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Even though I am not really a big fan of horror movies in general, I bought "Night Gallery" last year for the famous movie and television stars in them. I really prefer the old black and white horror movies, where less is more, over the excessive gore shown in the movies from the 1980s to today.

Having said that, I am going to review the nine stories that were my favorites. This may seem to be another usual outing courtesy of Night Gallery with its odd humor, but what made "The Diary" fascinating to me was Patty Duke's outstanding performance in it. She is given a diary as a present but there's more to it than meets the eye.

Patty Duke is a mean gossipy tv show host who puts down actors past their prime. A comeuppance befalls her and it ends rather bizarrely and abruptly, which only adds to the eccentricity of this production and leaves you feeling like, that's it? Wow!

If you come across this on tv, do yourself a favor and watch Patty Duke at her best.

My other favorites, which will all have their own separate reviews, are ""They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" with William Windom, "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," narrated by Orson Welles, "The Dark Boy," with Gale Sondergaard, "Camera Obscura," with Ross Martin, "I'll Never Leave You...Ever," with Lois Nettleton, "The Little Black Bag" with Burgess Meredith, " The House," with Joanna Pettet and "Certain Shadows on the Wall," with Agnes Moorehead, Grayson Hall, Rachel Roberts and Louis Hayward.

There were also some other good episodes for honorable mentions, but these listed were to me the best of the best. As of this writing, some of these other reviews may not have been written but will be hopefully sometime soon.

Even though I am not really a big fan of horror movies in general, I bought "Night Gallery" last year for the famous movie and television stars in them. I really prefer the old black and white horror movies, where less is more, over the excessive gore shown in the movies from the 1980s to today.

Having said that, I am going to review the nine stories that were my favorites. "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" is bar none my favorite episode. William Windom is feeling past his prime, obsolete and unnecessary in his job, a relic himself of a bygone time. He ruminates of his late wife and his better days in a bar that is being bulldozed soon, which is reflective of his whole life. Diane Baker is shown to good use, also. But the whole production and William Windom are superlative. This was the only episode of the series to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. This doesn't really fit the usual mold or mood of the whole series, except for the past and the ones he loved that continue to haunt William. If you come across this on tv, do yourself a favor and watch this masterpiece.

My other favorites, which will all have their own separate reviews, are "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," narrated by Orson Welles, "The Diary," with Patty Duke, "The Dark Boy," with Gale Sondergaard, "Camera Obscura," with Ross Martin, "I'll Never Leave You...Ever," with Lois Nettleton, "The Little Black Bag" with Burgess Meredith, " The House," with Joanna Pettet and "Certain Shadows on the Wall," with Agnes Moorehead, Grayson Hall, Rachel Roberts and Louis Hayward.

There were also some other good episodes for honorable mentions, but these listed were to me the best of the best. As of this writing, some of these other reviews may not have been written but will be hopefully sometime soon.

Even though I am not really a big fan of horror movies in general, I bought "Night Gallery" last year for the famous movie and television stars in them. I really prefer the old black and white horror movies, where less is more, over the excessive gore shown in the movies from the 1980s to today.

Having said that, I am going to review the nine stories that were my favorites. Coincidentally, 2 of them were in the same episode: The House, with Joanna Pettet and "Certain Shadows on the Wall." The latter is great, if for no other reason than the cast of Agnes Moorehead, Grayson Hall and Rachel Roberts all in one place, with good actor Louis Hayward. Joanna Pettet was in other episodes as well, but I feel this is the best featuring her. Both stories were very effective and haunting with the less-is-more quality and with more questions than answers at the end. If you come across these, don't pass these up.

My other favorites, which will all have their own separate reviews, are "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar," with William Windom, "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," narrated by Orson Welles, "The Diary," with Patty Duke, "The Dark Boy," with Gale Sondergaard, "Camera Obscura," with Ross Martin, "I'll Never Leave You...Ever," with Lois Nettleton and "The Little Black Bag" with Burgess Meredith. There were also some other good episodes for honorable mentions, but these listed were to me the best of the best. As of this writing, these other reviews have not been written but will be hopefully sometime soon.