Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
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Twisted Tales is a dark and stylish comedy drama series. With intense scripts written by a mix of established writers and upcoming talent, each story is a self-contained episode with a mysterious twist. The tales set out to spook the brain and tickle the funny bone, so be prepared to expect the unexpected. The series is very closely related to Spine Chillers, an earlier BBC Three series. In effect, Twisted Tales is a rebranded second series of the earlier successful production.
Bill Fearing, a famous writer of suspense thrillers, gets his ideas from things that happen in his family. When he gets an idea, the viewers enter his mind and see the gruesome events unfold.
Gulf Playhouse is an NBC anthology series that aired on Friday nights. It was a live show that was seen through the "eye" of the camera. The actors in each episode would talk to the camera as if it were a person. The show's sponsor was Gulf Oil, and it was produced and directed by Frank Telford.
Villains is a crime drama series, shown in the UK in 1972, following the linked fates of nine bank robbers, led by George. It begins with the nine men meeting in prison during their appeal and traces each individual after the group escape from custody. The series also starred William Marlowe, Bob Hoskins and Martin Shaw.
Escape is an American anthology series that aired on the NBC network from February 11 to April 1, 1973. The show was a production of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. It aired on Sunday evenings at 10 p.m. Eastern, following the NBC Mystery Movie.
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
Scorpion Tales is a British anthology that aired on ITV in 1978, featuring one-off, hour-long plays with twist endings. Produced by ATV, the programme was similar in format to other thriller anthologies like Thriller and Sapphire & Steel. Each episode presented a self-contained story, often with a sinister or surprising conclusion, and starred actors such as Trevor Howard, David Robb, and Anthony Bate.
The Chevy Mystery Show is an American television anthology series featuring a different mystery each week that aired on NBC in 1960 as a summer replacement.
Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series. The format of Perversions of Science is very similar to Tales From The Crypt, the show was introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science. Most episodes focused on a part of science fiction such as alien invasion or space/time travel. The show featured a mix of established talent and young up-and-comers. "Panic", for instance, starred a young Jason Lee and Jamie Kennedy opposite Harvey Korman. As of 2011 the series has not been released on DVD in the US. However in 2001 it was released in Japan by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.
An omnibus drama depicting the stories of 8 women and 8 unique chairs.
Sixteen real stories of women who have been victims and survivors of male violence.
A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various characters, as she embarks on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another she is involved with murder - either committing the crime herself or even getting bumped off herself!
Horror has a long and spooky history on our television screens. Shows such as The Twilight Zone, The X Files and Goosebumps have all successfully made us afraid of the dark, sent shivers down our spines, or both. TVNZ’s new anthology series Beyond The Veil does exactly that
The Company of Five is a 1968 British anthology drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV, featuring a repertory cast of five actors—John Neville, Gwen Watford, Ann Bell, Cyril Luckham, and Ray Smith—who appear in different roles each week.
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.
Starlight Theatre is an American anthology series that aired on CBS television from April 2, 1950 to September 20, 1951.
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The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964 television season. The series, narrated each week by Van Heflin, and featuring theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented a weekly one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important historical events in American History.
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6 episodes • 1970Avg: 7.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dead Man / The House Keeper | Dec 16, 1970 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Room with a View / The Little Black Bag / The Nature of the Enemy | Dec 23, 1970 | 3.8 |
| 3 | The House / Certain Shadows on the Wall | Dec 30, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Make Me Laugh / Clean Kills and Other Trophies | Jan 6, 1971 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Pamela's Voice / Lone Survivor / The Doll | Jan 13, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 6 | They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar / The Last Laurel | Jan 20, 1971 | 9.0 |
22 episodes • 1971Avg: 5.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes / Miss Lovecraft Sent Me / The Hand of Borgus Weems / Phantom of What Opera? | Sep 15, 1971 | 9.0 |
| 2 | A Death in the Family / The Merciful / Class of '99 / Witches' Feast | Sep 22, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay / With Apologies to Mr. Hyde / The Flip-Side of Satan | Sep 29, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Fear of Spiders / Junior / Marmalade Wine / The Academy | Oct 6, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Phantom Farmhouse / Silent Snow, Secret Snow | Oct 20, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 6 | A Question of Fear / The Devil Is Not Mocked | Oct 27, 1971 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Midnight Never Ends / Brenda | Nov 3, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Diary / A Matter of Semantics / Big Surprise / Professor Peabody's Last Lecture | Nov 10, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 9 | House, with Ghost / A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank / Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator / Hell's Bells | Nov 17, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Dark Boy / Keep in Touch, We'll Think of Something | Nov 24, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Pickman's Model / The Dear Departed / An Act of Chivalry | Dec 1, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Cool Air / Camera Obscura / Quoth the Raven | Dec 8, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Messiah on Mott Street / The Painted Mirror | Dec 15, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Different Ones / Tell David... / Logoda's Heads | Dec 29, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Green Fingers / The Funeral / The Tune in Dan's Cafe | Jan 5, 1972 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Lindemann's Catch / The Late Mr. Peddington / A Feast of Blood | Jan 12, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Miracle at Camafeo / The Ghost of Sorworth Place | Jan 19, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Waiting Room / Last Rites for a Dead Druid | Jan 26, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Deliveries in the Rear / Stop Killing Me / Dead Weight | Feb 9, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 20 | I'll Never Leave You - Ever / There Aren't Any More MacBanes | Feb 16, 1972 | 1.0 |
| 21 | The Sins of the Fathers / You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore | Feb 23, 1972 | 6.0 |
| 22 | The Caterpillar / Little Girl Lost | Mar 1, 1972 | 9.0 |
15 episodes • 1972Avg: 1.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return of the Sorcerer | Sep 24, 1972 | 1.0 |
| 2 | The Girl with the Hungry Eyes | Oct 1, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rare Objects | Oct 22, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Spectre in Tap-Shoes | Oct 29, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 5 | You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan / Smile Please | Nov 12, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Other Way Out | Nov 19, 1972 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Fright Night | Dec 10, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Finnegan's Flight | Dec 17, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 9 | She'll Be Company for You | Dec 24, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes | Jan 7, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Something in the Woodwork | Jan 14, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Death on a Barge | Mar 4, 1973 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Whisper | May 13, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Doll of Death | May 20, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hatred unto Death / How to Cure the Common Vampire | May 27, 1973 | 0.0 |