Ghost Stories (1997 TV series)

This article is about the 1997 American series. For other uses, see Ghost Story (disambiguation).
Ghost Stories

DVD cover
Genre Horror
Mystery
Anthology
Drama
Narrated by Rip Torn
Composer(s) Claude Foisy
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 44 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Frederick Rappaport
Tom Norton
Nicolas Valcour
Producer(s) New Dominion Pictures
Release
Original network FOX Family
Original release September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28) – June 8, 1998 (1998-06-08)

Ghost Stories is an American horror anthology television 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 five DVD releases and is currently being shown in the United Kingdom on the TV channel Zone Horror.

Episodes

Each episode begins with an introduction segment narrated by Rip Torn (viewable in QuickTime[1] or in Windows Media[2]):

Come with me to a place of wondrous 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.

Once complete, it goes directly into the episode where Rip Torn introduces the episode. During the episode's conclusion, Rip Torn comments on what was seen (usually in some form of a moral).

DVD releases

Volume sets

NameRelease dateEp #Additional information
Ghost StoriesDecember 7, 2004405-disc DVD set released by Platinum Disc Corporation, presented in a digipak format with no bonus features or commentary; excludes 4 episodes; "It's Only A Movie", "At Death's Door", "Going Down", and "Cabin Fever".
Ghost Stories: Volume 1August 23, 20058Run-time of 165 minutes and is basically a repackaged version of disc 1 from the box set above; followed by Ghost Stories, Vol. 2, which is disc 2 from the box set above.
Ghost Stories: 6-disc setSeptember 30, 200844The complete series was released in a 6-disc set, including the 4 never-before-seen episodes; comes in a new digipack with the same 5 volumes and a 6th disc including the 4 never-before-released episodes; released on region 1 with no other bonus features.
Haunted: Ghost StoriesOctober 6, 200940The 40-episode set was re-released in a 2-disc keepcase featuring new cover art and bearing the title: Haunted: Ghost Stories; each disc is dual-sided and contains 10 episodes of the series as opposed to 8; presented in a standard DVD case and includes no bonus features.
Ghost Stories - The Complete SeriesApril 10, 201244The complete series will be re-released in a 4-disc set by Timeless Media Group.[3]

Complete set

On September 30, 2008, the complete series was released in a 6-disc set, including the 4 never-before-seen episodes. The set comes in a new digipack with the same 5 volumes and a 6th disc including the 4 never-before released episodes. It was released on region 1 with no other bonus features.

This set includes the episodes shown 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
  • State Of Grace

Disc 5

  • Heartsick
  • From The Ashes
  • Winner Take All
  • Inheritance
  • Denial
  • Erased
  • Parting Shot
  • Consumers

Disc 6

  • It's Only A Movie
  • At Death's Door
  • Going Down
  • Cabin Fever

Technical data

See also

Similar shows

References

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