Mystery and Imagination

5 Seasons 1966 - 1970 NR 1h 15m 7.6

"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.

A British anthology series based on classic ghost stories and chillers from M. R. James, Poe, Algernon Blackwood, Sheridan Le Fanu and others; later branching into feature-length teleplays of Dracula, Frankenstein and other famous novels.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The Lost Stradivarius

1. The Lost Stradivarius

Aired: Jan 28, 1966

A certain tune, played on a particular violin, invokes an evil eighteenth cen...

Episode 2 The Body Snatcher

2. The Body Snatcher

Aired: Feb 4, 1966

In the early 19th century, an eminent professor seeks (illegally) to obtain d...

Episode 4 The Open Door

4. The Open Door

Aired: Feb 18, 1966

Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find hi...

Episode 5 The Tractate Middoth

5. The Tractate Middoth

Aired: Feb 25, 1966

Garrett, a young librarian, is hired by an impatient man to find an old tract...

Episode 6 Lost Hearts

6. Lost Hearts

Aired: Mar 4, 1966

Will children become the victims of human sacrifice?

Episode 7 The Canterville Ghost

7. The Canterville Ghost

Aired: Mar 11, 1966

Rich Americans visiting Europe lease an old English country house and find it...


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Info about Mystery and Imagination

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery