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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Name: Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Genre: Mystery, Drama

TV·1984–1986·1 season, 13 episodes·ITV1·Mystery, Drama·1h 10m·Created by Roy Skeggs

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A short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. Co-produced by Hammer Studios with 20th Century Fox Television, it is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater. Unlike 1980's Hammer House of Horror, all episodes feature American actors as either the leads or in key roles. It first broadcast in the UK on ITV in 1984, though was not simulcast and was shown in different timeslots throughout the various regions.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Child's PlayS01E12 · 10.0A family wakes up one morning and realizes that they are trapped in their home by a mysterious and unbreakable steel wall. An intense heat comes over the house as well. The TV reception has been replaced by some sort of emergency signal for which the symbol is a lightning bolt (which is also the symbol on all their clothes and food products as well as their car). They begin losing feeling in their bodies and losing their memories as well. Soon enough, they can not remember any life at all outside the house. All this time, a green blob has been forming in another room, slowly stalking the family. Another great surprise ending to another great episode of this anthology series.

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1984–86Aired 10.0Season avg

S01E01Mark of the DevilSeptember 5, 1984—A robber kills a tattooist and finds himself cursed with a rapidly spreading tattoo that threatens to consume him.
S01E02Last Video and TestamentSeptember 12, 1984—Selena and her lover Derek plot to kill her husband Victor - a millionnaire with an obsession for electronic gadgets.
S01E03Czech MateJanuary 17, 1986—Vicky Duncan is targeted for identity removal as part of a bizarre scheme by spies.
S01E04A Distant ScreamJanuary 24, 1986—An innocent man serving life for the murder of his wife must project himself back through time to track down the real killer.
S01E05The Late Nancy IrvingFebruary 7, 1986—The victim of a car accident, Nancy Irving, wakes up in a hospital but soon realizes that her condtiion is worsening because a wealthy man i
S01E06In PossessionMarch 7, 1986—A couple moving out of their apartment experience weird occurences before they move out. The apartment seems to be haunted by the ghosts of
S01E07Black CarrionMarch 14, 1986—Paul Chater is a journalist trying to track down a reclusive pop duo of the 60s, Ray and Ron Verne. He and his friend track them to an isola
S01E08The Sweet Scent of DeathApril 4, 1986—Loving husband and diplomat Greg Denver sets up his wife Ann in a beautiful country home. But when he's away strange men come to terrorize h
S01E09Paint Me a MurderApril 11, 1986—When famous artist Luke Lorenz dies, his wife Sandra begins releasing his "undiscovered" works, which are in great demand. It soon becomes c
S01E10The Corvini InheritanceApril 18, 1986—Frank Lane is obsessed with surveillance and he decides to volunteer his services when a stalker strikes the neighborhood. But Lane soon lea
S01E11And the Wall Came Tumbling DownApril 25, 1986—As an old church is being torn down, one of the workers is mysteriously strangled by the power cord of his jackhammer as he tries to penetra
S01E12Child's PlayMay 2, 1986 10.0A family wakes up one morning and realizes that they are trapped in their home by a mysterious and unbreakable steel wall. An intense heat
S01E13Tennis CourtMay 9, 1986—When a couple gain an estate through an inheritance, they soon discover their tennis court is ""possessed"" - the focus of emotional energie

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