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The Woman In Black (12A), A Dangerous Method (15) - Sunday Herald view

'Don't go chasing shadows, Arthur." Such is one of many warnings given the hero of the Victorian ghost story The Woman In Black, based on Susan Hill's celebrated 1983 novel.

Given the genre, of course, young Arthur can't help himself. And by chasing shadows – as well as a multitude of bumps, scrapes and screams in the night – he causes a great deal of trouble.