A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249 (2023) is a short British horror film you can watch online on iFILM. Director Mark Gatiss — co-creator of the BBC's Sherlock — adapts Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 tale for the Ghost Story for Christmas anthology, a BBC tradition since 1971.

Oxford, 1881. Student Edward Bellingham keeps a mummy in his rooms and is deep into the secrets of ancient Egypt. His neighbour Abercrombie Smith, played by Kit Harington, grows convinced the creature is being put to dark use after dark. Freddie Fox and John Heffernan co-star. Twenty-nine minutes of precise Victorian horror — tight, cold, no wasted frames. Stream Lot No. 249 (2023) online on iFILM.