On the recommendation of the Horror Etc podcast I "obtained" the 1944 movie The Uninvited starring Ray Miland. It was alleged to be an atmospheric ghost story. To be fair to it, 1944 was a long time ago, but I always try to take that into account when viewing older films. There is not much point in comparing stuff like this to say, Ring, although to be honest it probably would have had a similar effect on audiences of the time.
A typical (of the time) "stagey" piece, with formal acting, but the atmospheric black and white cinematography, and pretty good ghost special effects negate the stiffness to a good degree. The story is twisty-turny, but nothing that I have not seen many times in later (and some earlier) films. To some degree the epilogue spoils the tense finish, but nicey-nice endings were all the rage. Perhaps life was much simpler then.
Worth a watch, but only if you can forgive its period formalities.
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