ghost story have an interesting feminist revenge tale premise and a list veteran actor and colorful flashback with nifty look a like youthful counterpart of the old men . scary staccato music herald the approaching horror and atmospheric new england winter weather and and an excellent charismatic actress in the title role . ghost story could have be much more effective in black and white and in eliminate some of the more lurid special effect and and to present a more cogent screenplay ( we should not have to be wonder about why the two trailer parkish acolyte be in the script ) the big detriment of the film be craig wassan ( definitely separate at birth from bill maher ) who from perhaps edit or just bad act and be totally ineffective . he seem to specialize in wide eyed and wide mouth reaction shot while not a lot of personality here . the revelation however be alice krige and pale face and enigmatic and terrify underneath the placid exterior . however and her eva galli be creepy even before she meet her fate while i mean and a young woman who say thing like i would like to take a bite out of you or dance with me and you little toad . be already not in the land of the living . ghost story would have be much well in a low key and val lewton mode . the overdone special effect completely undercut the chill factor .