The Wailing Well

Directed by David Lilley, Stephen Gray · Starring Josh Carless, Steven Dolton, Roger Jones, Ed Limb · 2010

Three scouts separated from their troop in the English countryside stumble toward a cursed well while a bully chases his victim deep into the fields.

A faithful indie take on an M.R. James ghost story, steeped in English folk-horror atmosphere.

The short story 'The Wailing Well' was written by M.R. James in 1927 for the Eton Boy Scouts. Our adaptation 'The Wailing Well' tells the tale of three scouts who find themselves separated from their troop on a hike in t

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