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The Stone Tape (1972) Thanks to Roshiq for the rec.
This is the kind of thing you need to go into without knowing anything about it as it relies a lot on mystery and suspense building up to a quite spectacular finale. The acting and production is very 1970s British TV as are the social attitudes of the characters. But what makes this stand out from the crowd is that it is actually very scary, very effective at building up tension and a cumulation of horror rather than jump scares, plus is very profound and thought provoking. The sort of thing that will keep you pondering it for days afterwards. There's some truly fascinating concepts explored here and are delivered in a very down to earth non-patronizing way. I want to watch it again already as I'm sure a second viewing will enhance my enjoyment. Highly recommended but don't expect voilence and gore this one's all about fear factor :)
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"The wind that would have killed us both, it saves my life"-Bel Canto
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