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Mystery and Imagination

"Mystery and Imagination" - a UK-hosted horror anthology series airing from 1966 to 1970 featuring host David Buck as "Richard Beckett." A charming, romantic Victorian-era explorer with an incredible storytelling talent.

A British anthology series featuring classic ghost stories and thrillers by authors such as M. R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood, Sheridan Le Fanu, and others. Later expanded to include feature-length adaptations of Dracula and Frankenstein from famous novels.

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

Seasons: 5

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres:Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery