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Help! I need to identify this episode

posted 11 years ago by degrimstead-1
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I've been thinking about the old "Night Gallery" episode (or it was possibly "Thriller" ... no, I'm pretty sure it was N.G.) that really freaked me out when I was a teenager. I remember having trouble closing my eyes in bed that night. I can't remember what the whole story was but I remember at the end there was some kind of a tomb and then this guy who was supposedly dead started moving. He was a white guy and we saw his arm moving. They kept talking about "rigor mortis" so I figured that was in the name of the episode, but I haven't had any luck with searches. Anyone else remember this?? Thanks.

[–] sanwords 11 years ago

I was on NG all of SEASON 2, but the story doesn't ring a bell. Sorry, but did you ever think that maybe it wasn't on the TV at all, and you only imagined it all these years, stepping deeper and deeper into the dark world of NIGHT GALLERY.

Be ware, my friend, for Night Gallery shows no mercey. gerald sanford

[–] degrimstead-1 11 years ago

Ha - well, if I didn't remember so well sitting near my dad while watching it, I might consider it was a nightmare. But I'm sure I watched this. I suppose I could have the show wrong. What other scary shows like this one were there?

[–] amyghost 11 years ago

I'm going to take a wild guess, and say that the NG episode 'The Dead Man' might be the one you're thinking of. The scenario doesn't play out exactly as your OP describes it, but allowing for lapses in memory, there are several elements you mention that jibe with that episode.

If you're able to locate this and check it out, come back and let me know if my long shot was correct.

[–] sanwords 11 years ago

WOW! NG produced a flock of strange viewers! Now there's "AMY GHOST"!
Who will be next emerging from the "DARKNESS of the DEADLY DWELLERS"? And what's in his hand you ask? Simply a glass of blood. gs

[–] AaronCapenBanner 11 years ago

Hello Mr. Sanford, glad to see you posting again!

I only have a cold glass of diet iced tea in my hand though.

I believe AmyGhost is right and that it is 'The Dead Man' the OP is looking for, which was from the first season.

[–] sanwords 11 years ago

Okay, you believe in AMY GHOST that's good enough for me especially since I didn't know about 'NIGHT GALLERY' until they hired me for Season 2. Now, if everyone who still watches 'N.G.' would catch my movie 'THE KEEPER', starring the late, great DENNIS HOPPER & ASIA ARGENTO I'd really be happy! How's that for a PLUG? Take care all. gs

[–] amyghost 11 years ago

Boo.

I am a friendly ghost, however, and have tended in recent years to cut back on my blood intake fairly drastically...gotta watch the old waistline y'know--it was starting to get a little tough fitting through walls.

[–] sanwords 11 years ago

I know how that is myself! But what's worst is "WALKING THROUGH WALLS"! I mean it. In the olden days I usta walk through walls like they was made of WHIP CREAM! Now I gotta take a little TNT with me! And just yesterday I dove through a window, and I hate ta tell ya what I look like today! Tell me -- what'z a GHOST ta do?! gs

[–] charleswatts1212 11 years ago

season 2 first episode " the dead man/the housekeeper"

[–] djmaraio 10 years ago

Smile, please uses some film clip from the terror-the castle scene

[–] carlc64 10 years ago

Pretty sure it's season 1 - that's how it's listed here for "The Dead Man" - 1st episode of Season 1 (4th if you include the 3 episodes of the pilot).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0660845/?ref_=ttep_ep2

But it sure sounds like it from the "rigor mortis" bit (the subject can be put into death and rigor mortis through hypnosis) - I don't want to give away anything else.