Jared Cohen
Get ready for a blast from the past! The five-part horror series The Classic Ghosts, originally aired as part of ABC’s Wide World of Mystery in 1973, is making a thrilling comeback with a Blu-ray release on October 29.
We at Bloody Disgusting are excited to partner with Kino Lorber to give away three copies of this spine-chilling Blu-ray set.
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Please note, this contest is open exclusively to US residents. Only one entry is allowed per address. We’ll be drawing three lucky winners on October 29.
Produced by the legendary broadcast pioneer Jacqueline Babbin (Sybil, All My Children), The Classic Ghosts has been meticulously preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Experience the chills with “The Haunting of Rosalind” (65 min), directed by Lela Swift and based on a story by Henry James. The episode features performances by Pamela Payton-Wright, Susan Sarandon, Beatrice Straight, and Frank Converse.
Next up is “The Screaming Skull” (67 min), directed by Gloria Monty and based on a story by Francis Marion Crawford. This episode stars David McCallum, Vince Gardenia, and Carrie Nye.
Don’t miss “The Deadly Visitor” (66 min), directed by Lela Swift and based on a story by Fitz-James O’Brien. This episode features Perry King, Gwen Verdon, and James Keach.
Get ready for “The House and the Brain” (65 min), directed by Gloria Monty and based on a story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. This episode stars Carol Williard, Hurd Hatfield, Keith Charles, and Maryce Carter.
Finally, brace yourself for “And the Bones Came Together” (66 min), directed by Henry Kaplan and based on a story by Sholomo Keil. This episode features Robin Strasser, Laurence Luckinbill, and Herbert Berghof.
The two-disc set also includes insightful interviews with Mark Quigley (John H. Mitchell Television Curator of the UCLA Film & Television Archive), Maya Montañez Smukler (Head of the UCLA Film & Television Archive Research and Study Center), and film historian Amanda Reyes. Plus, enjoy a demonstration by DC Video’s David Crosthwait of the technology used to restore the program from the now-obsolete 2″ videotape format.
