Ghost Story aka Madhouse Mansion is more tvmovie than feature film and even Marianne Faithfull's appearance adds little to proceedings. Some old Uni chums reunite at a rundown mansion one of the group has just inherited and instead of a relaxing week in the country one guest finds themselves troubled by some pesky ghostly visions and a haunted Victorian doll. There's little to recommend here, it's dull and not remotely scary, the only part worth seeing is the highly amusing killer doll scenes towards the end.
Magic, from 1978, has a slightly more convincing killer doll in it but that's probably cause it has Sir Anthony Hopkins' hand up it's arse and it's directed by Dicky Attenborough. Hopkins plays Corky a ventriloquist who has some serious issues with his doll, he almost makes it to the Big Time but flakes out and seeks solace in the arms of a childhood crush only for things to go awry. It's a touch hammy especially the final wigout but nonetheless it's quite an effective psychological thriller.
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