GHOST STORY/CIRCLE OF FEAR is back from the grave! Long Live the '70's!!!
Hey 1970's kids! The show that scared you to death is available on DVD at long last! GHOST STORY/CIRCLE OF FEAR (1972-73) is back! The series was produced by the legendary William Castle and stars Sebastian Cabot ("Family Affair", "The Time Machine") as Winston Essex, the proprietor of an old hotel that is haunted by various ghosts and other supernatural creatures. For the GHOST STORY episodes, Cabot introduced each episode. Halfway through the series' one-and-only season, Cabot was dropped from the show and it was retitled CIRCLE OF FEAR. Writers for both incarnations of the show included Richard Matheson, Robert Specht, Anthony Lawrence, Seeleg Lester, D.C. Fontana, Henry Slesar, Robert Bloch and Harlan Ellison. The following is a list of episode titles for all 23 episodes (each episode runs approximately 51 minutes).
GHOST STORY:
1. "GHOST STORY: The New House"--Guest Starring Barbara Parkins, Jeanette Nolan, Sam Jaffe, David Birney (NOTE: This originally aired as...
Fantastic
I consider Ghost Story (Circle of Fear) to be one of the best horror anthology series ever made and I am a fan of others such as Thriller and Night Gallery. This DVD package delivers the goods, the shows look as though they were filmed yesterday. They have top notch authors and big name actors performing in them. It is a shame that the series was cancelled after only one season. When comparing this series to it's contemporary, The Night Gallery I rate it as far superior. The special effects are top notch and not cheesy, there are no "humorous" sketches, just riveting and suspenceful programs. Sebastian Cabot does a great job as the shows host, although the Mansfield House itself is very cheerful and serene when contrasted with the stories presented. Cabot was jetisoned as the host a little more than half way through the series when it was switched over to Circle of Fear due to poor ratings. His departure and the new format was not enough to save the show from cancellation. I...
OUTSTANDING & LONG OVERDUE!!!
UPDATE: Now that I've received the dvds it's time for an update. The picture quality is superb and everyone should be happy. The only let down is the cheap menus that were created for the episodes. All you get is a listing of episodes with images of various Sony tvs in the background. Apparently, where the menus are concerned, creativity is not required when making these on demand dvd sets even though the price is higher than a standard set.
Overall this set is still well worth the price for the rarity and cult status that this tv series holds.
This is fantastic! The classic anothology series from the early 70s is finally seeing a dvd release!
This series was made when tv productions were still original, creative, and not cheap to make reality shows.
Even though the price is slightly high and the set is dvd-r it is still worth it and a small price to pay for being able to own this classic series!!
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