About this season
Great Ghost Tales is an American horror television series that aired from July 6 until September 21, 1961.
Episodes (12)
1. William Wilson
Aired 6 July 1961 • 30 min
William Wilson, a derelict and drifter, is terrified. His excact look-alike follows him everywhere.
2. Lucy
Aired 13 July 1961 • 30 min
Lucy is playing in an amateur theatrical production and she just hates her director. Then Lucy discovers that she seems to possess a strange talent, she wishes that the director would die - and he does.
3. The Monkey's Paw
Aired 20 July 1961 • 30 min
A married couple are told by a friend about a magical monkey's paw which grants the holder three wishes. The friend has the paw and has had his three wishes, so the couple asks him for the wish-granter. He agrees but warns them that considerable danger is involved.
4. Bye Bye Baby
Aired 27 July 1961 • 30 min
Ralph wilson can't stand the fact that he's getting older. He pays a visit to Dr. Valentine, a hypnotist who promises Ralph that if he'll follow his instructions he'll soon be a young man again.
5. August Heat
Aired 3 August 1961 • 30 min
An artist idly sketches a face he sees in his imagination. Then one day he actually sees that face; it belongs to a man carving a tombstone - with tha artists name on it.
6. Summer Rental
Aired 10 August 1961 • 30 min
7. Mr. Arcularis
Aired 17 August 1961 • 30 min
Recovering from a severe operation, Mr. Arcularis feels peace of mind at last as he boards ship for a cruise. Then he catches sight of a coffin being lowered into the hold. Soon he's beginning to have nightmares about it.
8. Sredni Vashtar
Aired 24 August 1961 • 30 min
A sickly young boy keeps a strange pet in a shed, worships it as a god, and uses it to revenge himself against his overprotective guardian.
9. A Phantom of Delight
Aired 31 August 1961 • 30 min
Danny Walton hears the voice of a girl singing, and he feels compelled to follow the sound. In a lonely park, the owner of the voice materializes. It's a girl who calls herself Annabelle Lee, and who possesses the ability to disappear suddenly - like a ghost.
10. Room 13 (AKA Number 13)
Aired 7 September 1961 • 30 min
A theological researcher rents a room at an ancient inn where once, it is said, a 12th century bishop made a pact with the devil. Soon he's hearing weird sounds, from the room next door-a room that mysteriously changes its number.
11. The Wendigo
Aired 14 September 1961 • 30 min
12. Who's the Fairest One of All?
Aired 21 September 1961 • 30 min
Ceirtainly not Emily Hunter, a prim and proper young schoolteacher. Yet, when she moves into lodging and gazes into an antique mirror here, the reflection it throws back is a completely different version of herself.