The Ice House is a short film, part of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas, and the final instalment of the original 1971-78 run.
A number of disappearances cause him to suspect a strange flower growing near an old ice house and the behaviour of Clovis (Geoffrey Burridge) and Jessica (Elizabeth Romilly), the siblings who run the spa.
Alex Davison, writing an essay for the BFI's 2012 release of the ghost stories, states "Although "The Ice House" boasts some eerie scenes, it never quite recaptures the chills of Clark's set pieces" but notes it is "arguably the most daringly experimental film of the A Ghost Story for Christmas series".
In 2023 it was remastered in 2k resolution by the BFI and released on Blu-ray alongside The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974), The Ash Tree (1975), The Signalman, Stigma', A View from a Hill (2005) and Number 13 (2006) as Ghost Stories for Christmas - Volume 2.
[8] This included Alex Davidson's essay and a newly recorded commentary by critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan.