Great Ghost Tales
The last regularly scheduled television series to be broadcast live in the U.S. was hosted by Frank Gallop, and featured dramatizations of ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural, many of which were adapted from stories by famous authors like Conrad Aiken and Edgar Allan Poe.
- 1961-1961
- 1 season
- NBC
- Drama, Horror, Suspense
The last regularly scheduled television series to be broadcast live in the U.S. was hosted by Frank Gallop, and featured dramatizations of ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural, many of which were adapted from stories by famous authors like Conrad Aiken and Edgar Allan Poe.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 1961
Episode 1
William Wilson
Thu, Jul 6, 1961 30 mins
William Wilson finds himself being shadowed by a mysterious double, who even appears to have the same name.
Episode 2
Lucy
Thu, Jul 13, 1961 30 mins
A housewife discovers she has the powers of her ancestor; a witch.
Episode 3
The Monkey's Paw
Thu, Jul 20, 1961 30 mins
The severed paw of a monkey has magical properties and can grant people's wishes - but no in the way they expect.
Episode 4
Bye Bye Baby
Thu, Jul 27, 1961 30 mins
Episode 5
August Heat
Thu, Aug 3, 1961 30 mins
Episode 6
Summer Rental
Thu, Aug 10, 1961 30 mins
A couple can't explain how a cottage they're staying in while in Devon starts to reflect all the circumstances of a murder they've just committed.
Episode 7
Mr. Arcularis
Thu, Aug 17, 1961 30 mins
Following a surgical operation, Mr. Arcularis embarks on a long sea voyage - but he soon wonders where he is really going.
Episode 8
Sredni Vashtar
Thu, Aug 24, 1961 30 mins
A young boy imagines that a polecat has godlike qualities, and can solve his problems with his overbearing aunt.
Episode 9
A Phantom of Delight
Thu, Aug 31, 1961 30 mins
A man discovers his friend's fiancée is a ghost.
Episode 10
Room 13
Sat, Sep 9, 1961 30 mins
The Austrian Inn, where a couple is staying while in town to investigate a skull that was recently unearthed, suddenly has a room 13 that mysteriously materialized.
Episode 11
The Wendigo
Thu, Sep 14, 1961 30 mins
In the Canadian northwest, hunters search for a beast that carries off people.
Episode 12
Who Is the Fairest One of All?
Thu, Sep 21, 1961 30 mins
A prim schoolteacher sees another's reflection when she looks into an antique mirror.