Theatre Macabre (1971)
Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts this anthology in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, each half-hour episode adapting a story from a classic author, with tales by Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde.
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Episodes
- 1 1. First Love1971-10-01 · 25mVladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter Zina competing for her affections along with a host of her other suitors.
- 2 2. The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg1971-10-08 · 25mA stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
- 3 3. The Tortures of Hope1971-10-15 · 25mA man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
- 4 4. Mateo Falcone1971-10-22 · 25mA young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.
- 5 5. The Vampire1971-10-29 · 25mIntertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsession, the supernatural, and the line between reality and imag
- 6 6. The Swashbuckler1971-11-05 · 25mA psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and social domination.
- 7 7. The Actress1971-11-12 · 25mA failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
- 8 8. The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether1971-11-19 · 25mA narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by a new, more severe method, only for the narrator to discover the 'do
- 9 9. The Rajah's Diamond1971-11-26 · 25mFollows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing their greed, folly, and the dark allure of wealth. The narrative l
- 10 10. The Nose1971-12-03 · 25mA government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
- 11 11. Tell-Tale Hearts1971-12-10 · 25mA nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.
- 12 12. Markheim1971-12-17 · 25mA man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by his own conscience, personified by a mysterious visitor who may be the Devil, forcing hi
- 13 13. The Barrel Organ1971-12-24 · 25mReclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next door and her barrel organ, which he initially despises but comes to che
- 14 14. The Canterville Ghost1971-12-31 · 25mA young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. Th
- 15 15. Decameron1972-01-07 · 25mFrom Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
- 16 16. A Matter of Conscience1972-01-14 · 25mFrom Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
- 17 17. The Husband Under the Bed1972-01-21 · 25mFrom Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
- 18 18. Pavoncello1972-01-28 · 25mFrom Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
- 19 19. The Song of Triumphant Love1972-02-04 · 25mFrom Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
- 20 20. The Postmaster1972-02-11 · 25mFrom Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
- 21 21. A Terribly Strange Bed1972-02-18 · 25mFrom William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
- 22 22. The Fatalist1972-02-25 · 25mFrom Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
- 23 23. Resurrection of the Offland1972-03-03 · 25mFrom Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
- 24 24. Boarded Window1972-03-10 · 25mFrom Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'
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