Tales of Mystery was a British supernatural television drama anthology series based on the short stories of Algernon Blackwood.[1] It was broadcast by ITV (Associated-Rediffusion) and ran over three seasons from 1961–1963. Produced by Peter Graham Scott, each episode was 25 minutes long and introduced by John Laurie (as the author himself). None of the 29 episodes broadcast survive in any television archive, however.[2]
| Tales of Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Horror Mystery |
| Presented by | John Laurie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 29 (all missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Graham Scott |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Associated-Rediffusion |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 1961 – 1963 |
Episodes
editSeason 1
edit- The Terror of the Twins
- The Promise
- The Man Who Was Milligan
- The Tradition
- The Empty Sleeve
- Accessory Before The Fact
- The Woman's Ghost Story
- Decoy
Season 2
edit- Confession
- Chinese Magic
- Max Hensig
- The Man Who Found Out[1]
- Nephele
- Ancient Sorceries
- Deferred Appointment
- The Pikerstaffe Cast
- The Telephone
- The Call
- Wolves of God
Season 3
edit- Old Clothes
- The Doll
- Egyptian Sorcery
- The Damned
- The Second Generation
- A Case of Eavesdropping
- Petershin And Mr Snide
- The Lodger
- The Insanity of Jones
- Dream Cottage
References
edit- ^ a b Colavito, Jason (2008). Knowing fear: science, knowledge and the development of the horror genre (illustrated ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-7864-3273-8.
- ^ Wheatley, Helen. Gothic Television (Manchester University Press 2006) p35-36.
External links
edit- IMDB Page
- Tales of Mystery (EOFFTV)