Great Ghost Tales

E1 Episode 1: William Wilson

• Now playing
• 30m
• Jul 6, 1961

William Wilson, a derelict and drifter, is terrified. His excact look-alike follows him everywhere.

E2 Episode 2: Lucy

• 30m
• Jul 13, 1961

Lucy is playing in an amateur theatrical production and she just hates her director. Then Lucy discovers that she seems to possess a strange talent, she wishes that the director would die - and he does.

E3 Episode 3: The Monkey's Paw

• 30m
• Jul 20, 1961

A married couple are told by a friend about a magical monkey's paw which grants the holder three wishes. The friend has the paw and has had his three wishes, so the couple asks him for the wish-granter. He agrees but warns them that considerable danger is involved.

E4 Episode 4: Bye Bye Baby

• 30m
• Jul 27, 1961

Ralph wilson can't stand the fact that he's getting older. He pays a visit to Dr. Valentine, a hypnotist who promises Ralph that if he'll follow his instructions he'll soon be a young man again.

E5 Episode 5: August Heat

• 30m
• Aug 3, 1961

An artist idly sketches a face he sees in his imagination. Then one day he actually sees that face; it belongs to a man carving a tombstone - with tha artists name on it.

E6 Episode 6: Summer Rental

• 30m
• Aug 10, 1961

E7 Episode 7: Mr. Arcularis

• 30m
• Aug 17, 1961

Recovering from a severe operation, Mr. Arcularis feels peace of mind at last as he boards ship for a cruise. Then he catches sight of a coffin being lowered into the hold. Soon he's beginning to have nightmares about it.

E8 Episode 8: Sredni Vashtar

• 30m
• Aug 24, 1961

A sickly young boy keeps a strange pet in a shed, worships it as a god, and uses it to revenge himself against his overprotective guardian.

E9 Episode 9: A Phantom of Delight

• 30m
• Aug 31, 1961

Danny Walton hears the voice of a girl singing, and he feels compelled to follow the sound. In a lonely park, the owner of the voice materializes. It's a girl who calls herself Annabelle Lee, and who possesses the ability to disappear suddenly - like a ghost.

E10 Episode 10: Room 13 (AKA Number 13)

• 30m
• Sep 7, 1961

A theological researcher rents a room at an ancient inn where once, it is said, a 12th century bishop made a pact with the devil. Soon he's hearing weird sounds, from the room next door-a room that mysteriously changes its number.

E11 Episode 11: The Wendigo

• 30m
• Sep 14, 1961

E12 Episode 12: Who's the Fairest One of All?

• 30m
• Sep 21, 1961

Ceirtainly not Emily Hunter, a prim and proper young schoolteacher. Yet, when she moves into lodging and gazes into an antique mirror here, the reflection it throws back is a completely different version of herself.