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Ghost Story

  • TV Series
  • 1972–1973
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Ghost Story (1972)
DramaHorrorMysteryThriller

An anthology of suspense dramas concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences.An anthology of suspense dramas concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences.An anthology of suspense dramas concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences.

  • Creator
    • Richard Matheson
  • Stars
    • Sebastian Cabot
    • Sheila Larken
    • Meg Foster
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    627
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    • Creator
      • Richard Matheson
    • Stars
      • Sebastian Cabot
      • Sheila Larken
      • Meg Foster
    • 33User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Winston Essex
    • 1972
    Sheila Larken
    Sheila Larken
    • Holly Brown…
    • 1972–1973
    Meg Foster
    Meg Foster
    • Julie Barnes…
    • 1972–1973
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Charlie Durham…
    • 1972–1973
    Robert Mandan
    Robert Mandan
    • Ted Murray…
    • 1972–1973
    Douglas Henderson
    • George Carter…
    • 1972–1973
    Larry Fleischman
    Larry Fleischman
    • The Mailboy…
    • 1972–1973
    William Castle
    William Castle
    • J.B. Filmore…
    • 1972–1973
    David Birney
    David Birney
    • John Travis
    • 1972
    Kim Darby
    Kim Darby
    • Cindy
    • 1973
    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    • Carol
    • 1973
    Patty Duke
    Patty Duke
    • Linda Colby
    • 1973
    Susan Oliver
    Susan Oliver
    • Ellen Pritchard
    • 1973
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley Knight
    • Beth
    • 1973
    David Soul
    David Soul
    • James Barlow
    • 1973
    Barry Nelson
    Barry Nelson
    • Jim
    • 1973
    Tab Hunter
    Tab Hunter
    • Bob Herrick
    • 1973
    Frank Converse
    Frank Converse
    • Sam Richards
    • 1973
    • Creator
      • Richard Matheson
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    myspark

    A GOOD old series!

    I loved this too! I was a KID when it first aired, but have always been haunted by the images in that "Concrete Captain" episode. Truly creepy. I just found out the name of the series yesterday - I couldn't remember it for the last 32 years - and it brings back memories. I remember Jodie Foster in one, with an old actor whom I cannot remember; and another episode where there's something moving around in the well in the cellar of a house. Great stuff. They just don't show this stuff on TV anymore; episodic TV like this is thought not to work, and the 70's allowed for more downbeat endings that didn't necessarily need to be ironic. Wish someone would give us a scary series again soon. BUFFY was neat, but not scary.

    Oh, yeah - I always thought Sebastian Cabot was perfectly cast. He was quite creepy! Loved him as Satan in THE EVIL.
    Barry-73

    Very entertaining, with well-known actors

    I remember watching this TV series on occasion back in the 1970s. Unfortunately since it's been 20-25 years since I've seen it, I no longer remember any of the episodes. The only thing I remember clearly is the sound effect that was played whenever a ghost was present. Before reading about this on the IMDB I did not know that it was later re-named Circle of Fear. That was new to me. To me it was always Ghost Story. I remember that I always found the show interesting enough to watch it till the end. If you can find this on video (It's extremely hard to find), I highly recommend it. I did find one source for it on video, some years ago and purchased one episode that starred John Astin and Patty Duke Astin. This episode was from when the series had been re-named Circle of Fear. Very entertaining if you can find it. Maybe some day the Sci-Fi Channel will pick it up. Who knows?
    thomandybish

    decent little anthology series

    This series apparently was supposed to give Rod Serling's Night Gallery a run for its money. The show only lasted a season, but what a season! I first saw this show on an independant VHF channel about 15 years ago, in that age when independent channels had to conceive their own programming, and the result of this UPN and WB network-free environment was the broadcasting of little-known gems like this show. Best episode I remember: Martin Sheen playing a construction worker who, while demolishing an old house, stumbles upon a strange box with a mirrored interior containing a toy horse on wheels. Once the horse is out of the box, all kinds of weirdness ensues! This episode was heavy on symbolism and kinda esoteric--I remember not really understanding the entire episode at the time, although a sorta explanation is given for the horse's being in the box. The whole episode was bizarre and was that much creepier because it wasn't really explained. More challenging than your average anthology show episode. Kinda far out for the seventies.
    Mister-6

    Frightful....

    The best thing you can say about a show that tells scary stories is whether or not any of the stories, indeed, scared you. And, in this instance, they did.

    "Ghost Story" (best known by me as "Circle of Fear"), told some deceptively simple stories about people in frightening circumstances, some deserving it, others not, and all of them were well-mounted in my humble-yet-informed opinion.

    Obviously, some talented directors were on hand in their early days (Donner, Moxey, Rich) and some of the stories did indeed frighten the heck out of me, even if I was just seven at the time (maybe THAT'S what's wrong with me now. Oh well...).

    The episodes I remember best were as follows: a grandfather who gives his grand-daughter a voodoo-like doll house; a man kills his wife and her lover then sees their bodies rise up on his TV; murder victim seeks revenge through donated body parts already on their recipients... there are more but it freaks me out just remembering them.

    Sure, they may have been corny and dumb but they did their job and were effectively scary. And yes, they SHOULD be back on the air (I think some episodes are already in smaller-market syndication); Sci-Fi Channel, are you paying attention? There's money to be made here....

    Eight stars for "Ghost Story". Frightful fun - just turn down the lights and grab you popcorn...and maybe a pillow to hide behind.
    Jim-500

    I liked it

    I liked this series. The one episode I remember best is "Concrete Captain," where the body of an old sailor is entombed in a block of concrete. He was killed by the grandfather of one of the characters in the story (I think it was a mercy killing) by having a harpoon chucked through his heart. The top of the harpoon still sticks out of the concrete. Then the ghost of the sailor comes back to haunt everyone.

    I also liked the theme music. I actually recorded it off the TV one night with my first cassette recorder. I still have that tape.

    When they changed it to "Circle of Fear," I thought it was a mistake. The theme music was dumb, too.

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    • Trivia
      Beginning with the 15th episode, Death's Head (1973), the television series title changed from "Ghost Story" to "Circle of Fear" and actor Sebastian Cabot's role as the host named Winston Essex was eliminated.
    • Connections
      Featured in Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Circle of Fear
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel del Coronado - 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California, USA(Mansfield House Scenes)
    • Production companies
      • William Castle Productions
      • Screen Gems Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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