All Episodes of Theatre Macabre
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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
Season 1
9.0/101 votesTell-Tale Hearts
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1971
A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.
Director: Jan Laskowski
Writer: Unknown
- 8.0/101 votes
The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1971
A narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by a new, more severe method, only for the narrator to discover the 'doctors' are actually the patients, and the 'keepers' are those locked away, tarred and feathered.
Director: Janusz Majewski
Writer: Unknown
- 8.0/101 votes
The Rajah's Diamond
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1971
Follows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing their greed, folly, and the dark allure of wealth. The narrative links these tales through the diamond's movement from London to Paris, exploring themes of crime, deception, and morality.
Director: Sylwester Chęciński
Writer: Unknown
- 7.0/101 votes
The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1971
A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
Director: Jerzy Zarzycki
Writer: Unknown
- 7.0/101 votes
Markheim
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1971
A man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by his own conscience, personified by a mysterious visitor who may be the Devil, forcing him to confront his evil and ultimately choose confession over further sin.
Director: Janusz Majewski
Writer: Unknown
- 7.0/101 votes
The Barrel Organ
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/24/1971
Reclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next door and her barrel organ, which he initially despises but comes to cherish as a source of joy and connection, ultimately leading him to help her.
Director: Stanisław Jędryka
Writer: Unknown
- 6.0/101 votes
The Vampire
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1971
Intertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsession, the supernatural, and the line between reality and imagination.
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Writer: Unknown
- 6.0/101 votes
The Canterville Ghost
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1971
A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
Director: Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
Writer: Unknown
- 6.0/101 votes
A Matter of Conscience
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1972
From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
Director: Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
Writer: Unknown
- 6.0/101 votes
The Husband Under the Bed
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/21/1972
From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
Director: Stanisław Różewicz
Writer: Unknown
- 6.0/101 votes
A Terribly Strange Bed
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/18/1972
From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
Director: Witold Lesiewicz
Writer: Unknown
- 5.0/101 votes
First Love
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1971
Vladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter Zina competing for her affections along with a host of her other suitors.
Director: Sylwester Chęciński
Writer: Unknown
- 5.0/101 votes
Resurrection of the Offland
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/3/1972
From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
Director: Jerzy Zarzycki
Writer: Unknown
- 4.0/101 votes
The Tortures of Hope
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1971
A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
Director: Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski
Writer: Unknown
- 4.0/101 votes
The Actress
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1971
A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Writer: Unknown
- 4.0/101 votes
Pavoncello
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/28/1972
From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Writer: Stefan Żeromski
- 4.0/101 votes
The Postmaster
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/11/1972
From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Writer: Unknown
- 3.0/101 votes
The Swashbuckler
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1971
A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and social domination.
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Writer: Unknown
- 3.0/101 votes
The Nose
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1971
A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Writer: Unknown
- 3.0/101 votes
The Fatalist
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/25/1972
From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
Director: Stanisław Lenartowicz
Writer: Unknown
- 3.0/101 votes
Boarded Window
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1972
From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'
Director: Janusz Majewski
Writer: Unknown
- 2.0/101 votes
Mateo Falcone
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1971
A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.
Director: Jan Budkiewicz
Writer: Unknown
- 2.0/101 votes
The Song of Triumphant Love
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/1972
From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Writer: Unknown
- 1.0/101 votes
Decameron
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1972
From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
Director: Jan Budkiewicz
Writer: Unknown