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Theatre Macabre

Theatre Macabre

3.0 IMDb tt1957799 1971 Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama

Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts this anthology in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, each half-hour episode adapting a story from a classic author, with tales by Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde.

Cast

Christopher Lee

Episodes 24

1
First Love 25m Vladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter…
2
The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg 25m A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
3
The Tortures of Hope 25m A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
4
Mateo Falcone 25m A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to…
5
The Vampire 25m Intertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsession,…
6
The Swashbuckler 25m A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and…
7
The Actress 25m A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
8
The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether 25m A narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by…
9
The Rajah's Diamond 25m Follows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing…
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The Nose 25m A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
11
Tell-Tale Hearts 25m A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like'…
12
Markheim 25m A man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by…
13
The Barrel Organ 25m Reclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next…
14
The Canterville Ghost 25m A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit…
15
Decameron 25m From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
16
A Matter of Conscience 25m From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
17
The Husband Under the Bed 25m From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
18
Pavoncello 25m From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
19
The Song of Triumphant Love 25m From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
20
The Postmaster 25m From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
21
A Terribly Strange Bed 25m From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
22
The Fatalist 25m From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
23
Resurrection of the Offland 25m From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
24
Boarded Window 25m From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'