Vincent Price stars in the first, and best, adaptation of Richard Matheson”s classic horror/sci-fi novel I Am Legend. After a plague wipes out the human race, Dr. Robert Morgan (Price) struggles with loneliness. And with his sanity as the monotony of the unending days broken only by his daily hunts for vampires! One day on his solitary travels he runs across another surviving human: is she a mirage, or real?
Dr. Phibes Rises Again begins with Phibes arising from suspended animation. Having gotten revenge for his wife’s murder, Dr. Phibes now plans to revive her, with hidden knowledge from ancient Egypt. He again begins a series of bizarre, grisly murders, while avoiding Inspector Trout. And staying one step ahead of a rival, who also covets the secret.
In The Brides of Dracula, a young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace. Including those at her own school for young ladies. Luckily for them, Dr Van Helsing is already on his way.
Hand of Death is a B-grade monster movie. It deals with a scientist who creates a paralyzing nerve gas. After a lab accident, his touch becomes lethal.
Most Dangerous Game is set on an isolated island in the South Pacific. A deranged Russian exile hunts a shipwreck victim, since other game bores him.
In Scream of the Wolf, a writer tries to convince a big-game hunter to come out of retirement. He needs his help to help track down a killer wolf. Some begin to suspect that it isn’t a wolf but an animal that can take human form.
In They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar, a has-been salesman (William Windom) wants desperately to return to the past.
The Great Buster is a celebration the life and career of one of America’s most influential comedians, Buster Keaton. It’ an affectionate documentary by Peter Bogdanovich
Night Gallery season 3 – The Night Gallery concludes its third season of stories of the macabre with som outstanding episodes. As well as with some of the great actors of the day, including Vincent Price, Bill Bixby, Mickey Rooney, Raymond Massey, and more.
Night Gallery season two continues with more episodes of the macabre, by Rod Serling. In fact, a full season’s worth, unlike the short first season.
