Crimson Peak is the kind of ghost story that is designed to freak the audience out but is so drawn out there are some that have deemed it as less than entertaining. It’s all a matter of opinion really but in many ways the film is one of the creepiest to come along in the last several years. The appreciation that is held for it, or the lack thereof, has more to do with personal preference than the real worth of the movie, since the trailer alone seems to make it uniquely creepy and altogether terrifying. Delving into the story is often more important than paying close attention to the overall details of the film.
Of course to enjoy this film you need to pay attention to everything that comes.
10. The house was made just for the film, and was torn down later.
The house had to be torn down eventually to make more room on the studio lot. Plus nothing was used from the house or to make the house, it was all custom for this set.
9. Benedict Cumberbatch was replaced by Tom Hiddleston for the movie.
Benedict quit for reasons that he wouldn’t give but it was an amicable split. Within 72 hours of his absence Hiddleston had taken the role.
8. Jessica Chastain asked to play the role of Lucille.
Del Toro wanted her to play the role of Edith but Chastain wanted instead to play Lucille since she considered this role to be more of a challenge.
7. Chastain learned how to play the piano for this movie.
She also learned how play bass guitar for her role in the movie Mama.
6. Hiddleston apparently found the script terrifying when he read it.
There is something very unsettling about this movie, and it’s not just the ghosts, but they are a part of it.
5. There were many different versions of the film that were written before Guillermo del Toro settled on one.
He wrote about 11 or 12 different versions of this story before he could decide on one.
4. The release date had to be altered.
The studio wanted to release it in October, but it took up until the winter of 2014 to finish so they decided to hold onto it and show it the following October.
3. The shooting schedule was only 68 days.
That’s a very short amount of time considering that del Toro’s other movies took over a hundred days.
2. This movie was delayed for well over six years.
During this time Guillermo was working on other films such as Hellboy: The Golden Army, and the Hobbit movies, so this one kept getting pushed to the back burner so to speak.
1. The twist of this movie is that the ghosts are trying to warn and help Edith.
Most ghost stories depict spirits attempting to harm or otherwise confuse and harry the individuals they’re tormenting. In this story the ghosts are there to warn Edith about what is coming and to simply get out.
It’s not often that ghosts are actually trying to be helpful, but it’s still unnerving.
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