Robert Bloch.
This particular writer has faded into obscurity over the years, apart from his novel "Psycho." However, this doesn't change the fact that Robert Bloch wrote some outstanding material in the mediums of film and television. His short stories are underrated and deserve more recognition.
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.Bloch's greatest work.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsPeter CushingPatrick WymarkChristopher LeeA collector comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade and learns it is possessed by an evil spirit.Doesn't do justice to the original story.
- DirectorPeter DuffellStarsJohn BryansJohn BennettDenholm ElliottAn anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.Excellent throughout!
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack PalanceBurgess MeredithBeverly AdamsAn anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.Some good highlights but the climax is a disappointment.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsSuzanna LeighFrank FinlayGuy DolemanTrouble strikes when an exhausted pop singer, sent on a vacation to a farm, realizes that the farm's owner raises deadly bees.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsBarbara ParkinsRichard ToddSylvia SymsIn order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsJoan CrawfordDiane BakerLeif EricksonAfter a 20-year asylum stay for a double ax murder, suspicion arises about Lucy Harbin's behavior as she returns to her daughter Carol, who is engaged to marry Michael Fields. Soon, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her past?
- DirectorOwen CrumpStarsGrant WilliamsShirley KnightOnslow StevensWhile undergoing therapy for his problem, a serial killer continues his murderous sprees.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsRobert TaylorBarbara StanwyckJudi MeredithA lawyer advises a blind man's rich widow tormented by nightmares.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerAlan GibsonStarsSebastian CabotJoan CrawfordChad Everett"Journey to Midnight" consists of two episodes of the TV series, Journey to the Unknown (1968); Poor Butterfly (1969) and The Indian Spirit Guide (1968).
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsPatrick WymarkMargaret JohnstonJohn StandingFour men who were involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered with tiny dolls left next to their corpses.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsGeorge HamiltonLinda CristalJoan BlondellIn the 1930s, a sailor trying to prove that his brother was wrongly executed for murder finds himself becoming drawn in the occult world.
- DirectorRoger KayStarsGlynis JohnsDan O'HerlihyRichard DavalosA stranded young woman finds herself at a mysterious mansion where nothing is what it seems.
- StarsBen MurphyKatherine CrawfordWilliam SylvesterA man has a watch that makes him invisible when pressed. However he can only remain invisible for 15 minutes or else he will stay invisible forever.
- CreatorSam RolfeStarsKen HowardRobert HoganFord RaineySet during the Depression. Dave Barrett, a farmer, works as a bounty hunter to help his family.
- StarsAlfred HitchcockHinton PopeJimmy Joyce"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
- StarsAlfred HitchcockHarry TylerLillian O'MalleyStories of terror, horror and suspense presented by Alfred Hitchcock.
- StarsBoris KarloffRichard PeelHenry DaniellExperience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.
- StarsPaul SparerCatherine BattistoneJohn Marzilli"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsVince VaughnAnne HecheJulianne MooreIn Gus Van Sant's remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic, young female bank employee Marion Crane steals money from her boss in Phoenix, flees town, and arrives at Fairvale, California's rundown Bates Motel, which has secrets of its own.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsMeredith BaxterDavid HedisonGale SondergaardA deceased rich man's collection is the key to solving a string of murder committed by a mysterious black cat
- CreatorRichard MathesonStarsSebastian CabotSheila LarkenMeg FosterAn anthology of suspense dramas concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences.
- CreatorRichard P. RubinsteinMitchell GalinStarsJohn BolgerPamela Dean KellyMichael J. AndersonA horror anthology about a family of monsters watching a different horror story every week on their TV. Each tale is separate, often cautionary with occasional dark humor and irony and features various deadly creatures.
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyIn the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
- StarsJames CoburnHelen HuntDavid Carradine"Darkroom" was a hosted horror/thriller anthology series hosted by James Coburn.