Third time's the charm for Geraldine Page who transforms a thinly written harridan into a compelling, tragic character in Something in the Woodwork. Lesley Ann Warren is a mysterious woman offering Death on a Barge. The directing debut of Leonard Nimoy. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com
She'll Be Company For You stars Leonard Nimoy as a recent widower who is gifted a hungry cat by Lorraine Gary. The Ring With the Red Velvet Ropes stars Gary Lockwood as the new Boxing Heavy Weight Champion who must defend his title in the spectral world against Chuck Connors. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com...
Fright Night is the tale of a couple's inheritance: a trunk that must never be opened. Starring Stuart Whitman & Barbara Anderson. Finnegan's Flight features marvelous performances by Burgess Meredith and Cameron Mitchell as inmates who've discovered a way to escape the prison walls. Father Malone Fathermalone.com patreon.com/FatherMalone Mike White https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com
Ozzie & Harriet Nelson guest star as an inventor and his absent-minded wife/assistant. She'd be late for her own funeral in You Can Come Up Now Mrs. Miliken Ross Martin and Burl Ives (!) star in a tale of blackmail and backwoods revenge. Father Malone Fathermalone.com patreon.com/FatherMalone Mike White https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com
In Rare Objects, Mickey Rooney plays a tough guy mafioso (!) on the lam with limited options. Enter Raymond Massey with an unusual solution. Spectre In Tap Shows sees the return of Sandra Dee as a twin who's sister's death is most circumspect. But in perfect rhythm. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com...
Bill Bixby and Vincent Price (!) both return for a worthy entry in the Night Gallery canon: The Return of the Sorcerer Speaking of returns, Joanna Pettet returns for her third appearance as The Girl with the Hungry Eyes. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com
The Caterpillar: Laurence Harvey gives a devilish performance as an English expat in Borneo whose plan to kill a competitor is very unusual and goes very wrong. Little Girl Lost: William Windom returns to the Gallery as a grieving father who refuses to believe his daughter is dead. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com...
Sins of the Father: Richard Thomas portrays the son of Sin Eater who must stand in for his father in more ways than one. You Can't Get Help Like That Any More: Cloris Leachman gives an unhinged performance as the wicked owner of a new domestic robot. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com...
I'll Never Leave You - Ever: In an 18th Century, Welsh village a young wife plots the murder of her ailing, elderly husband through means of curious doll. Costarring John Saxon. There Aren't Any More MacBanes: A young grad student (Joel Gray) unleashes ancient family forces that he cannot control - much to the dismay of those he loves most. Mike White http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ Chris Stachiw WeirdingWayMedia.com Father Malone FatherMalone.com...
Deliveries in the Rear is a retelling of the Burke & Hare murders in 19th century London with a tidier conclusion. Stop Killing Me features a bravura performance by Geraldine Page as a wife convinced her husband intends to murder her through worry. Dead Weight is a dark gangster tale with a standout performance by Bobby Darin.
A supernatural tale set in the Old West, The Waiting Room stars Steve Forrest as a ruthless gunslinger who stops in a town where he recognizes everyone. Last Rites of a Dead Druid is a terrific segment from Jeannot Szwarc with impressive turns by Bill Bixby and Carol Lynley.
The Miracle at Camafeo is a Rod Serling original about an insurance fraudster and the dogged investigator who pursues him to a town where miracles are possible. The Ghost of Sorworth place features a return appearance by Richrd Kiley. Here he stumbles onto an old Scottish manse and the beautiful inhabitant (Jill Ireland) who may be haunted.
Stuart Wittman stars a grizzled fisherman who finds a new outlook on life when he snares a mermaid in this totally original tale by Rod Serling. The Late Mr. Peddington features Kim Novak and Harry Morgan as a widow and funeral director planning for eventualities. Feast of Blood stars Sondra Locke as a young woman given an unusual brooch.
Elsa Lanchester stars in a tale of horticulture and homicide in the haunting "Green Fingers". Werner Klemperer appears in "Funeral" (written by Richard Matheson) as a most unusual mourner. "The Tune in Dan's Cafe" features a song that will drive you immediately insane. Trust us.
The Different Ones can be viewed in the Eye of the Beholder. A tale of a concerned father (Dana Andrews) who must decide whether or not to shoot his deformed son into Space. Tell David... features Sandra Dee in a baffling tale about a jealous wife who perhaps encounters her future son and daughter-in-law. Lagoda's Heads is a throwback jungle thriller by Psycho's Robert Bloch and features a standout perfromance by Tim Matheson's mustache.
It's a return to form for Rod Serling in The Messiah on Mott Street. Featuring Edward G. Robinson as an aging immigrant and his grandson's search for a savior. Featuring Yaphet Kotto. Interdimensional portals are no big deal to Pawn Shop Owner Zsa Zsa Gabor in a segment based on a short story by Donald Wandrei
Cool Air - Another HP Lovecraft adaptation, this one by Rod Serling. Camera Obscura - features Ross Martin & Rene Auberjonois in a tale of time-travel and ghoulish revenge. Quoth the Raven features Marty Allen
H.P. Lovecraft's tale Pickman's Model is adapted for the first time here on Night Gallery. The Dear Departed is a tale of seance hucksters and what happens when the spirits actually appear. An Act of Chivalry is brief.
John Astin directs The Dark Boy - a tale of a Frontier school teacher and the mysterious boy who haunts her classroom. Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something finds real-life couple Alex Cord & Joanna Pettet in a bizarre love triangle featuring dreams, obsession and grand theft auto.
House - With Ghost stars Bob Crane and Joanne Worley as an ex-pat couple in London who've settled on a new domicile that might prove their undoing. A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank features Victor Buono as a vampire who just can't get a break. Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator is an old west tale of a crooked Travelling Medicine Man played by Forest Tucker who's potion may or may not be able to raise the dead. (It doesn't) Hell's Bells features John Astin as a corrupt, venal hippie w...
An excellent addition to the Gallery. The Diary stars Patty Duke as a poison pen purveyor of gossip who is gifted a journal that tells not what was but what will be. A Matter of Sematics features Cesar Romero (and 'stache) as Dracula dropping in to the local blood bank. Big Surprise stars John Carradine in a tale of childhood wonder and terror. Written by Richard Matheson based on his own short story Professor Peabody's Last Lecture stars Carl Reiner as an arrogant lecturer who discovers a few m...
Two tales are presented in this episode. The first "Midnight Never Ends" is familiar territory for anyone who's a fan of Rod Serling. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. The second tale....oh, boy....Brenda (based on a thoughtful short story by Margaret St. Clair) tries the patience of all who view it. It's.....something.
It's a retroactive Creepshow reunion! Leslie Nielsen and Fritz Weaver star in this episode's first story "A Question of Fear". Soldier of Fortune Malloy makes a bet he'll survive a night in a haunted house. "The Devil is Not Mocked" based on the short story by Manly Wade Wellman shows what happens when human evil collides with evil in its purest (and most patriotic) form.
Two tales of broken reality involving werewolves and ghosts and Orson Welles.
We draw back the curtain on four tales featuring monstrous children, drunken braggarts and a spider you'll not soon forget (it's terrible).
Witches will steal your wife and DJs will too! Join Father Malone, Chris Stachiw and Mike White as they plunge further into the madness of Night Gallery season two.
It's a Szwarc-a-thon! Chris, Mike and Father Malone take a look at a trio of tales directed by Jeannot Szwarc (and one he didn't). Rod Serling's trips to the 50s continue with debates on the value of life and the business of hate.
Season 2 begins strong with 4 new paintings for your perusal. The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes is a chilling tale featuring young Clint Howard. Miss Lovecraft Sent Me tells why it's important to check references. The Hand of Borgus Weems drags the series kicking and screaming into the 70s. Phantom of What Opera? features Leslie Nielsen in a silly role that predates Airplane!
In the finale of season one, we're given two new paintings to appraise-- They're Tearing Down Tim Reilly's Bar is familiar territory for Rod Serling. An over the hill exec must decide if the past is more appealing than his present. The Last Laurel is a wicked, little tale of lust and the importance of knowing your own home's layout.
In Pamela's Voice, John Astin and Phyllis Diller drop in to the gallery and explore the metaphysical meaning of heaven and hell. Lone Survivor stars John Colicos as a doomed shiprwreck survivor. The Doll explores a curious method of vengeance.
