An aspiring painter falls for his patron’s niece but forsakes love for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himself. Adapted from the chilling ghost story by J Sheridan Le Fanu.     One of the most frequently requested BBC archive films, this classic atmospheric horror is based on a short story by Sheridan Le Fanu. It explores the uneasy, dark relationship between art, commerce and erotic desire. It is about a young 17th Century painter who forsakes love for ambition, but in later life discovers that there is a terrible price to pay. The superb cast includes Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham and Cheryl Kennedy.