Horror · 1970s
4 shows4 sequences
1 sequenceKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974–1975ABCHorror
A reporter whistling in a car park, and a premise established in twenty-six seconds — the direct ancestor of The X-Files, as Chris Carter has said repeatedly.
- Season 1
1 sequenceTales of the Unexpected
1979–1988ITVHorror
A dancing silhouette, a spinning roulette wheel and Ron Grainer's theme — an anthology opening far more unsettling than most of the stories that follow it.
- Season 1
1 sequenceThriller (1973)
1973–1976ITVHorror
Brian Clemens' anthology of feature-length suspense plays, sold to America as a late-night staple.
- Season 1
1 sequenceCircle of Fear
1972–1973NBCHorror
An anthology that began as Ghost Story with a host and a hotel, then dropped both and renamed itself halfway through.
- Season 1