List of sources for anthology series

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[edit] The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Episode Source Writer Type
"Memo from Purgatory" "Memos from Purgatory" Book 1: The Gang Harlan Ellison

[edit] The Canterbury Tales (TV series)

Each story is an updated version of a story from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

[edit] Climax!

Episode Source Writer Type
Season 1
"The Long Goodbye" "The Long Goodbye" Raymond Chandler Novel
"Casino Royale" "Casino Royale" Ian Flemming Novel
"Sorry, Wrong Number" "Sorry, Wrong Number" Lucille Fletcher Radio Play (episode of "Suspense")
"Private Worlds (1955 film)" Private Worlds Claudette Colbert 1935 Film
Season 2
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Novel

[edit] The Hunger

Episode Source Writer Type
Season 1
"The Swords" "The Swords" Robert Aickman Short Story
"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

[edit] 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" "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

[edit] 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

[edit] Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

All episodes based on the short stories by Stephen King.

[edit] 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

[edit] The Outer Limits

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 epsisode
Season 3
"The Revelations of Becka Paulson" "Revelations of Becka Paulson" Stephen King Short Story

[edit] The Ray Bradbury Theater

All stories by Ray Bradbury, many based on his short stories.

[edit] Tales from the Crypt

Mostly from EC Comics stories. See List of Tales from the Crypt episodes.

[edit] Tales from the Darkside

Episode Source Writer Type
Season 1
"The Word Processor of the Gods" "Word Processor of the Gods (short story)" Stephen King Short Story
"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

[edit] Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)

Early episodes based on Roald Dahl's short stories.