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This article is about the 2011 British Feature Film Grave Tales

Grave Tales The Movie is a 2011 British anthology horror film, made at Pinewood Studios by FGS Productions and Ivory Tower Entertainment, directed by Don Fearney. On 30th April 2011 it premiered at Southend on Sea Film Festival, although an earlier preview premier on 30th October 2010 took place at Cine Lumiere, South Kensington, London SW7. The film was released onto DVD in August 2012.

The film is themed on the Amicus portmanteau horror genere.

Christopher Lee starred in the original theater movie release. He does not appear in the DVD release.

Plot
A young, genealogist whiles-away her afternoon in an eerie graveyard to identify graves but stumbles upon an elderly gravedigger anxious to share horror stories with her. The gravedigger delights in telling her four, ghoulish tales.

One Man’s Meat
The local butcher has a lethal confrontation with a vampire and decides to use his shop as a perfect way to dispose of the remains. A regular shopper returns with her family to complain...

Callistro’s Mirror
An antique mirror is the focus for a time travelling story. Be careful what you wish for when you look in the mirror.


 * Dead Kittens

A budding pop star is invited to do a video for her up and coming single. Its got to be realistic and it involves blood and guts. The lengths that modern record companies need to go to sell records is shocking.

The Hand
A couple of escaped prisoners find themselves on the run. The only problem is that they are shackled together. They dont have time to go to the locksmith - whats the quickest way to remove the handcuffs ?

Casting
Brian Murphy is the best known of the cast due to his longevity in British TV roles such as George and Mildred and Last of the Summer Wine. Due to the low budget nature of the project friends and associates of the director and production crew also starred in minor roles and extras.

History and Development
Conceived originally as a three story anthology in the style of British Amicus Horror movies during production a fourth story was added. The films were shot and edited at Pinewood Studios and filmed in Iver Heath, Windsor and the London area.

The original script ideas came from horror comics published in 1991

Footage of Christopher Lee as himself appeared in the story “Dead Kittens” in the original cut shown at Cine Lumiere and Southend Film Festival and was shown in the original cast list. The footage was removed from the final cut and DVD release.

Cameo appearance by Norman J Warren, British Horror Film Director in “Dead Kittens”.

Critical Reception
Reported to be a surprisingly high production value film for the low budget. Good storytelling and acting let down by poor acting in one story “The Hand”. Rated by IMDB 4.9/10.