Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense — Season 1

Aired 5 September 1984 • 70 min

A robber kills a tattooist and finds himself cursed with a rapidly spreading tattoo that threatens to consume him.

Aired 12 September 1984 • 70 min

Selena and her lover Derek plot to kill her husband Victor - a millionnaire with an obsession for electronic gadgets.

Aired 17 January 1986 • 70 min

Vicky Duncan is targeted for identity removal as part of a bizarre scheme by spies.

Aired 24 January 1986 • 70 min

An innocent man serving life for the murder of his wife must project himself back through time to track down the real killer.

Aired 7 February 1986 • 70 min

The victim of a car accident, Nancy Irving, wakes up in a hospital but soon realizes that her condtiion is worsening because a wealthy man is siphoning her blood to extend his own life.

Aired 7 March 1986 • 70 min

A couple moving out of their apartment experience weird occurences before they move out. The apartment seems to be haunted by the ghosts of a man, and his much older wife, whom he murders. The murder is relived throughout the night. Very interesting ideas and a great surprise ending!

Aired 14 March 1986 • 70 min

Paul Chater is a journalist trying to track down a reclusive pop duo of the 60s, Ray and Ron Verne. He and his friend track them to an isolated manor caught in a time warp.

Aired 4 April 1986 • 70 min

Loving husband and diplomat Greg Denver sets up his wife Ann in a beautiful country home. But when he's away strange men come to terrorize her, and she soon realizes they may have more of a motive then sheer random terror.

Aired 11 April 1986 • 70 min

When famous artist Luke Lorenz dies, his wife Sandra begins releasing his "undiscovered" works, which are in great demand. It soon becomes clear that the wife is the artist and Luke isn't quite dead yet...

Aired 18 April 1986 • 70 min

Frank Lane is obsessed with surveillance and he decides to volunteer his services when a stalker strikes the neighborhood. But Lane soon learns the true identity of the stalker, much to his chagrin.

Aired 25 April 1986 • 70 min

As an old church is being torn down, one of the workers is mysteriously strangled by the power cord of his jackhammer as he tries to penetrate one of the walls. After a brief flashback, we find out that the leader of a devil cult had himself and a traitor to his cult walled up behind that very wall in the church. Back to modern times, a woman representing a group of preservationists wants to stop the destruction of the church because she feels there are strong supernatural forces within that should not be unleashed. The strange murders inside the church continue.

Aired 2 May 1986 • 70 min

A family wakes up one morning and realizes that they are trapped in their home by a mysterious and unbreakable steel wall. An intense heat comes over the house as well. The TV reception has been replaced by some sort of emergency signal for which the symbol is a lightning bolt (which is also the symbol on all their clothes and food products as well as their car). They begin losing feeling in their bodies and losing their memories as well. Soon enough, they can not remember any life at all outside the house. All this time, a green blob has been forming in another room, slowly stalking the family. Another great surprise ending to another great episode of this anthology series.

Aired 9 May 1986 • 70 min

When a couple gain an estate through an inheritance, they soon discover their tennis court is ""possessed"" - the focus of emotional energies of those who died in the area during World War II. The couple soon find themselves compelled to play tennis, and keep playing...and keep playing.