Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide Magazine

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The first 250 copies of the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide are signed by both editors and include a FREE art print – click here to view the signed limited edition!

Christmas is the time for peace, goodwill and terrifying supernatural experiences, as the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide explores one of the eeriest cinematic adaptations of Charles Dickens’ beloved 1843 tale. This glorious full colour movie magazine takes you back to Ebenezer Scrooge’s haunted chambers as we examine the delightful balance between festivity and frights that makes this such a seasonal favourite. Packed with information and generously illustrated with beautifully restored stills, the Scrooge 1951 Ultimate Guide takes you through the snowy London streets and into one of the most cherished Yuletide films of all time. It’s a must for anyone keen to rediscover the darker side of the Christmas season.

As festive lights dispel the encroaching darkness of the winter months, horror movie fans enjoy the shadows that are left behind, and the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide is an ideal accompaniment to the chillier weather and the dark magic it evokes. You’ll soon discover that the film’s air of mystery, atmosphere of dread and moments of sheer terror mean this Scrooge guide magazine is right at home in our Ultimate Guide series. A wealth of informative, professionally written articles looks at the film’s development as well as its place in Christmas culture and its evergreen appeal to horror lovers.

Working with a script adapted from the original text by screenwriter Noel Langley, director Brian Desmond Hurst crafted a motion picture experience that has captivated generations of film fans, immersing them in the wintry world of Dickensian London with all its quirks, characters and creepiness. The story of cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge, and his transformation after a series of spectral interventions, has become a fixture of the season, offering the hope of redemption along with some bona fide moments of horror. A raft of stellar performances, led by Alastair Sim as the miserable Scrooge, with Michael Hordern as the horrifying ghost of Jacob Marley and Mervyn Johns as the steadfast Bob Cratchit, infuse the story with a unique identity that has endured since its release. With a clean, timeless design subtly inspired by Christmas festivities, this sumptuous Scrooge film guide is the perfect way to reacquaint yourself with one of the season’s most revered movies.

In line with our other movie magazines, the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide is produced to A4 size (210mm x 297mm) with a beautiful glossy cover that shimmers like treasure. The inner pages are printed on fine silk stock paper, with a delicate sheen that marks this out as a Scrooge movie magazine the like of which you’ve never seen. Our use of full colour print processes means every image – even those in black and white – are rich and punchy, with a depth that monochrome newspaper-style printing simply doesn’t provide.

And oh, what stills they are. The quality of our images is one of the many features of our magazine range, and the Ultimate Guide to Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 is no exception. The stills you’ll find here have been carefully restored to make every moment look its best, offering you a gorgeous view of the world created by art director Ralph W Brinton and his team. You’ll be immersed in favourite scenes from the script, from the chilly counting-house to the hazy recollections of the Ghost of Christmas Past and the nightmare visions of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. These stills are so beautiful, they’d make old Ebenezer want to keep them for himself, but in the pages of the Scrooge 1951 Ultimate Guide, they’re all yours.

Critics were wary – can a movie with so many terrifying images be a Christmas favourite? As this Scrooge movie guide shows, the power of Dickens’ writing was in its ability to create a world so compelling that you can’t help want to experience it, however frightening it might become. At every turn, the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Ultimate Guide is packed with evocative details that underscore the craftsmanship behind the film, leading to its heartwarming and redemptive conclusion. In giving this revered movie the Classic Monsters treatment, we look at its many horror credentials; whether your favourite is the dreadful apparition of Jacob Marley or the threatening ghost children Ignorance and Want, you’ll find it here.

As well as full articles exploring the movie’s significance, the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide includes a range of informative biographies, recounting the lives and careers of key cast and crew members. From director Hurst and star Sim through to co-stars like Carol Marsh and Ernest Thesiger, composer Richard Addinsell and editor Clive Donner, as well as author Charles Dickens himself, you’ll find a number of connections to more traditional horror cinema, creating a valuable resource for your movie memorabilia collection.

Mr Scrooge has let us have the whole day off for Christmas, so there’s plenty of time to enjoy the Ultimate Guide to Scrooge 1951. His apartment is awfully cold though, and can you hear some clanking chains out on the landing? I knew we should have gone to the Cratchits’ house instead – Bob’s wife always makes a lovely pudding. Still, this gruel isn’t bad, and it’s one o’clock already, so I think there may be a visitor on the way…

Remember, the first 250 copies of the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 1951 Ultimate Guide are signed by both editors and include a FREE art print – click here to view the signed limited edition!

Or, if you’d prefer something extra special, click here to check out the exclusive limited hardback edition – there are only 50 in the world!

• 36 pages
• A4
• Full colour throughout
• Luxury gloss laminated cover