Synopsis
A 1990 horror anthology series, with host Anthony Perkins presenting and screening tales based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories that display a sinister atmosphere, and delve into the darkest depths of human nature.
Episodes
Season 11E1A Bird Poised to FlyA young architect's obsession with unrequited love drives him over the edge.53m2E2The Cat Brought It InA pleasant country house weekend is interrupted when the family cat brings in a pair of human fingers instead of the usual mouse or bird. But not even murder can be allowed to disrupt the meticulous veneer of British respectability.53m3E3A Curious SuicideAn American doctor in England for a conference with his spendthrift wife visits an old friend who stole the love of his life from him.53m4
The Day of ReckoningA young man begins to have terrifying nightmares after visiting his obsessive uncle's automated chicken farm.53m5E5Old Folks at HomeA yuppie couple takes in an octogenarian husband and wife from the local old folks' home, but the twosome proves to be more difficult to live with than expected.53m6E6PuzzleA philandering advertisement executive is offered a promotion if he marries one of his two girlfriends.53m7
Sauce for the GooseA sweet-talking lounge singer charms a housewife into murdering her hotelier husband but is he truly in love with her or just out for her money?53m8E8Slowly, Slowly in the WindAfter his daughter becomes involved with the son of his nemesis, a British businessman slowly descends into madness.53m9E9Something You Have to Live WithJessica and Stanley are a married couple who finally achieve their dream of buying a new house. Unfortunately for them, the dream soon becomes a nightmare.53m10E10The Stuff of MadnessAfter indulging his wife's taxidermy hobby for years, a lawyer starts to fetishize a boutique mannequin that reminds him of an ex-girlfriend.53m11E11The Thrill SeekerAn encyclopedia proofreader escapes loneliness by playing a twisted game involving kleptomania and assumed identities.53m12E12Under a Dark Angel's EyeLee returns to England after a long absence to oversee the sale of his childhood home and visit the couple looking after his estranged tyrannical mother, but the couple's overbearing niceness may hide sinister intentions.53m
The Day of ReckoningA young man begins to have terrifying nightmares after visiting his obsessive uncle's automated chicken farm.53m5E5Old Folks at HomeA yuppie couple takes in an octogenarian husband and wife from the local old folks' home, but the twosome proves to be more difficult to live with than expected.53m6E6PuzzleA philandering advertisement executive is offered a promotion if he marries one of his two girlfriends.53m7Sauce for the GooseA sweet-talking lounge singer charms a housewife into murdering her hotelier husband but is he truly in love with her or just out for her money?53m8E8Slowly, Slowly in the WindAfter his daughter becomes involved with the son of his nemesis, a British businessman slowly descends into madness.53m9E9Something You Have to Live WithJessica and Stanley are a married couple who finally achieve their dream of buying a new house. Unfortunately for them, the dream soon becomes a nightmare.53m10E10The Stuff of MadnessAfter indulging his wife's taxidermy hobby for years, a lawyer starts to fetishize a boutique mannequin that reminds him of an ex-girlfriend.53m11E11The Thrill SeekerAn encyclopedia proofreader escapes loneliness by playing a twisted game involving kleptomania and assumed identities.53m12E12Under a Dark Angel's EyeLee returns to England after a long absence to oversee the sale of his childhood home and visit the couple looking after his estranged tyrannical mother, but the couple's overbearing niceness may hide sinister intentions.53mCast
