Ghost Stories (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Ghost Stories


caption = Ghost Stories title screen
genre = Horror, Mystery, Anthology, Drama
narrated = Rip Torn
composer = Claude Foisy
country = flag|United States
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 44
executive_producer = Frederick Rappaport, Tom Norton, Nicolas Valcour
producer = New Dominion Pictures
network = FOX Family
first_aired = September 28, 1997
last_aired = June 08, 1998
imdb_id = 0147766
tv_com_id = 8791

Ghost Stories is an American horror Anthology TV series that ran from 1997 to 1998 on the cable channel FOX Family.

The Show was narrated by Rip Torn and originally two episodes were presented back to back in an hour-long segment. However, towards the end of the series it was broken down into 30 minute episodes with just one story, most featuring a style similar to episodes of "The Twilight Zone" in which there would be a twist at the end.

There have been three DVD releases and is currently being shown in the United Kingdom on the TV channel Zone Horror.

Episodes

Each episode began with an introduction segment narrated by Rip Torn:

Come with me to a place of wonderess contradictions. A place that is silent and unstirring yet restless and alive. A place of untold peace and boundless dread. Come with me into the very cradle of darkness, where those who dwell, dwell alone.

(viewable [http://www.newdominion.com/media/mov/series/ghoststories.mov] in quicktime or [http://www.newdominion.com/media/wmv/series/ghoststories.wmv] in windows media)

Once complete it would then go directly into the episode where Rip Torn would give us an introduction to the episode now starting. When the episode was concluding, Rip Torn would then comment on what we had just seen usually in some form of a Moral.

DVD Releases

On December 7th 2004, a 5 disc dvd set was released by Platinum Disc Corporation. This is presented in a digipak format.

This set only includes the episodes show below and does not have any special features or commentary.

*Disc 1:
**Cold In The Grave
**Landscape Of Lost Dreams
**Personal Demons
**You'll Wake The Dead
**Mirror, Mirror
**You'll Always Be Mine
**Back Ward
**Beware The Muse

*Disc 2:
**The Stainless Blade
**Wake In Fear
**Last Flight Out
**Resting Place
**Step-Sister
**All Night Diner
**Beat The Reaper
**Green-Eyed Monster

*Disc 3:
**Blood Money
**Cold Dark Space
**Sara's Friends
**I Heard You Call My Name
**Conscience
**Bless Me Father
**Fatal Distraction
**Sleep No More

*Disc 4:
**Cloistered
**The House That Spilled Tears
**Blazes
**The New Nanny
**Underground
**Point Hope
**The Scream House
**The State Of Grace

*Disc 5:
**Heartsick
**From The Ashes
**Winner Take All
**Inheritance
**Denial
**Erased
**Parting Shot
**Consumers

For unknown reasons, 4 out of the 44 episodes produced have not been included in the DVD release. It is unclear if they will be released in 'Volume Sets'.

The episodes are:
*It's Only A Movie
*At Death's Door
*Going Down
*Cabin Fever

Technical Data:
*Region: Region 1
*Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
*Rating: PG-13
*Run Time: 820 minutes
*UPC: 096009231293

Volume Sets

On August 23, 2005, Ghost Stories, Vol. 1 was released. This has a run time of 165 minutes and is basically a repackaged version of disc 1 from the box set above. This was followed by Ghost Stories, Vol. 2, which is disc 2 from the box set above.

Since then, no other volumes have been released and it is unknown if there are any plans to release more volumes or even release the 4 episodes that are currently unavailable on DVD.

ee also

*List of Ghost Stories episodes
*1997 in television
*List of television programs

*Similar Shows: "Perversions of Science", "Tales from the Crypt", "Tales from the Darkside", "The Twilight Zone".

External links

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* [http://www.newdominion.com/index.asp?id=203 Ghost Stories] at the production company 'New Dominion Pictures'
* [http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/showinfo.cfm?showID=5118 Information Page] on the website TVShowsOnDVD.com
* [http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/sections.php?page=highlights&show=10&big=Y&feed=uk Listing] at UK TV channel Zone Horror.
* [https://www.echobridgehe.com/search.php?searchby=TITLE&filter=Ghost+Stories&genre_filter=20&x=14&y=13 Product Page] at Echo Bridge Entertainment (formerly Platinum Disc Corporation)