I finally got a chance to see all of them, and it has been years. My wife really enjoyed this show and I am sure we will be looking at those again sometime soon.
So here is a rundown of the episodes. They don't make TV like this anymore.
WHAT BECKONING GHOST 9/18/61...A concert pianist sees her own coffin in her study and hears funeral music nobody else can see or hear them.
GUILLOTINE 9/26/61...Shocking tale about a man (Alejandro Rey) who is set to be beheaded in France of 1875. He discovers that he will be pardoned if his executioner dies before the execution date. He sets his wife in motion with a plan. Creepy and what an ironic ending.
THE PREMATURE BURIAL 10/2/61...A millionaire survives being buried alive, but his evil wife has plans for his next seizure.
THE WEIRD TAILOR 10/16/61...A man plans on bringing his dead son back to life with a suit fashioned out of witchcraft. This Robert Bloch tale also appeared in the 1971 film "Asylum".
GOD GRANT THAT SHE LYE STILLE 10/23/61...A young woman comes to her families estate to claim an inheritance but discovers that her ancestor, who was a witch is trying to take over her body and walk the Earth once again. Henry Daniell stars.
MASQUERADE 10/30/61...Comedy and horror combine in this tale about a young couple who are stranded in a house with a family of cannibals. The outstanding cast includes Tom Poston, Elizabeth Montgomery, John Carridine, Jack Lambert and Dorothy Neumann.
LAST OF THE SOMMERVILLES 11/6/61...Ida Lupino directed many episodes of this show and this is one of them. People kill off one another to collect an inheritance.
LETTER TO A LOVER 11/13/61...A woman claims that her husband is keeping her captive in their home. This is a very sordid tale of murder and blackmail.
A THIRD FOR PINOCHLE 11/20/61...A man is planning to kill his wife, but two nosey sister next door make it a very complicated affair.
THE CLOSED CABINET 11/27/61...An American is determined to break the 300 year old curse on an English estate. David Frankham stars.
DIALOGUES WITH DEATH 12/4/61...This is comprised of two short tales about death. The first stars host Boris Karloff as a morgue attendent who communicates with his dead charges. The second involves a man who returns to his Lousiana family home to collect an inheritance, but his aunt insists that he is already dead. Ed, nelson and William Schallert also star.
RETURN OF ANDREW BENTLEY 12/11/61...John Newland stars and directed this episode about a man who agrees to guard his uncle's corpse from a demonic being named Bentley. One of the best episodes of the series.
THE REMARKABLE MRS. HAWK 12/18/61...A woman named Cissy Hawk has a penchant for winning awards for her prize hogs at county fairs. Her secret stretches back for countless centuries. Bruce Dern stars.
PORTRAIT WITHOUT A FACE 12/25/61...An artist is killed by someone with a crossbow yet his final painting continues to get completed. Haunting and unique.
AN ATTRACTIVE FAMILY 1/1/62...Family members plan to kill a young woman so they can collect her money, but not all goes as planned.
WAXWORKS 1/8/62...After several murders outside of a wax museum a European detective believes that the figures are brought to life via black magic. Oskar Homolka, Antoinette Bower, Martin Kosleck, Ron Ely and Booth Coleman star.
LA STREGA 1/15/62...A young woman (Ursula Andress) and her friend, (Alejandro Rey) defy her grandmothers wishes so she puts a curse on them. Ida Lupino directed this excellent episode. My God does Andress look fantastic.
THE STORM 1/22/62...During a very bad thunderstorm a woman decides to investigate strange sounds that are coming from the cellar of her new home.
A WIG FOR MISS DEVORE 1/29/62...Patricia Barry stars as an aging actress who is trying for a comeback. She insists on wearing a wig which was owned by a woman hanged for witchcraft. The wig turns out to be cursed. One of the scariest episodes of the series.
THE HOLLOW WATCHER 2/12/62...A woman murders a man for his money and hides the body inside a scarecrow. Soon she discovers that the scarecrow is stalking her. This outstanding episode stars Audrey Dalton, Sean McClory, Warren Oates and Denver Pyle.
COUSIN TUNDIFER 2/19/62...Edward Andrews stars as a man who plots a lilling for a lot of money, but finds that the home he plans to commit the crime in has a portal to another time.
THE INCREDIBLE DOKTOR MARKESAN 2/26/62...Dick York and the sexy Carolyn Kearney star as a couple who are down to their last 12 dollars and in need of work and jobs. York's character of Fred stops at his uncle's decaying old mansion and asks to stay there. Fred and his wife slowly uncover the dire secret of the mansion. Boris Karloff gives a 4 star performance as the title character. This is considered by many to be the best episode of the series, and it may be.
FLOWERS OF EVIL 3/5/62...Luciana Paluzzi stars as a woman who murdered her husband but his skeleton keeps returning.
TIL DEATH DO US PART 3/12/62...An undertaker murders his wife so he can be with another woman. The other woman's brother dis-inherits him and now he has another worthless wife to get rid of. Henry Jones stars.
THE BRIDE WHO DIED TWICE 3/19/62...Ida Lupino directed this episode about a Colonel in a Latin American country who forces a woman to marry him, but she kills herself instead...or does she? Mala Powers stars.
KILL MY LOVE 3/26/62...Richard Carlson stars as a man who kills his wife and then discovers that his son knows what he did. Carlson is a very scary psycho in this episode. One of the best.
MAN OF MYSTERY 4/2/62...A very secretive millionaire is killed whan a book about him is finished, and everyone that a writer tries to interview about the man is also killed. A great twist ending. Mary Tyler Moore stars.
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS 4/9/62...Jacob Grant and his assistant John Paterson are both starving gravediggers who resort to murder and selling the bodies to doctors for quick cash. They target their house guests as the next victims. John Anderson and George Kennedy star.
THE LETHAL LADIES 4/16/62...Two short stories directed by Ida Lupino. The first involves a man who plots the death of his wife, and when the plans go sour he pays a huge price. In the second story a mild library clerk is denied her pension and her job by a big shot who has taken over. She plots a terrifying revenge.
THE SPECIALISTS 4/30/62...An elite team of federal agents known as "Specialists" take on international jewel theives. This was the final episode of a great two year run.
After finally getting to see every episode of this show I can easily say it's one of the best of it's kind every produced for the small screen. Boris Karloff made the perfect host. Not all of the episodes were top notch, but many, many of them were and that is why this is considered such a classic.
If you get the chance, pick up the DVD set, tuen down the lights and get ready for terror.
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