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Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it initially featured supernatural entities such as ghosts, vampires, and witches. By mid-season, low ratings led to a shift -- for the most part -- away from paranormal themes and a title change to Circle of Fear.
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- 01Earth, Air, Fire and WaterSix artists move into an abandoned storefront where they find a trunk containing six colorful glass containers filled with powerful black magic. Their artworks begin to take on a whole new meaning until, one by one, the artists vanish.
- 02Elegy for a VampireCo-eds are being murdered on a small university campus, all drained of their blood with two small marks on their necks. The late Professor Pendergast, who had been investigating the idea that vampirism is caused by a blood disease, has been sighted at two of the attacks.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Dead We Leave BehindSeptember 15, 1972—When Ranger Elliot Brent's pretty young wife Joanna complains of boredom, he buys her a television set. Unfortunately, she starts spending a
- S01E02The Concrete CaptainSeptember 22, 1972—While on vacation, Ed Lucas presents his wife Kate with a souvenir of "The Concrete Captain," a small chunk of concrete with a miniature har
- S01E03At the Cradle FootSeptember 29, 1972—Paul, a recently divorced man, has a dream that his daughter Emily gets murdered as an adult. Believing it to be a premonition, he goes to t
- S01E04Bad ConnectionOctober 6, 1972—A young widow, trying to move on after her husband is shot down in Vietnam and presumed dead, begins to receive mysterious phone calls from
- S01E05The Summer HouseOctober 13, 1972—Martha and Andrew Alcott own a vacation home where they spend their summers. Martha hates the house and, as the summer goes on, it appears s
- S01E06Alter-EgoOctober 27, 1972—Bobby is a very bright but very sickly boy with a particular fondness for chess. As he starts fifth grade he is delighted to find that his t
- S01E07Half a DeathNovember 3, 1972—Christina is a young woman with a twin sister, Lisa, whom she has never met. She hopes to meet Lisa on a visit home but is distressed to fin
- S01E08House of EvilNovember 10, 1972—When Grandpa arrives for a visit, he brings two special gifts for his granddaughter, Judy, a deaf mute. One's a special doll house, an exact
- S01E09Cry of the CatNovember 24, 1972—A handsome rodeo star falls in love with a seductive young woman. With growing horror, he starts to realize that she is somehow connected to
- S01E10Elegy for a VampireDecember 1, 1972Co-eds are being murdered on a small university campus, all drained of their blood with two small marks on their necks. The late Professor P
- S01E11Touch of MadnessDecember 8, 1972—Janet inherits her mother's house when her mother dies in a mental institution. When she first arrives at the house, she meets her cousins H
- S01E12Creature of the CanyonDecember 15, 1972—A widow is stalked by a vicious dog that once belonged to her late husband, but which now lives with a sinister neighbor. Even after the dog
- S01E13Time of TerrorDecember 22, 1972—Terror ensues when Ellen Alexander wakes up alone in a hotel room, with no sign of her husband, Harry. Inquiries at the front desk yield the
- S01E14Death's HeadJanuary 5, 1973—Carol, a woman who hates insects, is unhappily married to Steve, an amateur entomologist. She secretly loves Steve's business partner, Larry
- S01E15Dark VengeanceJanuary 12, 1973—While working at a construction site, Frank unearths a curious box which has no latch for opening. He takes it home and finally opens it, on
- S01E16Earth, Air, Fire and WaterJanuary 19, 1973Six artists move into an abandoned storefront where they find a trunk containing six colorful glass containers filled with powerful black ma
- S01E17Doorway to DeathJanuary 26, 1973—When a family moves into a new apartment in San Francisco, young Robert starts exploring and discovers the empty apartment upstairs. He open
- S01E18Legion of DemonsFebruary 2, 1973—Beth is a shy young woman who has come to the city to share an apartment with her friend, Janet. Janet gets Beth a job at the company she wo
- S01E19The Graveyard ShiftFebruary 16, 1973—Fred Colby is a former actor, who now works as a security guard at the studio where he used to film movies. He and his wife, Linda, are expe
- S01E20Spare PartsFebruary 23, 1973—A doctor has donated his eyes, vocal chords and hands for transplant with three individuals. The ghost of the doctor then begins to act out
- S01E21The Ghost of Potter's FieldMarch 23, 1973—While at Potter's Field cemetery doing research for a story, reporter Bob Herrick sees a ghost that resembles him. He shakes the matter off,
- S01E22The Phantom of Herald SquareMarch 30, 1973—Art student Holly Brown is sketching in Central Park one day when James Barlow introduces himself to her. He offers to take her to lunch and
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