Series
Theatre Macabre
Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
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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Seasons & episodes
- 1First Love1 Oct 1971 · 25m · ★ 5.0Vladimir, 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.
- 2The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg8 Oct 1971 · 25m · ★ 7.0A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
- 3The Tortures of Hope15 Oct 1971 · 25m · ★ 4.0A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
- 4Mateo Falcone22 Oct 1971 · 25m · ★ 2.0A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.
- 5The Vampire29 Oct 1971 · 25m · ★ 6.0Intertwines 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 imagination.
- 6The Swashbuckler5 Nov 1971 · 25m · ★ 3.0A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and social domination.
- 7The Actress12 Nov 1971 · 25m · ★ 4.0A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
- 8The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether19 Nov 1971 · 25m · ★ 8.0A 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 'doctors' are actually the patients, and the 'keepers' are those locked away, tarred and feathered.
- 9The Rajah's Diamond26 Nov 1971 · 25m · ★ 8.0Follows 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 links these tales through the diamond's movement from London to Paris, exploring themes of crime, deception, and morality.
- 10The Nose3 Dec 1971 · 25m · ★ 3.0A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
- 11Tell-Tale Hearts10 Dec 1971 · 25m · ★ 9.0A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.
- 12Markheim17 Dec 1971 · 25m · ★ 7.0A 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 him to confront his evil and ultimately choose confession over further sin.
- 13The Barrel Organ24 Dec 1971 · 25m · ★ 7.0Reclusive, 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 cherish as a source of joy and connection, ultimately leading him to help her.
- 14The Canterville Ghost31 Dec 1971 · 25m · ★ 6.0A 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. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
- 15Decameron7 Jan 1972 · 25m · ★ 1.0From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
- 16A Matter of Conscience14 Jan 1972 · 25m · ★ 6.0From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
- 17The Husband Under the Bed21 Jan 1972 · 25m · ★ 6.0From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
- 18Pavoncello28 Jan 1972 · 25m · ★ 4.0From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
- 19The Song of Triumphant Love4 Feb 1972 · 25m · ★ 2.0From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
- 20The Postmaster11 Feb 1972 · 25m · ★ 4.0From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
- 21A Terribly Strange Bed18 Feb 1972 · 25m · ★ 6.0From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
- 22The Fatalist25 Feb 1972 · 25m · ★ 3.0From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
- 23Resurrection of the Offland3 Mar 1972 · 25m · ★ 5.0From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
- 24Boarded Window10 Mar 1972 · 25m · ★ 3.0From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'
Details
- Created by
- Ben Kadish
- First aired
- 1 Oct 1971
- Last aired
- 10 Mar 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- TVP
- Episodes
- 24
- Votes
- 3 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
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Cast
Christopher LeeSelf – Host
