Stone Tape Blu-ray

'The Stone Tape' Director: Peter Sasdy (1972) 101 Films Blu-ray

Broadcast by the BBC on Christmas Day 1972 to critical acclaim, The Stone Tape sees writer Nigel Kneale employing his trademark fusion of science fiction and supernatural horror to terrifying effect.

A team of scientists, eager to discover a new recording medium, take over a brooding gothic mansion recently purchased and renovated by their employers. On moving in, however, they find one room unfinished and the builders refusing to work there. Claims of strange noises and feelings of unease are dismissed. However, the scientists soon discover that the renovation work on the mansion has disturbed something hidden beneath the stone walls, something ancient and malevolent.

Special features include:
- Audio commentary with writer Nigel Kneale and film critic Kim Newman
- Audio commentary with filmmakers Jon Dear and Seán Hogan
- ‘Children of The Stone Tape’ Documentary on the lasting legacy of The Stone Tape
- ‘Out of Darkness: A Visionary Manxman’ Short film on writer Nigel Kneale