Theatre Macabre
Theatre Macabre

Theatre Macabre

1971 1 Seasons 24 Episodes ⭐ 3.0 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama

Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts this anthology in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, each half-hour episode adapting a story from a classic author, with tales by Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde.

Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts this anthology in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, each half-hour episode adapting a story from a classic author, with tales by Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

First Love

Vladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter Zina competing for h

EP 2

The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg

A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.

EP 3

The Tortures of Hope

A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?

EP 4

Mateo Falcone

A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.

EP 5

The Vampire

Intertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsess

EP 6

The Swashbuckler

A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives

EP 7

The Actress

A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.

EP 8

The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether

A narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by a new, m

EP 9

The Rajah's Diamond

Follows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing their

EP 10

The Nose

A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.

EP 11

Tell-Tale Hearts

A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.

EP 12

Markheim

A man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by his own conscience, personif

EP 13

The Barrel Organ

Reclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next door and he

EP 14

The Canterville Ghost

A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancesto

EP 15

Decameron

From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'

EP 16

A Matter of Conscience

From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'

EP 17

The Husband Under the Bed

From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'

EP 18

Pavoncello

From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'

EP 19

The Song of Triumphant Love

From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'

EP 20

The Postmaster

From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'

EP 21

A Terribly Strange Bed

From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'

EP 22

The Fatalist

From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'

EP 23

Resurrection of the Offland

From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'

EP 24

Boarded Window

From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'

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Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Self – Host