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Mystery and Imagination
Overview
Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and Thames Television.
Seasons
Season 1 (1966)
No overview available.
7 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Lost Stradivarius
1966-01-29A woman writes a letter to her nephew concerning some valuable papers left in a rare violin, which reveal an ancient, evil plot.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: The Body Snatcher
1966-02-05Episode 3: The Fall of the House of Usher
1966-02-12A brother and sister are all that is left of the Usher family, which is afflicted with an hereditary disease that causes a hyper-acuteness of the senses and cataleptic states.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: The Open Door
1966-02-19Episode 5: The Tractate Middoth
1966-02-26A librarian encounters the cobweb-covered ghost of a man entombed with his books.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Lost Hearts
1966-03-05An orphaned boy who is taken in by an elderly cousin is haunted by the ghosts of two children and discovers that the house holds a terrible secret.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 7: The Canterville Ghost
1966-03-12When an American family purchases Canterville Chase, the young daughter helps to break an ancient curse and free the resident ghost.
Runtime: 60 minSeason 2 (1966)
No overview available.
5 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Room 13
1966-10-22A historical researcher visiting Denmark investigates a mysterious hotel room.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: The Beckoning Shadow
1966-10-29A house is haunted by a malevolent spirit.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: The Flying Dragon
1966-11-05An Englishman traveling in Europe pursues a beautiful woman and encounters vampires.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: Carmilla
1966-11-12The spirit of a female ancestor who was a vampire possesses a member of the Karnstein family.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 5: The Phantom Lover
1966-11-19A psychoanalytical ghost story with a ghost that may or may not be a figment of the imagination.
Runtime: 60 minSeason 3 (1968)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Casting the Runes
1968-03-25A man possessing demonic powers kills his enemies by secretly passing to them pieces of parchment with a curse written in runes.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: The Listener
1968-03-30An old house is haunted by the ghost of a leper who died there.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: A Place of One's Own
1968-04-06An elderly couple buy a house that is haunted by the ghost of a murdered girl who possesses their young live-in companion.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: The Devil's Piper
1968-04-13Episode 5: The Tell-Tale Heart
1968-04-20A murderer is haunted by the sound of his victim's heartbeat.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Feet Foremost
1968-06-29A wealthy couple move into an old house which is haunted by the ghost of an evil young girl who takes possession of people's bodies and kills them from the ""inside out.
Runtime: 60 minSeason 4 (1968)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Uncle Silas
1968-11-04A dastardly uncle attempts to wrest an inheritance from his trusting young niece.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Frankenstein
1968-11-11A doctor tries to create a man and ends up creating a monster.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Dracula
1968-11-18A vampire from Transylvania looks for new blood in England.
Runtime: 60 minSeason 5 (1970)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Suicide Club
1970-02-09A man joins a club where one's death can be arranged discreetly, but he begins to regret his decision when he falls in love with a fellow member.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Sweeney Todd
1970-02-16A barber butchers his clients.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Curse of the Mummy
1970-02-23The mummy of an Egyptian queen is unearthed by an archaeologist whose daughter resembles the queen.
Runtime: 60 min
