List of sources for anthology series
Many anthology series made for television have been based on literary sources. These sources have gone back as far as Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales) and have included works by classic writers such as Edgar Allan Poe (The Black Cat from Masters of Horror) and Mark Twain (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Climax!).
Contents
1 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
2 The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
3 Climax!
4 The Hunger
5 Masters of Horror
6 Masters of Science Fiction
7 Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
8 Night Gallery
9 The Outer Limits
9.1 The Outer Limits (1964)
9.2 The Outer Limits (1995 - 2002)
10 The Ray Bradbury Theater
11 Tales from the Crypt
12 Tales from the Darkside
13 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Memo from Purgatory" | "Memos from Purgatory" Book 1: The Gang | Harlan Ellison |
The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
Each story is an updated version of a story from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
Climax!
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| "The Long Goodbye" | "The Long Goodbye" | Raymond Chandler | Novel |
"Casino Royale" | "Casino Royale" | Ian Fleming | Novel |
| "Sorry, Wrong Number" | "Sorry, Wrong Number" | Lucille Fletcher | Radio play (episode of "Suspense") |
| "Private Worlds" | Private Worlds | Claudette Colbert | 1935 film |
| Season 2 | |||
| "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | Novel |
The Hunger
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| "The Swords" | "The Swords" | Robert Aickman | Short story |
| "Menage a Trois" | "Menage a Trois" | F. Paul Wilson | Novelette |
| "Necros" | "Necros" | Brian Lumley | Short story |
| "The Secret Shih Tan" | "The Secret Shih Tan" | Graham Masterton | Short story |
| "Bridal Suite" | "Bridal Suite" | Graham Masterton | Short story |
| "Anais" | "Anais" | Graham Masterton | Short story |
| "But At My Back I Always Hear" | "But At My Back I Always Hear" | David Morrell | Short story |
| "Red Light" | "Red Light" | David J. Schow | Short story |
| "I'm Dangerous Tonight" | "I'm Dangerous Tonight" | Cornell Woolrich | Novella |
| "Hidebound" | "Hidebound" | Gemma Files | Short story |
| "Fly-By-Night" | "Fly-by-Night" | Gemma Files | Short story |
| "A River of Night's Dreaming" | "The River of Night's Dreaming" | Karl Edward Wagner | Short story |
| "The Lighthouse" | "Horror in the Lighthouse" | Robert Bloch | Short story |
| "Clarimonde" | "La Morte Amoureuse" | Théophile Gautier | Short story |
| Season 2 | |||
| "Skin Deep" | "Skin Deep" | Christa Faust | Short story |
| "The Dream Sentinel" | "The Sixth Sentinel" | Poppy Z. Brite | Short story |
| "Night Bloomer" | "Night Bloomer" | David J. Schow | Short story |
| "Replacements" | "Replacements" | Lisa Tuttle | Short story |
| "Wrath of God" | "The Guided Tour" | Gemma Files | Short story |
| "The Sacred Fire" | "The Sacred Fire" | Charles de Lint | Short story |
| "The Seductress" | "The Seductress" | Ramsey Campbell | Short story |
| "Double" | "Beyond Any Measure" | Karl Edward Wagner | Short story |
Masters of Horror
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road | "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" | Joe R. Lansdale | Short story |
| "H.P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House" | "The Dreams in the Witch House" | H.P. Lovecraft | Short story |
| "Dance of the Dead (Masters of Horror episode)" | "House of the Dead" | Richard Matheson | Short story |
| "Chocolate (Masters of Horror episode)" | Chocolate | Mick Garris | Short story |
| "The Black Cat | "The Black Cat" | Edgar Allan Poe | Short story |
| "Homecoming" | "Death & Suffrage" | Dale Bailey | Novelette |
Masters of Science Fiction
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Clean Escape" | "A Clean Escape" | John Kessel | Play |
| "The Awakening" | "The Awakening" | Howard Fast | Story |
| "Jerry Was a Man" | "Jerry Was a Man" | Robert A. Heinlein | Short story |
| "The Discarded" | "The Discarded" | Harlan Ellison | Short story |
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
All episodes based on the short stories by Stephen King.
Night Gallery
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2 | |||
| "Pickman's Model" | "Pickman's Model" | HP Lovecraft | Short story |
| "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" | "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" | Conrad Aiken | Short story |
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1964)
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2 | |||
| "Soldier" | "Soldier From Tomorrow" | Harlan Ellison | Short story |
| "I, Robot" | "I, Robot" | Eando Binder | Short story |
The Outer Limits (1995 - 2002)
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| "The Sandkings" | "Sandkings" | George RR Martin | Short story |
| "I, Robot" | "I, Robot" | Eando Binder | Short story |
| Season 2 | |||
| "Inconstant Moon" | "Inconstant Moon" | Larry Niven | Short story |
| "Feasibility Study" | "A Feasibility Study" | Original Outer Limits episode | |
| Season 3 | |||
| "The Revelations of Becka Paulson" | "Revelations of Becka Paulson" | Stephen King | Short story |
| Season 7 | |||
| "Think Like a Dinosaur" | "Think Like a Dinosaur" | James Patrick Kelly | Novelette |
The Ray Bradbury Theater
All stories by Ray Bradbury, many based on his short stories.
Tales from the Crypt
Mostly from EC Comics stories. See List of Tales from the Crypt episodes.
Tales from the Darkside
| Episode | Source | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| "The Word Processor of the Gods" | Word Processor of the Gods | Stephen King | Short story |
| "Djinn, No Chaser" | "Djinn, No Chaser" | Harlan Ellison | Story |
| Season 3 | |||
| "The Bitterest Pill" | "The Richest Man in Levittown" | Frederick Pohl | Short story |
| Season 4 | |||
| "The Yattering and Jack" | "The Yattering and Jack" | Clive Barker | |
| "Love Hungry" | "Food for Thought" | Roberts Gannaway |
Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Early episodes based on Roald Dahl's short stories.
