Theatre Macabre (1971)
Synopsis
Christopher Lee hosts this horror anthology series from Poland with stories from various classic authors.
Creator
Murray B. Silverman
Episodes
First Love
From Ivan Turgenev's 'First Love.'
The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg
From Mark Twain's 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg'
The Tortures of Hope
From Auguste Villiers De L'Isle-Adam's 'The Torture of Hope.'
Mateo Falcone
From Prosper Mérimée's 'Mateo Falcone.'
The Vampire
From Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's 'The Vampire.'
The Swashbuckler
From Ivan Turgenev's 'A Swashbuckler.'
The Actress
From Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's 'The Actress.'
The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
From Edgar Allan Poe's 'The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether.'
The Rajah's Diamond
From Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Rajah's Diamond.'
The Nose
From Nikolai Gogol's 'The Nose.'
Tell-Tale Hearts
From Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart.'
Markheim
From Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Markheim.'
The Barrel Organ
From Boleslaw Prus' 'The Barrel Organ.'
The Canterville Ghost
From Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost.'
Decameron
From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
A Matter of Conscience
From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
The Husband Under the Bed
From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
Pavoncello
From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
The Song of Triumphant Love
From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
The Postmaster
From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
A Terribly Strange Bed
From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
The Fatalist
From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
Resurrection of the Offland
From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
Boarded Window
From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'
Cast
Details
Original Title
Theatre Macabre
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
24
Production
Trans World Films, Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Film Polski
