Horror shows (1946-1993)
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- StarsFrank GallopJack La RueMercer McLeod"Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.
- StarsRex MarshallRobert EmhardtRobert H. HarrisLive plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.Theatrical plays of supernatural dramas
- StarsLeslie NielsenCameron Prud'HommeEdgar Stehli"Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.First to date as the horror+sci-fi formula show/Twilight Zone predecessor
- StarsReginald TateIsabel DeanHugh KellyFollows the first manned space flight from Australia. In its return to Earth, from the crew of 3, only Victor Carroon, is still aboard. Examinations reveal that something attacked the crew as they were on course back to Earth.
- StarsAdolphe MenjouJohn HamiltonDan WhiteTV comedy anthology seriesA handful of episodes are considered to be early gothic/ghostly horror (stories by E. A. Poe, A. Bierce, O. Wilde, R. L. Stevenson and many more)
- StarsJohn ContePeter HansenSarah ChurchillA daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
- StarsJohn RobinsonMonica GreyHugh GriffithProfessor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his soon-to-be son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself.Unusual and disturbing (don't miss it)
- StarsPeter WilliamsPeter SallisJohn WoodOffers three minute plus eerie tales. Peter Williams narrates.Short (about 5 min per episode) grotesque stories made of pure chilling ramblings
- CreatorAl SimonStarsWestbrook Van VoorhisBill ErwinNorman AldenA short-lived anthology series narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. Each episode tells its own thriller story and featured its own unique cast.Somewhat pathetic but lovely
- StarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellA team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
- StarsAdolphe MenjouTroy MeltonCharles Davis"Target" was a 30-minute US television horror and suspense anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc. for first-run syndication.
- StarsBarry MorseRon HartmannEric ClaveringAn anthology series that appeared twice a week initially. Each episode was a short play covering the inexplicable, the supernatural, the occult or science fiction. Each episode had it's own writer, director, and actors.
- CreatorFrank P. BibasStarsBoris KarloffRobert HardyHarry BartellAn anthology of horror stories hosted by actor Boris Karloff.Classic 40's(!) twists. I think it was already a "retro"-show for 1958. Anyway, it's great
- StarsLon Chaney Jr.Charles NolteLorri Scott"13 Demon Street" was a horror anthology series, set at decaying 13 Demon Street where the host, an unnerving Lon Chaney Jr., opened and closed each episode.
- StarsNarciso Ibáñez MentaAdolfo LinvelNarciso Ibáñez SerradorAn anthology of three Edgar Allan Poe stories - "The Case of Mr. Valdemar", "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart".Argentinian TV suspense goes into terror!
- CreatorMerwin GerardStarsJohn NewlandRobert DouglasOlan Soule"One Step Beyond" was a collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknown.Such a promising and fresh one
- StarsWally PatchGordon HarkerHermione BaddeleyA TV series of five plays, all adapted from the stories of W.W. Jacobs.
- CreatorRod SerlingStarsRod SerlingRobert McCordJay OverholtsOrdinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.True classics
- StarsMaurice KaufmannMaxine AudleyPhilip BondHard-driven scientist David Whittaker finds himself battling for the survival of the world against a disease spreading from a tropical island caused by a legendary spider-goddess.
- StarsBoris KarloffRichard PeelHenry DaniellExperience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.A gothic show by mr. Karloff
- StarsFrank GallopRobert DuvallLee GrantThe last regularly scheduled television series to be broadcast live in the U.S. was hosted by Frank Gallop, and featured dramatizations of ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural, many of which were adapted from stories by famous authors like Conrad Aiken and Edgar Allan Poe.
- StarsJohn LaurieAnn CastleMichael AldridgeSupernatural drama series adapted from the short stories of Algernon Blackwood.
- StarsRoald DahlPaul TremaineRichard Morse"'Way Out" was a drama in the macabre genre was broadcast each week hosted by Roald Dahl.In vein of Murnau movies
- StarsBoris KarloffPiers KeelanRaymond Adamson"Out of This World" was a hosted science fiction anthology television series with Boris Karloff as host, screening on ITV - Independent Television (UK).
- StarsDonald F. GlutBob BurnsDick AndersenDon't know much about it, but this seems to be a show with slight comedic relief
- CreatorLeslie StevensStarsBob JohnsonBen WrightWilliam DouglasAn anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.Cheesy but great
- StarsNarciso Ibáñez MentaEstanis GonzálezLola LemosTales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe as well as original scripts.
- StarsJohn GabrielCharles 'Bud' TingwellErik ChittyA classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
- CreatorDan CurtisStarsJonathan FridGrayson HallAlexandra IslesThe rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.Gothic soap opera
- StarsDavid BuckMark MossFreddie Jones"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.
- StarsPatrick MowerJohn NettletonMichael BarringtonA British university professor of philosophy travels around the United Kingdom investigating tales of the supernatural.
- StarsPatrick KavanaghAnna PalkJohn PaulA man buys a farmhouse in a small country village and becomes convinced that the locals are practicing the black arts.
- StarsVera MilesBrandon De WildeCarol Lynley"Journey to the Unknown" was a British anthology series about everyday people finding themselves put into unusual circumstances...many of them supernatural in nature.Boring-to-watch. More paranormal-supernatural than horror
- StarsClaire BloomDiane CilentoRoy Dotrice"Late Night Horror" was a short lived horror play anthology that aired in the United Kingdom weekly in 1968 from 11 April 1968 until 16 May 1968 on the BBC. It comprised 6 x 30 minutes horror stories.
- CreatorRod SerlingStarsRod SerlingLarry WatsonJoanna PettetRod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.The portion of lovecraftian pearlies plus some brilliant occvlt detectives
- CreatorJerry LaytonIan MartinIan MartinStarsColin FoxCosette LeeSylvia FeigelA Gothic soap opera that took place on a small Caribbean island, Strange Paradise featured the occult in the story of wealthy but cursed Jean Paul Desmond who resided in his castle Maljardin with his servants Raxl, a voodoo priestess, and Quito, a mute strongman. When the series began, he was mourning the deaths of his wife Erica and their unborn child. His desire to bring his wife back to life resulted in more tragedy. Eventually Maljardin burned down and the action moved to Desmond Hall, the family home somewhere in the United States, and many new characters were introduced.One more gothic soap opera, though it happened to be one-season show
- StarsDavid WoodJohn WentworthSheila HancockThis is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.While the 1st season was a typical thriller, the 2nd contains some elements of the mystical/supernatural
- StarsRay SmithMichael CraigIan BannenAnthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.
- StarsRoy DotriceJeremy ClydeRachel KempsonBritish series adapted from a trio of horror-story anthologies which were edited by John Burke and published between 1960 and 1969. The television installments used the cream of Burke's crop.
- StarsAnna MasseyJohn CastleAnna Cropper"Dead of Night" was a non-hosted UK television anthology series of supernatural fiction, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in 1972.Bizarre and glorious
- StarsSonia GrahamPatricia MaynardEdmund PeggeThis serial is an adaptation of Catherine Storr's novel "Marianne Dreams", which is about a young girl, Marianne, whose drawings become her dreams.
- CreatorRichard MathesonStarsSebastian CabotSheila LarkenMeg FosterAn anthology of suspense dramas concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences.Greatly crafted as "Ghost Story", but soft and kind of forgettable as "Circle of Fear". I should mention some excellent pieces of work in Matheson screenplays
- StarsSimon WardJohn CarsonNigel StockAnthology series of plays dealing with the themes of fear and entrapment.
- StarsIan HolmTom BellRudolph WalkerThe Frighteners was a British psychological suspense anthology series that ran for 1 series consisting of 13 self contained episodes.
- StarsRupert DaviesAnthony HopkinsSiân PhillipsBaker (Rupert Davies) introduces extraordinary stories about life's loners. The people who live on the outside of society but have story to tell.
- CreatorAnthony LawrenceStanley ShpetnerStarsGary CollinsRod SerlingCatherine FerrarDr. Michael Rhodes is a college professor with an interest in the paranormal. He and his assistant Nancy spend much of their time researching mysteries.A hard-to-find but must-see one
- StarsColin WilsonLinda BlandfordGordon SnellAnthology series of supernatural tales.
- StarsOrson WellesChristopher LeeDean Stockwell"Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.
- StarsAnthony QuayleDarren McGavinJack Thompson"The Evil Touch" was an anthology horror, science fiction and mystery series hosted by Anthony Quayle between 1973-74..
- CreatorBrian ClemensStarsJohn KarlenMichael ParksSusan StrasbergA 90 minute late-night mystery and suspense anthology series which ran on ABC (American Broadcasting Company), between 1973 and 1978.
- CreatorBrian ClemensAnthony SkeneMichael ZagorStarsDonna MillsGary CollinsDerek Francis"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.An eerie crime show with slight horror relief for a plenty of episodes
- CreatorJeffrey Grant RiceStarsDarren McGavinSimon OaklandJack GrinnageCarl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.Suspense and mystery through the bloody stories included black humour
- StarsNeville BarberGwyneth StrongGeorge WaringAnthology series of scary stories for children.
- StarsPamela MoiseiwitschJane WymarkMartin ShawAn anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.Obscure as hell
- CreatorStanley Ralph RossR.S. AllenHarvey BullockStarsHenry Polic IIBuck KartalianMike LaneWhen trouble arises, three monster wax figures come to life to battle evil.
- StarsArthur EnglishFreddie JonesNicholas Le PrevostMotley Hall was built in 1577 and was home to the Uproar family. Empty of living inhabitants, it is home to Five Ghosts from different periods of the Halls history who are compelled to get along with each other as best as they might and try some how to keep the 20th century away from their doorstep that they might remain undisturbed as the sole occupants of their ancestral Hall home.
- StarsOfelia MedinaEnrique Álvarez FélixMaría Rubio"Rina" is a macabre telenovela that tells the rags to riches story of a poor hunchback and destitute girl who sells straw dolls in the street and eventually comes to inherit a large house and fortune. As the storyline progresses, it incorporates an occult theme. Rina sells dolls made of straws on the street to support her paraplegic father and younger brother and sister who attend school. One day she passes a house on the street owned by a rich man, Leopoldo, who sticks his head out the window and befriends Rina. Later, he manipulates her into marriage, although he is elderly and sick. Rafaela, Leopoldo's sinister and materialistic sister-in-law, wishes Leopoldo would die so she can inherit his fortune. Leopoldo, however, will have his revenge. Upon Leopoldo's suspicious death, it is learned during the reading of the will that Rina will inherit the house and all assets--but only if she agrees to live there. Rafaela will not inherit the house, but will be allowed to live there with her sister and son, Carlos Augusto. Naturally, this infuriates Rafaela, who with her sister concocts a sinister plan to disinherit Rina and make her leave the house, by getting Rina to marry Carlos Augusto. Her son Carlos Augusto opposes this idea. Once living in the house, Rina experiences strange and and inexplicable phenomenon that are difficult to explain. "Rina" premiered in 1977 and ran through January 1978. Its original bleak ending was changed. Remade as "Maria Mercedes" with Thalia in the nineties.
- StarsAndre Van GyseghemBillie WhitelawIan HendryChilling anthology series where membership to the secret society, The Club of the Damned, is granted through telling horror stories.
- StarsWilliam ConradLloyd BridgesRonny Cox"Tales of the Unexpected" was an anthology series presenting stories of suspense, mystery and science-fiction, usually with some sort of twist ending.Not Roald Dahl one, but somewhat atmospheric
- CreatorAndrew BrownStarsFrank DuncanJames BolamMaria AitkenSuspense and mystery-themed anthology series.
- StarsEmma BakhleBernadette WindsorPhyllida LawYoung Lucy is bereaved and sent to live with her cousins. She makes a friend in Alice. But Alice has been dead for over a hundred years and wishes to drag Lucy back in time, to play with her for eternity.
- StarsBette DavisDavid AckroydRosanna ArquetteA young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.
- CreatorMerwin GerardStarsJohn NewlandHenry BrandonCraig Littler"The Next Step Beyond" was a hosted science fiction series hosted by John Newland, airing from the late 1950s until the early 1960s.
- StarsRoald DahlAndrew RayForbes CollinsShort dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.True english unexpected twists
- CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsMichael NouriCarol BaxterStephen JohnsonCount Dracula is alive and well and teaching college in 1979 under false identity. However, someone is still trying to stop his evil plans. Originally aired as part of NBC's Cliffhangers TV series which featured three revolving serials.
- StarsFranco AngrisanoBruno CorazzariGino MaringolaPresents a rare selection of innovative stories in literature from gothic to science fiction.Italian show, some episodes written by Bierce, Matheson, M. R. James, Lovecraft
- StarsPeter CushingDenholm ElliottKathryn Leigh ScottThis British anthology series, which was produced by England's leading exporters of horror films, told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural wonders.Way cool, Hammer classics
- CreatorJack GersonStarsJames HazeldineLouise JamesonJohn CarlisleA covert branch of British Intelligence is assigned to investigate the strange, the supernatural, the...'Omega Factor'.British investigators with their whatdunnits
- StarsJames CoburnHelen HuntDavid Carradine"Darkroom" was a hosted horror/thriller anthology series hosted by James Coburn.Night Gallery-ish show
- StarsMartin LaSalleFanny ArdantJosephine ChaplinEdgar Allan Poe's stories in a french way
- StarsPrunella RansomeNicky HensonJeremy BrettA five-part Italian-language miniseries about a young Englishwoman searching for her blind sister in Italy. Not to be confused with the English-language feature film version The Secret of Seagull Island (1982).
- StarsJohn DuttineEmma RelphMaurice ColbourneWhen a comet blinds nearly everyone in the world, a genetically-engineered species of plant takes over.BBC's thought on the post-apocalypse
- StarsKirsty WilkinsonLance WarrenRoy LeywoodTeenage twin siblings, Rachel and Theo, on a summer vacation in Auckland visiting their aunt and uncle, meet a certain Mr. Jones, a mysterious man who helped find them when they got lost in the woods eight years earlier. Mr. Jones turns out to be an alien fighter from a distant planet who wants their help in fighting an alien giant slug family of eight members led by a certain Mr. Wilberforce who have arrived on Earth with plans for world domination."Faculty-themed" TV movie for kids
- StarsHelen ProbynElizabeth SpriggsRuth Adcock13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mothers powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results.Old Nick show, in vein of Under The Mountain
- StarsKeith BarronJack WatsonBrian JenningsWest Country Tales was an early 1980s supernatural drama series based on real-life experiences sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal. Of the hundreds of letters received, 13 stories were selected and turned into TV scripts.
- StarsNorma WestAnnette Wilkie-MillerFrancesca Annis"Shades of Darkness" was an anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.
- StarsAnnabelle LanyonWilfrid BrambellNicholas BallA precursor to the later Dramarama series, Spooky explores the supernatural, and ventures into the dark corners of the imagination.Part of Dramarama franchise, also known as Dramarama: Spooky
- StarsPaul SparerCatherine BattistoneJohn Marzilli"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.80's best show (don't mind me, David Hasselhoff and Mr. T)
- StarsPeter EganEmily RichardPatrick MowerSupernatural thriller series dealing with a secret society on the Greek island of Rhodes.
- CreatorLewis CheslerRiff MarkowitzRichard RothsteinStarsPage FletcherNicholas CampbellVincent GrassA young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.Smashing crossover between drama, horror, thriller and erotic films
- StarsRichard HefferBarbara KellermanRichard MorantBritain is gripped by the "mad death", an outbreak of rabies, after an afflicted pet cat is illegally smuggled into the country.The early "epidemycalypse" show
- StarsDavid McCallumDavid CarradineDean Stockwell"Fox Mystery Theater" was an anthology series of chilling tales with a twist.Grand thing for horror lovers
- CreatorHenry OlekStarsOrson WellesPriscilla WeemsNicollette SheridanSuspense anthology series hosted by Orson Welles who asks the audience to solve the crime presented in the first part of each episode. The second part is a separate horror or thriller story with a twist.Pretty self-explanatory
- CreatorSteven SpielbergJoshua BrandJohn FalseyStarsCharles DurningDouglas SealeSharon SpelmanTruly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.Urban tales, more sci-fi than horror
- DirectorRichard CallananStarsAnnie HayesJohn BleasdaleSamantha HollandWhen Mum and her three children rent a country cottage, the arrival of Dad coincides with the manifestation of a ghostly crying woman on the telephone, radio, record player and television.
- StarsTusse SilbergDavid BeamesEdita BrychtaWhy did the millionaire leave a fortune to a unknown woman? After inheriting property there, Catherine Durrell travels to Norway where she gets caught up in a 'maelstrom' of murder and terror.
- CreatorMark MassariStarsRay BradburyMichael CopemanFrank Whitten"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.Same tagline as for The Amazing Stories
- CreatorRod SerlingStarsRobin WardCharles AidmanRichard MulliganA collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.More horror than it's in the original series, but obviously less greatness
- StarsFrances OndivielaMargot BuzaliAurora Cortés"Hora marcada" was a Mexican television anthology series presenting horror and science fiction; with "Mujer de Negro" (Woman in Black), who typically made cameo appearances wearing a long dress and a black veil in the background.Amazing mexican TZ ripoff
- StarsDarren McGavinPaul FreemanNancy Travis"Worlds Beyond" was a half-hour supernatural anthology series adapted from real cases of the Society for Psychical Research.An english gardener's horror book of visioned twists! Speaking seriously, I'd describe this as lovely ethereal series with so-bad-it's-good music
- CreatorFrank Mancuso Jr.Larry B. WilliamsStarsLouise RobeyChris WigginsJohn D. LeMayTwo young antique store owners must recover cursed antiques.Cheesy and somewhat great
- CreatorFrank LupoStarsJohn J. YorkLance LeGaultChuck ConnorsGrad student Eric Cord becomes infected with lycanthropy after his friend turns into a werewolf and attacks him. Now, Eric and his girlfriend are after the monster that infected his friend, and a tough cowboy bounty hunter pursues Eric.You won't forget this show