Section One

Both of these are pretty ambitious programs. Adolescent horror shows which don’t talk down to their viewers. The characters even solved their own problems with hardly any adult supervision. (Before correcting me I said ‘supervision’ not ‘guidance’)

Are You Afraid of The Dark? - This Nickelodeon series wasn’t stingy when it came to special effects. Very well done. If your child seems interested in fantasy and horror stories this is a perfect series to introduce them to.

Goosebumps - Syndicated spooks abound in this series which seemed to be geared toward the Mighty Morphine Power Rangers generation.

Gun - The concept of this show was pretty simple. Take a gun and each week show the hands it passes through. Some critics liked this show. Some parents groups didn’t. Guess which side won out?

Deadman’s Gun - Interesting. While Gun didn’t really get off the firing range Deadman’s Gun had a small cult following. The difference? This series had supernatural overtones to it which probably made it a little more acceptable. (Sort of the real violence versus fake violence argument) And in case you’re wondering...yes, they did do an episode where you find out who the original owner was.

Darkroom - Only seven episodes. The phrase ‘half a chance’ doesn’t seem to even apply to this series. Veteran actor James Coburn does a great job as host. Unfortunately, someone said they made a movie version of some of the episodes and they cut his part out. (It was a voiceover rather than an appearance.)

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The Night The Phone Rang - Eddie Albert is excellent in this story of an immigrant who is given a choice...kill someone or they’ll kill his wife.

The Time Element - Considered the unofficial pilot for The Twilight Zone. The series had much better stories but even this episode had the Serling spark in it.

K.O. Kitty - Lucille Ball plays a woman who thinks she has inherited a dog. She then finds out she’s really getting a different kind of boxer. (Played by veteran actor Aldo Ray.) Ball practicing at the gym his hilarious.

Freddy’s Nightmares - The show which single handily crushed horror off the airwaves. This gory series was hosted by Robert England and only one episode had any connection to the movie series. The other episodes were a hodgepodge of blood, guts, and teen hormones. For 80’s conservatives this show crossed the line and it was canceled.

[A very unhappy side note to it’s cancellation was the fact that it drug Friday the13th: The Series down with it. Organizations which rallied against Freddy made the wrong assumption that FT13:TS was also based on the movie franchise. (Which it wasn’t). In fact, I remember seeing many, many, interviews where they made mention of Freddy and Jason slashing helpless teens every week. Which, if you saw either series, you’d know just wasn’t true. Proof positive that some people just didn’t know what they were bitching about.]

In Search Of... - This series was a ray of light in a sea of skepticism during the 1970’s. Back then there was a resurgence of interest in unexplained phenomena. Instead of putting out a schlocky tabloid series, the producers took a more enlightened and documentarian type of stance with In Search Of... Scholars and historians took both sides of an issue. Fact and legends were given equal time and equal respect. Leonard Nimoy expertly hosted and gave the show an air of credibility.

But there's still one question...where’s the Crystal Skull episode?

Quinn Martin’s Tales of the Unexpected - Any information on this series would be appreciated. The pilot was one of those episodes I remember seeing when growing up. But, for some reason, I can’t find any info on any other episodes. The opening credits were reminiscent of Circle of Fear.

Red Shoes Diaries - Sexy, sensuous and voiceovers that could melt butter. Yeah, this SHOWTIME series is much more adult and not really science fiction/fantasy/horror related. And yes there’s a lot of nudity. Did I forget to mention the bad language? Okay, so why is this series listed? Because the cinematography and storytelling are excellent. Hosted by David Duchovny of The X-Files fame, each story has camera angles other shows would kill for. (And I’m not talking about the sex scenes.) If you like Zahlman King’s work also check out the movie In God’s Hands.

Section Two

Boris Karloff's Thriller Evil Touch Ghost Stories Great Ghost Stories Grim Tales Hammer House of Horror Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense The Hitchhikers Journey Into The Unknown Kurt Vonnegut’s Monkey House Lights Out

Love American Style One Step Beyond Out There Prisoner Science Fiction Theatre Starring Boris Karloff Strange Frequency Suspense Suspense Theatre Tales of Tomorrow Time Express

ABC Dramatic Shorts ABC Television Players ABC Tele-Players ABC Penthouse Players Academy Theatre Action Tonight Actors Studio Adorn Playhouse Adventure Theater Alcoa Hour Alcoa Premiere Alcoa Presents Alcoa Theatre Appointment with Adventure Armstrong by Request Armstrong Circle Theatre Assignment Foreign Legion Barbara Stanwyck Show Best in Mystery Best of Broadway Big Story Bigelow Theatre Billy Rose Show Bob Hopes Presents The Chrysler Theatre Buick Action Theater Cameo Theatre Campbell Playhouse aka Campbell Soundstage Cavalcade of America Cavalier Theatre Celanese Theatre Center Stage Chesterfield Presents Chevrolet Tele-Theatre Chevy Mystery Show Chicken Soup For The Soul Climax Cloak of Mystery Clock Clorets Summer Theatre Colgate Theatre Colgate Western Theatre Conflict Cosmopolitan Theatre Cowboy Theatre Crime Syndicated Crossroads Curtain Call Damon Runyon Theatre Danger Dark of Night David Niven Show Death Valley Days Decision Destiny Dick Powell Show Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater The Doctor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents Drama at Eight Dumont Royal Theater Dupont Show with June Allyson Elgin TV Hour Encore Theatre Encounter Escape (1950) Escape (1973) Eye Witness F.B.I. The Untold Stories Face of Danger Fairy Tale Theatre Family Classics Fanfare Favorite Story Festival Anthology Fireside Arena Theatre Fireside Theatre Footlights Theater Ford Theatre Four Star Playhouse Frigidaire Summer Theater Front Row Center Frontier Justice Gangbusters Gas Company Playhouse General Electric Summer Originals General Electric Theater General Electric True George Burns Comedy Week George Sanders Mystery Theater Gold Seal Playhouse Goodyear TV Playhouse The Great Adventure Great Ghost Stories Gruen Playhouse Gulf Playhouse: 1st Person Hallmark Summer Theatre Hands of Mystery Hollywood Opening Night Hollywood Summer Theatre Johnson's Wax Theatre Joseph Cotten Show Joseph Schildkraut Presents Kaiser Aluminum Hour Key Club Playhouse Kleenex Summer Theatre Kodak Request Performance Kraft Mystery Theatre aka Crisis Kraft Suspense Theater Kraft Television Theatre Lifestories Lloyd Bridges Show Loretta Young Show Love Story Lux Playhouse Lux Video Theatre Magnovox Theater The Mail Story Man Behind The Badge Manhunt Masterpiece Playhouse

Medallion Theater Medical Story The Millionaire Mr. Black Mr. Citizen Moment Of Decision Moment Of Fear Monday Theatre Motorola TV Theatre My True Story NBC Action Playhouse NBC Adventure Theatre NBC Comedy Playhouse NBC Comedy Theatre NBC Playhouse NBC Reperatory Theatre Nash Airflyte Theater Navy Log Newsstand Theatre Night Editor Nine Thirty Curtain No Warning Oboler Comedy Theatre Oldsmobile Music Theatre Once Upon A Tune Opening Night Pall Mall Playhouse Pentagon U.S.A. Personal Appearance Personal Appearance Theater Philco TV Playhouse Philip Morris Playhouse The Playhouse Playhouse 90 Playhouse Of Mystery Playhouse Of Stars Police Story (1952) Police Story (1973) Ponds Theater Pontiac Presents Playwright 56 Premiere Preview Tonight Producer's Choice Producer's Showcase Prudential Family Playhouse Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Purex Summer Specials Pursuit Rebound Revlon Mirror Theatre Richard Boone Show Romance Room For Romance S.R.O. Playhouse Saturday Roundup Scene Of The Crime (1985) Scene Of The Crime (1991) Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars Scotland Yard Screen Directors Playhouse Shirley Temple's Storybook Short Short Dramas Short Story Playhouse Show For A Summer Evening Showcase Theater Silent Service Silver Theater Soap Box Theatre Somerset Maugham TV Theatre Sports Camera Spotlight Playhouse Stage 7 Stage 13 Star Stage Star Time Playhosue Star Tonight Starlight Theatre Stars In Action Stars Over Hollywood Studio 57 Studio One Summer Fun Summer Night Theater Summer Playhouse Summer Sports Spectacular Supertrain Sure As Fate Suspense Playhouse Suspicion Sweepstakes TV Dramatic Anthology Tales of ESP Target Telephone Time Television Playhouse Theater Time Top Plays Of 1954 The Trap Turning Point 20th Century-Fox Hour Twilight Theatre (1956) U.S. Steel Hour Undercurrent Vacation Playhouse Viceroy Star Theatre Vise Volume One Walt Disney Walter Winchell File Way Out The Web West Point Story Westinghouse Preview Theatre What Really Happened To The Class Of '65? Willys Theatre Presenting Pen Hecht's Tales of The City Windows The Witness Your Prize Story Your Show Time Your Story Theatre