24. Boarded Window
From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'
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Theatre Macabre is a mystery and sci-fi & fantasy TV series that premiered on TVP on October 1, 1971. It has 1 season and 24 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 24 "Boarded Window", aired on March 10, 1972.
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.
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24 episodes · 1 season
1971 · 24 episodes · Last episode: 54 years ago
From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'
From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
Reclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next door and her barrel organ, which he initially despises but comes to cherish as a source of joy and connection, ultimately leading him to help her.
A man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by his own conscience, personified by a mysterious visitor who may be the Devil, forcing him to confront his evil and ultimately choose confession over further sin.
A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.
A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
Follows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing their greed, folly, and the dark allure of wealth. The narrative links these tales through the diamond's movement from London to Paris, exploring themes of crime, deception, and morality.
A narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by a new, more severe method, only for the narrator to discover the 'doctors' are actually the patients, and the 'keepers' are those locked away, tarred and feathered.
A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and social domination.
Intertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsession, the supernatural, and the line between reality and imagination.
A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.
A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
Vladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter Zina competing for her affections along with a host of her other suitors.
Created by Ben Kadish
Theatre Macabre has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 10, 1972.
The most recent episode of Theatre Macabre, Season 1 Episode 24 "Boarded Window", aired on March 10, 1972.
Theatre Macabre has 1 season with 24 episodes in total.
Theatre Macabre first aired on TVP on October 1, 1971.
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