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ot: an OLD old show similar to twilight zone or night gallery..

posted 14 years ago by Mr_Carl_Spackler
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It was from the 70's I think. I just remember being very little and had the living poop scared out of me. It would do scary lil skits. I think vincint price may have done the laugh for the intro? Could be wrong on that..but one episode had some little creature or something and was haunting the lady at her house and she went to turn the light on and the little thing was under the lamp shade and attacked her..?? another episode had some old lady dead in her coffin and this other lady steals some of her jewelery or a ring and then the dead lady haunts her. shows her sitting up out of coffin and haunts her to get the ring back?? any help on the name of this program is MUCH appreciated as I have been wondering about this for years and years..Just figured someone on this board would know-if anyone would..thanks!!

my dad, never liked you..

[–] dinoman200-1 14 years ago

You might be thinking of a movie called Black Sabbath with Boris Karloff acting as a sort of host. There are three stories and one is about a nurse that steals a ring from a dead medium or spiritualist and the corpse comes back to seek revenge. That's the only movie I can think of that matches your description.

"It's only a movie, and, after all, we're all grossly overpaid." Alfred Hitchcock

[–] Mr_Carl_Spackler 14 years ago

ok, I just watched that segment on youtube and it IS indeed it! THANK YOU soo much! I saw it back in the 70's and never got over it and have been wondering all these years what it was...thank you thank you thank you!!

my dad, never liked you..

[–] dinoman200-1 14 years ago

I actually haven't seen the movie myself, but saw a copy of it at a Borders and was considering buying so I decided to look into it the other day.

"It's only a movie, and, after all, we're all grossly overpaid." Alfred Hitchcock

[–] Tresix 10 years ago

They also used that plot for an episode of "Tales from the Darkside": "Parlour Floor Front", if you're interested.

"There will be blood. Oh, yes, there WILL be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"

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[–] thereseuphemiaabernathy 10 years ago

Glad you were able to identify the film. :) Any mention of a "little creature living in someone's house" automatically brings to mind the "Inside the Closet" episode of Tales From the Darkside, but obviously that wasn't what you were looking for. As to the tale of a ghost haunting someone who stole jewelry (or other valuables) from their corpse--that general idea must have been based in folklore, for there is a similar story in the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, and I've seen variations of it as well.

[–] tbonesays 10 years ago

And they had a BB episode where Frakes starts off next to the painting and explains it's significance. The producers must have liked Night Gallery.