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Virtually unseen since their late-night airings on ABC television in 1973, The Classic Ghosts is a series of five feature-length teleplays, shot live on videotape (in the style of daytime dramas) and meticulously restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Not only do these gothic thrillers showcase an array of celebrated actors, but are notable for having been produced by a primarily female creative team, including producer Jacqueline Babbin (Sybil) and directors Lela Swift (Dark Shadows) and Gloria Monty (Sorority Kill).
The two-disc set includes interviews with Mark Quigley (John H. Mitchell Television Curator of the UCLA Film & Television Archive), Maya Montañez Smukler (Head of the UCLA Film & Television Archive Research and Study Center), and film and TV historian Amanda Reyes, as well as a demonstration by DC Video’s David Crosthwait of the technology required to reclaim the program from the now-obsolete 2″ videotape format.
Available on Blu-ray October 29th.
“The Haunting of Rosalind” (65 min)
Two sisters (Pamela Payton-Wright and Susan Sarandon) whose affections for the same suitor (Frank Converse) leads to a tragic disruption between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Based on a story by Henry James.
“The Screaming Skull” (67 min)
David McCallum (The Man From U.N.C.L.E) appears as a man under siege, with good cause, by the ghost of his dearly-departed spouse (Carrie Nye of Guiding Light and Creepshow).
Also featuring Vincent Gardenia (Death Wish), based on a story by Francis Marion Crawford.
“The Deadly Visitor” (66 min)
The operator of a boarding house is haunted by an enigmatic and frequently vicious, invisible female presence.
Features Perry King, Gwen Verdon, and James Keach, based on a story by Fitz-James O’Brien.
“The House and the Brain” (65 min)
A pretty woman becomes imprisoned in a warlock's 18th century castle, and in her state of possession, lures male victims inside.
Features Carol Williard, Hurd Hatfield, Keith Charles, and Maryce Carter, based on a story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
“And the Bones Came Together” (66 min)
When a graveyard caretaker is fired from his job, he exacts a terrifying supernatural vengeance.
Features Robin Strasser, Laurence Luckinbill, and Herbert Berghof, based on a story by Sholomo Keil.
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Virtually unseen since their late-night airings on ABC television in 1973, The Classic Ghosts is a series of five feature-length teleplays, shot live on videotape (in the style of daytime dramas) and meticulously restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Not only do these gothic thrillers showcase an array of celebrated actors, but are notable for having been produced by a primarily female creative team, including producer Jacqueline Babbin (Sybil) and directors Lela Swift (Dark Shadows) and Gloria Monty (Sorority Kill).
The two-disc set includes interviews with Mark Quigley (John H. Mitchell Television Curator of the UCLA Film & Television Archive), Maya Montañez Smukler (Head of the UCLA Film & Television Archive Research and Study Center), and film and TV historian Amanda Reyes, as well as a demonstration by DC Video’s David Crosthwait of the technology required to reclaim the program from the now-obsolete 2″ videotape format.
Available on Blu-ray October 29th.
“The Haunting of Rosalind” (65 min)
Two sisters (Pamela Payton-Wright and Susan Sarandon) whose affections for the same suitor (Frank Converse) leads to a tragic disruption between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Based on a story by Henry James.
“The Screaming Skull” (67 min)
David McCallum (The Man From U.N.C.L.E) appears as a man under siege, with good cause, by the ghost of his dearly-departed spouse (Carrie Nye of Guiding Light and Creepshow).
Also featuring Vincent Gardenia (Death Wish), based on a story by Francis Marion Crawford.
“The Deadly Visitor” (66 min)
The operator of a boarding house is haunted by an enigmatic and frequently vicious, invisible female presence.
Features Perry King, Gwen Verdon, and James Keach, based on a story by Fitz-James O’Brien.
“The House and the Brain” (65 min)
A pretty woman becomes imprisoned in a warlock's 18th century castle, and in her state of possession, lures male victims inside.
Features Carol Williard, Hurd Hatfield, Keith Charles, and Maryce Carter, based on a story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
“And the Bones Came Together” (66 min)
When a graveyard caretaker is fired from his job, he exacts a terrifying supernatural vengeance.
Features Robin Strasser, Laurence Luckinbill, and Herbert Berghof, based on a story by Sholomo Keil.