Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
The best episode of "Night Gallery" season 1 is "The Dead Man / The House Keeper", rated 7.1/10 from 664 user votes. It was directed by John Meredyth Lucas, Douglas Heyes and written by Douglas Heyes, Matthew Howard. "The Dead Man / The House Keeper" aired on 12/16/1970 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Room with a View / The Little Black Bag / The Nature of the Enemy".
An experiment in hypnosis leads to a terrifying conclusion when a physician attempts to revive his subject from death. A dabbler in black magic schemes to switch his rich wife's cold persona for a warm, loving soul.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas, Douglas Heyes
Writer: Douglas Heyes, Matthew Howard
An invalid husband plots revenge against his faithless wife with the unwitting aid of his nurse. Miraculous healing, and abrupt tragedy, result when a 21st century medical bag falls into the hands of a discredited 20th century doctor. Mission control scientists watch helplessly when members of a lunar expedition are mysteriously attacked.
Director: Allen Reisner, Jerrold Freedman, Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Rod Serling, Hal Dresner
A former sanitarium patient discovers a house she has known all her life, but never dared enter, in a recurring dream. An ailing woman dies under the care of her sinister brother, but her accusing shadow remains indelibly cast on the parlor wall.
Director: John Astin, Jeff Corey
Writer: Rod Serling
A desperate comic makes a deal with an inept miracle worker in a ploy to boost his sagging career. A fanatical big-game hunter forces his son to shoot a deer, inviting the vengeance of terrible gods.
Director: Steven Spielberg, Walter Doniger
Writer: Rod Serling
A harried husband murders his magpie wife only to find the arrangement less permanent than he'd hoped. A passing ship rescues an unconscious man in a lifeboat labeled "Titanic", three years after the liner sank. A hideous doll becomes an agent of revenge against an officer in Queen Victoria's colonial forces.
Director: Richard Benedict, Gene Levitt, Rudi Dorn
Writer: Rod Serling
A has-been salesman is haunted by phantoms from a happier past. Astral projection is the key to a crippled athlete's bid for revenge.
Director: Don Taylor, Daryl Duke
Writer: Rod Serling