"Outside the known is irreality, and one step beyond that is Surrealism." To a viewing audience just set on the edge of their seats by a movie decade that was focused on the horror and sci-fi films of the '50s, "One Step Beyond" was a welcomed jaunt into the supernatural. From it's air date in January 1959 to it's final episode in October 1961 John Newland introduced reported cases of supernatural phenomena. Following John's insightful and foreboding intros, the poetry of the true stories were revealed in magnificent and almost brutally compressed dramatizations. One Step Beyond was mainly filmed at M-G-M Studios, Hollywood, and partly at M-G-M British Studios, Borehamwood, Herts. Although Rod Serling's outre yet moral tales within "The Twilight Zone" was often thought of as the first horror / supernatural series, that's not true. "One Step Beyond" premiered nine months before The Twilight Zone, and was also known as "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond". All episodes were directed by Newland himself, a dab hand whose trademark is subtle, balletic camera work. Don't miss out on your chance to own six episodes of this classic, true, and spine tingling series! That's THREE HOURS WORTH! Episodes included are:

"Gypsy" - (episode # 2.34) May 17th, 1960. Starring Robert Blake and John Kellogg. In an ironic (and foretelling) role, Robert Blake plays a prisoner jailed along with three other men, one of whom is an old Gypsy. The four break out of prison, despite the Gypsy's repeated attempts to leave Blake's character behind. Is there a reason why the Gypsy kept trying to get Blake's character to turn back? Find out the reality of it all as you discover the amazing twist of fate at the end of this story! 24 mins. and 48 seconds in length.

"To Know the End" - (episode # 3.7) November 1st, 1960. Starring Ellen Willard (also a "Twilight Zone" alumni) and Alex Davion. A young unattached woman experiences a strange hallucination / dream that places her in the middle of a war raid where she watches her husband die. Just a dream she thinks, until she soon meets the same guy from her dream. She tries to resist falling in love, but alas it is inevitable and the two wed. Now she lives every minute in fear of that fateful August 12th.. Will her husband die at war or is it all in her mind? 25 minutes and 27 seconds in length.

"The Vision" - (episode # 1.10) March 24th, 1959. Starring Bruce Gordon (Frank Nitti of "The Untouchables") and Pernell Roberts. In 1945 four soldiers see a strange light in the sky. At first, it is mistakened for a parachutist... then they're not so sure. One by one, each soldier experiences a personal utopia and leaves their battle station. Soon court marshalled for cowardice on the battle field, they're forced to try and convince the judge of what they saw. Was it just a mirage, or was there really peace on earth for a single second amidst a time of bloody war? Sometimes the unknown shouldn't be feared.. it should be embraced... 25 minutes and 3 seconds in length.

"Vanishing Point" - (episode # 2.23) February 23rd, 1960. Starring Edward Binns, Fredd Wayne, and an appearance by John Newland in an actual role, integrated in the episode. A fighting couple with a rocky marriage travel to a house in the country to try and solve their marital problems. After another big fight, the wife gives up all hope and retires for the night into the house. When her hubby heads inside after her, he is most perplexed when she is no where to be found. In this mystery, discover what happens to a person when there is no hope left. How far can you be pushed before you reach the "Vanishing Point"? 25 minutes in length.

"Dead Ringer" - (episode # 2.11) December 1st, 1959. Starring cult film legend Grant Williams ("The Incredible Shrinking Man", "The Monolith Monsters", "The Doomsday Machine", & "Brain of Blood") and Norma Crane. A mysterious trail of devastating disasters have been burning up the country side, and every fire seems to be in direct connection with a series of Marianne Darelle's fitful fevers. Marianne insists it's her evil twin sister, who no one's ever heard of, save the head mistress of Marianne's previous orphanage who claims her twin died in a deadly orphanage fire! Is this true, or is it in fact Marianne herself committing arson? Or, could it be something else? Is it possible to be in two places at once? For an etheric double to leave an entity.. and in fact achieve bi-location? Or is Marianne just nuts? Fact or fiction? You decide! 24 minutes and 51 seconds in length.

"The Open Window" - (episode # 2.7) November 3rd, 1959. Starring Michael Higgins and Louise Fletcher. Michael Higgens plays a frustrated artist in the middle of Greenwhich village who becomes fascinated with a man's estranged wife who moves into the apartment across the alley. As he begins to watch her from his open window, he is horrified to see her die by her own hand. When he rushes over to stop her, he finds the appartment empty. Was it all a figment of his imagination or a psychic premonition? Figment or not, the artist is haunted as the scene plays out before his eyes over and over... At what point can you ignore death? 25 minutes and 22 seconds in length.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! As a special bonus you also get two VERY rare promo reels included on the same DVD. The promo reels on this DVD were created to pitch the idea of the (then new) television series to the network. They are a series of clips from the series that were compiled in order to get backing for the show. These are rare and never before seen! First you get a rare promo reel for Boris Karloff's "Thriller".. yet another horror based weekly series that had you biting your nails and hiding under the covers. But of course we couldn't leave you without one of the masters himself, Rod Serling.. so as a second bonus you also get a rare promo reel for "Night Gallery", Rod's second TV dive into the macabre. These two lengthy promo reels along with the 6 "One Step Beyond" episodes makes for nearly FOUR HOURS of spooky horror, sci-fi, and supernatural entertainment, on quality DVD, playable by most DVD players.

But Wait... There's MORE!

Yes, there's even MORE! Now you can get a free special bonus! Long before shows like "The Twilight Zone", "Tales of Tomorrow", and "One Step Beyond" statisfied the audiences' appetite for horror and the macabre.. even long before TV itself... there was radio with audio fright old time radio shows like "Lights Out". "Lights Out" epitomized the unique style of radio drama developed in the Merchandise Mart studios. Its horrific plots were enhanced by creative sound-effects that reproduced the crushing of skulls, the severing of digits and the eating of flesh. "Lights Out" first aired locally in Chicago (over NBC's owned-and-operated WENR) from January 1st to April 10th of 1934 as a fifteen-minute program. From April 17th of 1935 until August 16th, 1939 "Lights Out" was carried by the NBC network. Supplementing Chicago's skilled corps of radio actors in the spring of 1938, Boris Karloff even took his place behind the mic when he journeyed to the Windy City to appear on five episodes of the show. CBS revived "Lights Out" in 1942-43 and later NBC brought the series back as a New York-based summer replacement in 1945.



But "Lights Out" wasn't the only early radio horror melodrama by any means! "A Witch's Tale" which began regionally on WOR radio in New York, was one of the earliest of the horror genre shows. It also helped begin a trend in creepy hosts that "lives" on to this day in popular entertainment. "Old Nancy, the witch of Salem," was the cackling host of the show originally played by Adelaide Fitz-Allen (pictured below) and she quickly became a favorite of kids in the 1930's, who imitated her quips and cackles. The show enjoyed popularity both the New York regional and Mutual national runs during it's lifespan of 1931 - 1938.



Now, on this rare CD you can experience the fright that only YOUR imagination coupled with these old time radio shows could create! First you get an episode of the terrifying "LIGHT'S OUT" followed by a horrific episode of "A WITCH'S TALE"! Here's what you get:

Lights Out: "Murder Castle" - Aired on CBS on August 3rd, 1943.
A Witch's Tale: "Four Fingers and a Thumb" - Aired in 1939.

AND AS A SPECIAL BONUS TRACK - Hear a 3 min. and 45 second radio skit starring Boris Karloff. As Boris appeared on "Light's Out" a hand full of times it is 'possible' that this skit is from an episode of "Light's Out", but it's show source and original air date has not been able to be confirmed. Boris Karloff plays an odd man who finds his way into a little boys' house. Boris and the boy bond over and glass of milk as the little boy sits on Boris' knee and listens to a story... seem mild mannered enough? Just wait for the twist at the end... Things are never as they seem!

This CD contains a full hour of audio programming... sit in livid fear as you hear these tales of the supernatural come to life in your mind while they're vividly retold. But don't worry, all you really have to fear is fear itself, right? Or so you'd like to believe....

This CD is yours FREE with this DVD! Don't miss these rare gems! This DVD is yours for only $15! AND, you get FREE postage (via media mail) in the U.S!

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