obscure TV show from long ago, any recollections?

[Portgas]

I remember Tales from the Crypt June 10, 1989, to July 19, 1996; also Zacherley who died in 2018 at the ripe old age of 98.

[aliasfinn]

Originally Posted by VTsnowbird

all the One Step Beyond shows are now in the public domain, and are available on Youtube.

I think you can also find the new version " Next Step Beyond " on YouTube. It had the same host but only lasted a season.

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by ExNooYawk2

I agree with your assessment of Alfred Hitchcock but there was one episode that scared my nine-year old self to pieces. It was called "The Monkey's Paw (Claw?)". I never did see the end because when the paw wiggled in the gypsy-woman's hand, I skedaddled off to bed. Under the covers.

I remember something called the Monkey's Paw and it really freaked me out. I can't remember anything about it though. Just the name. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

[Vasily]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

I remember something called the Monkey's Paw and it really freaked me out. I can't remember anything about it though. Just the name. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

Here's the short story the episode was based on:

https://americanliterature.com/autho...he-monkeys-paw

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by Vasily

Here's the short story the episode was based on:

https://americanliterature.com/autho...he-monkeys-paw

Thanks. I'll read it sometime when I'm feeling really brave.

[johnd393]

Originally Posted by NW4me

Yes! Thank you, Aliasfinn.

I thought I'd probably provided too little information to go on, but it was all I remembered.

But it sufficed after all.

And looking at it again after >55 years, that spinning thing isn't actually a fan, is it?
Does anyone know what it's supposed to be?

I think they just put together a bunch of surplus parts to make it look like a science lab. The spinning thing looks like some kind of radar or microwave antenna. The spinning part may just be an attempt to make it look more visually interesting.
Science Fiction Theater was one of my favorite shows. You can buy all episodes on DVD from a eBay seller.

[SouthernSusana]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

Thanks. I'll read it sometime when I'm feeling really brave.

"The Monkey's Paw" is a good short story, but it isn't that scary. It just reminds you to be careful what you wish for.

[NW4me]

Originally Posted by johnd393

I think they just put together a bunch of surplus parts to make it look like a science lab. The spinning thing looks like some kind of radar or microwave antenna. The spinning part may just be an attempt to make it look more visually interesting.
Science Fiction Theater was one of my favorite shows. You can buy all episodes on DVD from a eBay seller.

Agreed... and now that I've seen that intro again on Youtube, I noticed there's another one
of those things at the opposite end of the lab, but it's not spinning. Maybe the spinning one
was supposed to be transmitting something, the stationary one receiving.

Chances are the set designer is no longer around to explain.