Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, Ghost Story initially featured supernatural entities such as ghosts, vampires, and witches. By midseason, low ratings led to a title change and a shift -- for the most part -- away from paranormal themes.
Essentially, a second-rate rehash of Night Gallery, but even more confusing in that the very title of the program was changed halfway through its' only season! The first 13 episodes fall under the "Ghost Story" banner and feature lead-ins with refined Englishman Sebastian Cabot, which really didn't add much to the stories themselves, but in the very least, gave us a different take on the Rod Serling creep-a-zoid host format. The last nine are just called "Circle of Fear" and have no intros. The main problem, though, was the stories, which too often didn't hold up over the one-hour timeframe. The bulk of the better episodes were in the Ghost Story block; ironically, the last entry "Time of Terror" stands out as the best of the lot. Overall, this is passable, boredom-reliving stuff.
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