Originally published: January 12, 1992
Last updated: November 20, 2025
Compiled by Loren Heisey
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Series notes
Show type: Anthology series of tales of suspense and the supernatural
Host: James Coburn
Number of episodes: 7
Number of stories: 16
Show originally ran on ABC
Guide notes
This guide was started by Russ Perry Jr. Writers, directors and complete cast added by Loren Heisey.
Episodes
Original airdate: November 27, 1981
1. Closed Circuit
An aging TV newsman finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.
Written by: Jeffrey Bloom, Alan Brennert, Carter Scholz
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Cast:
Robert Webber as Greg Conway
Mary Frann as Linda Beckwith
John Randolph as Arthur Desmond
Richard Anderson as Bill Bellamy
Jon M. Benson as First Intern
Robin Coleman as Second Intern
Lee Duncan as Steve
John H. Fields as Frank Merriman
Cliff Frazier as Strongarm #1
Rozelle Gayle as Arab
Michael O'Guinne as Engineer
James Purcell as Guard
Lavelle Roby as Dr. Wilkerson
Steve Whitmore as Engineer
Kate Williamson as Doctor
2. Stay Tuned - We'll Be Right Back
A man discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.
Written by: Simon Muntner, Jeffrey Bloom
Directed by: Paul Lynch
Cast:
Lawrence Pressman as Charlie Miller
Joanna Miles as Janet Miller
Shane Butterworth as Kenny
Bert Freed as Charlie's Dad
Robert Gray as Nazi
Original airdate: December 4, 1981
1. The Bogeyman Will Get You
A horror movie loving teenager believes she's discovered a vampire.
Written by: Robert Bloch
Directed by: John McPherson
Cast:
Helen Hunt as Nancy Lawrence
Randy Powell as Phil Ames
Quinn Cummings as DiDi
Arlen Dean Snyder as Professor Lawrence
Gloria DeHaven as Louise Lawrence
R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Dodson
Rick Beckner as Deputy
William Phipps as Store Clerk
Herbert Lom as The Phantom of the Opera
Ian Wilson as The Dwarf
2. Uncle George
A poor couple try to find someone to pose as their late uncle, whose pension they can't afford to lose.
Written by: Peter S. Fischer
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Cast:
Claude Akins as Bert Haskell
June Lockhart as Margo Haskell
Dub Taylor as Dixie Weeks
John Lawrence as Bartender Norland
Dick Whittington as Uncle George
Charles Sasson as Homeless Man
Original airdate: December 11, 1981
1. Needlepoint
A woman uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.
Written by: Violet Pullbrook
Directed by: Paul Lynch
Cast:
Esther Rolle as Old Woman
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Young Man
2. Siege Of 31 August
A veteran-turned-farmer is tormented by his memories of the Vietnam war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.
Written by: Peter S. Fischer, Davis Grubb
Directed by: Peter Crane
Cast:
Ronny Cox as Neil
Gail Strickland as Helen
Patrick Brennan as Ben
Hank Brandt as Colonel
Pat Corley as Sheriff
Original airdate: December 18, 1981
1. A Quiet Funeral
A quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.
Written by: Robert Bloch
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Cast:
Eugene Roche as Charlie Provo
Misty Rowe as Leda
Carmine Caridi as Nick Castellano
Robert F. Lyons as Marty Vetch
Carmen Argenziano as Dominguez
John Medici as Salesclerk
2. Make-Up
A magic makeup case transforms a down and out loser into a winner.
Written by: Jeffrey Bloom, Robert R. McCammon
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Cast:
Billy Crystal as Paddy
Brian Dennehy as Roland
Sian Barbara Allen as Brenda
Signe Hasso as Mrs. Lamont Tremayne
Jack Kruschen as Sam
Robert O'Reilly as Sebastian
Ronald Spivey as Burt Leeds
Elvia Allman as Mangeress
William Long Jr. as Bartender
Jodie Mann as Clerk
Original airdate: December 25, 1981
1. The Partnership
An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.
Written by: Christopher Crowe, William F. Nolan
Directed by: John McPherson
Cast:
David Carradine as Biker
Pat Buttram as Tad Miller
Carole Cook as Sally Anne
John Tuell as Pat Dillon
Jonathan Stark as Young Man in Bar
2. Daisies
A botanist is working with plants to learn a way to communicate to them.
Written by: Peter S. Fischer, Fredric Brown
Directed by: Paul Lynch
Cast:
Rue McClanahan as Mrs. Louise Michaelson
Elizabeth Halliday as Miss Wilson
Lloyd Bochner as Dr. John Michaelson
3. Catnip
A ruthless young man is stalked by a witch's demonic black cat.
Written by: Robert Bloch
Directed by: Jeffrey Bloom
Cast:
Cyril O'Reilly as Ronnie Shires
Lynn Carlin as Mrs. Shires
Michael V. Gazzo as Nino
Jocelyn Brando as Mrs. Mingle
Karin Argoud as Loretta
Tony Devon as Jeffery
Original airdate: January 8, 1982
1. Lost In Translation
An archaeology professor seeks power over others through a magic formula in an ancient Egyptian scroll.
Written by: Michael Scheff, Mary Ann Kasica
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Cast:
Andrew Prine as Dr. Paul Hudson
Whit Bissell as Arthur
Michael Zand as Translator Ahmed Zamani
Cyndy Garvey as Jeanette Hudson
2. Guillotine
A 19th-century Frenchwoman tries to save her lover from the guillotine by exploiting a loophole in the law.
Written by: Peter Allan Fields, Cornell Woolrich
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Cast:
Patti D'Arbanville as Babette
Frank M. Benard as Pierre LaRouche
Michael Constantine as Monsieur De Paris
Logan Ramsey as Governor
Lilyan Chauvin as Madame LeClerc
David Daniels as Doctor
Dick Balduzzi as Louis
Robert Feero as Prisoner
Zale Kessler as Barber
Todd Martin as Gendarme
Pieter Jan Van Niel as Gate Guard
Alfred Dennis as Baker
Original airdate: January 15, 1982
1. Exit Line
An aspiring actor plots his revenge on an acerbic critic.
Written by: Peter S. Fischer, William Link, Richard Levinson
Directed by: Peter Crane
Cast:
Samantha Eggar as Miss Alexis St. Clair
Jack Carter as Bert Lyons
Anne Lockhart as Stage Actress
Stan Shaw as Dan Burroughs
Jim Boeke as Lee
William Martel as Guard
Newell Alexander as Bill
2. Who's There?
A husband sets a trap for his unfaithful wife which a neighbor on another floor stumbles in on.
Written by: Brian Clemens
Directed by: Paul Lynch
Cast:
Grant Goodeve as Steve Lambert
Dianne Kay as Claire
Michael Lembeck as Barry
3. The Rarest Of Wines
A son is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.
Written by: Gerald K. Siegel
Directed by: Peter Crane
Cast:
Judith Chapman as Pamela
Henry Polic II as Frederick
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