Original Airdate: April 24, 1974

Episode 0080 "The Hand"

Original Story by Guy de Maupassant Adapted by Ian Martin

Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. MarshallWelcome to the world of eerie imagination. The fear you can hear. Vendetta the very word itself invokes dread and strikes a mood of brooding terror But to live on the island of Corsica home of the vendetta is to be steeped in the tradition of violent massacres and the fatalistic expectation If ferocious vengeance as a way of life. At least it would have been so just a hundred years ago when these famous words were first written.

At the time of the bizarre and terrifying affair of The Hand, Ari Donne, was a police magistratein Ayacho, a charming little white city nestled on the edge of a beautiful gulf shut in by lofty mountains. Most of the cases he had to investigate or prosecute there were cases of vendetta, but these were Corsican against Corsican. This affair of the hand was alien against what? Something far more alien. Perhaps supernatural. That was not until later, of course. For now, the only alien presence was a neighbor of Henri's, a Sir John Rowell, lately come to the island to settle down, and an object of great speculation among the native population.

Starring: Guy Sorrell, Mildred Clinton, Alexander Scourby, Ian Martin

Original Airdate: April 23, 1974

Episode 0079 "The Ghost Driver"

Written by George Lowther Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

Anxious to get away from the city, a couple purchase an old mansion in the Colorado Rockies with the intention of turning it into a ski resort, against the warnings of a former owner who claims that her dead husband's ghost has driven former purchasers off the cliff access road to their deaths.

Sit back and lend us your fears. Have you ever seen a ghost? It is an experience of such horror as to turn your blood to ice. Why no, why no? There are those who scoff, but they have never met a ghost. Mal Stout. was a scoffer, but not his wife, Liz and on the night they first drove up Gormley Gorge Road to Gormley Lodge.

If it had been up to Liz, they'd never have bought Gormley Lodge on top of Manitou Mountain in Colorado. Why? Because according to a local legend, the former owners, the Putnam's, had been sent crashing to their death by a ghost driver who came at them head-on. We are now in the living room of the lodge.

Starring: Augusta Dabney, Mason Adams, Mary Jane Higby, Nick Pryor, Norman Rose

Original Airdate: April 22, 1974

Episode 0078 "The Wishing Stone"

Original Story by Ian Martin Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

CBS for Seattle, this is KIXI with the time now is six minutes past 11. Welcome to the world of terrifying imagination. The fear you can hear. Somebody said it, I believe, or if he didn't he should have. The world is neither good nor bad. Tis wishing makes it so. Our story is about a fae, elfin young woman who made her own world and who had a disturbing and fateful capacity to make her dreams come true. Not always in exactly the fashion or the dimension she wished for.

We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep That quote is definitely Mr. Shakespeare's but our little life is equally founded and sometimes confounded on dreams like the bad one Jenny Coulter had a few moments ago and for which fortunately there is present comfort in the person of her mother and in turn her brother Judd.

Starring: Clarissa Blackburn, William Prince, Ann Costello, Jack Grimes, Robert Dryden

Original Airdate: April 18, 1974

Episode 0077 "A Portrait of Death"

*****(Same Title as Episode 0337, But Different Story)*****

Original Story by Sam Dann Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

An artist who is renown for his portraits has the misfortune of having his models die shortly after he completes their painting. His next subject: his sister in law which causes his brother much anguish and worry.

Welcome to the terrifying world of your own imagination. One day a young man named Otis Manley Carter stood before a great work of art in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. It was a portrait so beautiful that it brought tears to his eyes. And Otis Manley Carter whispered, I would give my soul to be able to paint like that. It was an idle remark, spoken without thinking, on the spur of the moment. How was Otis Manley Carter to know that someone might be listening?

At the age of 30 Otis Manley Carter was hailed as the world's foremost living artist. He towered above his contemporaries. To describe his work, one had to compare it with the great masters of the past. No one, but no one painting today could breathe life into a portrait to match Otis Manley Carter. And yet, just one week before his 31st birthday, Otis made the announcement that would stun the civilized world. He was finished with art. Never again would his brush touch paint to canvas. He would neither amplify his statement nor answer questions. He simply disappeared. And only two people in all the world knew the reason why. One, of course, was Otis himself. The other was a detective on the New York City police force, Sergeant Burt Denison.

Starring: Nat Polen, Marian Seldes, Jackson Beck, Roger DeKoven, Jack Grimes

Original Airdate: April 17, 1974

Episode 0076 "The Horror Within"

Original Story by Milt Wisoff Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

Following the death of his parents, a young man prays for special powers to prevent future pain and suffering in the world. But as his faith weakens, his desire to use the powers grows.

Welcome to the terrifying world of your own imagination. There are many fearful places that surround us. Ancient houses where ancient whispers never die out. Evil lands where the light of reason vanishes. But the most horrifying of all lies deep inside of us. Few of us dare look into our minds and hearts and souls and when we do, we find it more than we can bear. This is essentially what happens in this tale of Joseph Cumpartino, a young man who looked into the souls of others only to find destruction.

It has been said that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. In our weird tale, the journey of a thousand horrors starts in the light of day in a most prosaic fashion. Joe Campertino, who has been orphaned is on his way to visit his uncle in the city. He waits in a diner for a truck driver to finish his meal.

Starring: Earl Hammond, Robert Dryden, Joseph Julian, Don Scardino, Deloris Sutton

Original Airdate: April 16, 1974

Episode 0075 "Men Without Mouths"

Original Story by Henry Slesar Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

A mobster takes in the daughter of a dead compatriot and raises her as his own. As he approaches his twilight years, he's haunted by visions of creatures without mouths. His adopted daughter son-in-law try to help him.

Welcome to another Fearful Earful. And speaking of ears, the story we are about to direct to yours concerns a different part of the facial anatomy. The mouth. Only in this case, the mouth isn't there. Now if that sounds incredible, Listen carefully to the tale of Joe Gannett, who has the great misfortune of meeting up with men without mouths. If you think you're baffled by the mystery of how men can exist without mouths to breathe with, eat with, and speak with, then imagine the plight of poor Mr. Gannett himself.

Our story begins in the heart of New York City. A heart which, as usual, beats with the rhythm of rushing traffic, the clang of construction, the clamor of commerce, and the never-ending flow of people on their way to meetings, parties, rendezvous, and other human encounters. But we're interested in only one person today. There he is, just hailing a taxi on the corner of East 63rd Street. He's a dapper figure in his blue surge suit his white shirt and conservative gray tie. He appears to be a man in his late 50s well dressed well tanned and well His name is Joe Gannett occupation retired. But retired from what?

Starring: Dan Ocko, Ira Lewis, Joe Silver, Patricia Elliot

Original Airdate: April 15, 1974

Episode 0074 "Only The Dead Remember"

Original Story by Sam Dann Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

War buddies conspire to kill the fellow former POW who ratted out their escape attempt from a Korean POW camp. They want to avenge the death of one of their own 20 years after the war's end.

Justice. The noblest creation and the highest ideal of man the foundation of all religion and the cornerstone of every law justice the birthright of every human being on the face of the earth justice were brought up to believe in it to expect it but what about those people who suddenly discover that for themselves.

For a long time, ever since he came home from one of our wars, Eddie Benson has been looking for someone. Those vital years of his life that might have been invested in a career, devoted to a family, have instead been devoured by an all-consuming search as Eddie Benson roamed the length and breadth of America, supporting himself by his nimble and sensitive fingers, playing the piano, in grimy saloons, in sophisticated night spots, but always looking, always listening, ever alert for a clue that could lead to his quarry.

Well, now tonight, suddenly the manhunt will come to an end in a cocktail lounge in a northwestern city just a few minutes before midnight. Odd, how a search so intense. could be climaxed by a discovery so casual. How so serious and deadly a crusade can be capped with a laugh. That laugh. Eddie Benson hasn't heard that laugh in years. That laugh. He would recognize it anywhere. It could only belong to one person. And now Eddie's fingers slide softly and swiftly over the keyboard and find a melody. A pretty little melody that has a special meaning for certain people. Especially for that comfortable looking man at the corner table. The man with that laugh.

Starring: Tony Roberts, Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, George Petrie, Lon Clark

Original Airdate: April 11, 1974

Episode 0073 "Strange Company"

Original Story by Bob Juhren Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

An old woman with a large stash of money is tormented by visitors who no one else can see. Her nephew and his wife are unsympathetic and use the occurrences to slowly rob her.

Sit back and lend us your imagination for a while. We'll do some remarkable things with it. Imagine, for instance, an elderly woman, Belle Richwood. Alone and forgotten except for her nephew Charles her only living relative and the only human being she ever sees until one lonely night.

As we grow older, very often our fears darken, our anxieties deepen, and our thoughts indulge in some strange tricks. Belle Richwood and her sister Julia live their whole lives together, almost recluses, until the neighborhood around them deteriorated to the point where their nephew Charles was forced to move them from the city to a peaceful apartment in the country. But for Belle and Julia, there was to be no peace.

Starring: Bryna Raeburn, Lori March, George Petrie, Gilbert Mack

Original Airdate May 02, 1974

Episode 0085 "Dracula"

Written by Bram Stoker, Adapted by George Lowther,

Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

An adaptation of the original novel by Bram Stoker. Vampire. Perhaps in the safety of your home, the word means little to you. Oh, you've heard of vampires, of course. But do you believe that they exist? Not you. Well, all I can say is Mina Harker didn't believe either. Nor did Dr. John Seward. Not till that night in the graveyard, when they gazed horror stricken into that coffin.

Horror, in its purest form, lies ahead for us. I would be remiss if I didn't warn you that if your nerves are not strong, it might be better for you not to listen. No, really now. Be warned. Because as Mina Harker tells us in her diary.

Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Paul Hecht, Marian Seldes, Michael Wager, Stefan Schnabel

Original Airdate: April 10, 1974

Episode 0072 "Out of Focus"

Original Story by Ian Martin Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

An advertising professional makes futile attempts to take the pictures of a beautiful model as all her photos turn out blank. In the process, he falls hopelessly in love with her until her real nature is revealed.

All of us daydream. It seems a harmless enough way of passing the time. But what might we do if some of the things that pass through our minds come true? Supposing the man or the woman we created in the mind's eye became reality, the phantom became flesh and blood. Our puzzling nerve-tingling tale begins as it ends, with sudden, irrevocable death.

You are Skyler Harris. Sky, to your friends, a typical commuter, an account executive at Lorne Peabody and Davis. Married 18 years, two children, Gary 16 and Lisa 12. $35,000 a year, and an expense account. You live up to every penny. You are bored at home, driven at the office, given to fantasizing about women because you don't have the courage to take a mistress. But you are to find one, and such a one, who will quite literally be the death of you.

Starring: Ralph Bell, Dan Ocko, Joan Lorring, William Redfield, Earl Hammond, Suzanne Grossman