Synopsis
Horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe dramatized and introduced by horror actor Sir Christopher Lee.
Episodes
Season 11E1The Fall of the House of UsherA stranger visits the isolated home of the Usher family.25m2E2The Oval PortraitAn artist's obsessive quest for perfection is literally life-consuming.25m3E3BereniceGentleman suffering from monomania has a secret and very bizarre obsession involving his new wife.25m4E4The Black CatA wife-murderer falls foul of a cat.24m5E5LigeiaLigeia was a larger-than-life personality. And perhaps she's larger than death, too.24m6E6The Cask of AmontilladoMontresor is not as fond of Fortunato as the latter believes, and when he invited Fortunato to taste some special Amontillado sherry down in the cellar, he has a hidden agenda.24m7E7Mr. ValdemarA dying Mr. Valdemar agrees to a hypnotist's experiment. Just before Valdemar's death, he will be placed in a state of hypnosis.26m8E8The Tell-Tale HeartA murderer is haunted by the sound of his victim's heart, still somehow beating.25m9E9MorellaAn unnamed narrator marries Morella, a philosophy scholar, who spends most of her time in bed reading and teaching. Realizing her deterioration, her husband becomes frightened and wishes for his wife's death and eternal peace.26m10E10The Pit and the PendulumThe pendulum swings ever lower into the pit, at whose base a man is bound and immobilized; and its blade is razor-sharp.25m11E11The Masque of the Red Death - Part 1Outside, the terrible disease called the Red Death is ravaging the countryside; but inside the Prince Prospero prepares an elaborate masquerade party.25m12E12The Masque of the Red Death - Part 2A horrible figure intrudes upon Prospero's masquerade party.24m13E13Biographical PortraitThis short biography of Poe commences with his marriage to child bride Virginia.25m
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