Devil's Alphabet story

tz1985e1x22b · 1986-03-28

A group of friends in Victorian England find themselves haunted by an oath they took as young men. Directed by: Ben Bolt. Story by: Arthur Gray, Robert Hunter.

5 total · 3 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
ghost major Each deceased member of The Devil's Alphabet Society returned to their yearly meeting in ghostly form.
honor major The Victorian gentlemen considered themselves honor-bound to keep their oath to attend their yearly meeting.
life in Victorian Britain major The story followed a group of young Cambridge students in Victorian England form a group called The Devil's Alphabet Society.
suicide minor We saw two The Devil's Alphabet Society members shoot themselves dead in the head. Two other members seemingly hanged themselves from high ceilings with no chair.
the afterlife minor The ghosts all voted to end the pact, resulting in the freeing of the trapped spirits from Purgatory.