ridiculed) paranormal investigator Harry Price was so intrigued and impressed by the gothic-style rectory he wrote two books on the location and supported the claims of ghostly activity there. Many have discredited Price’s claims but the legend of the decades-gone building still stand and people are still curious. Here, we watch Price investigate the supposedly haunted location in May of 1937 with his assistant in tow and a team of “investigators” to assist in his six-month stay. He hopes to finally get his hands on proof of the supernatural within the walls. Supposedly an evil (or maybe just angry) entity calls the place home and has some malicious plans in the works for Mr. Price and his team. A phantom nun makes appearances in flashbacks and during the course of the research, causing the usual “thrills”. Julian Sands as a lying vicar and previous tenant, denying the existence of spirits at Borley and Colin Baker as a skeptical reporter entrusted to fairly report Price’s findings pop in to offer some gravitas to the proceedings. The whole thing plays out like a theatrical production (especially the dialogue), feels a bit stuffy and is sadly never scary.
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