Late Night Horror

Late Night Horror is a BBC horror series shown in 1968 over six 25-minute episodes. An anthology of short horror stories.[1][2] The series was canceled after six episodes due to complaints from viewers, the majority of the series is lost.[3][4]

Late Night Horror
Late Night Horror title sequence
Genre	Horror
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Harry Moore
Running time	25 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Picture format	PAL 4:3 576i
Original release	19 April – 24 May 1968

Episodes

Series

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate	Viewing Figure
1	"No Such Thing as a Vampire"[1]	Paddy Russell	Richard Matheson	11 April 1968	1.8 million[5]
Alexis the wife of Dr Cheria mysteriously falls ill, it's believed by the villagers that she is a victim of a vampire. One night she awakes screaming with blood running from two marks down her neck.
2	"William and Mary"[6]	Richard Martin	Roald Dahl	18 April 1968	Unknown
A radiologist discovers a way of preserving the brain after the body has died.
3	"The Corpse Can't Play"[7]	Paddy Russell	John Burke	25 April 1968	0.8 million[8]
Ronnie's party is going well but his mother Alice is waiting on husband Tom returning from the office to help supervise. The doorbell rings but instead of Tom it's the Simon Potter, a strange little boy that Ronnie dislikes. Simon knows some unusual and horrifying variations of children's party games.
4	"The Triumph of Death"[9]	Rudolph Cartier	H. Russell Wakefield	2 May 1968	0.95 million[10]
Miss Pendleham has resided in a crumbling Elizabethan mansion for many years with rumours that the mansion is haunted.
5	"The Bells of Hell"[11]	Naomi Capon	Robert Aickman	9 May 1968	1.0 million[12]
After three months of marriage Phrynne and Gerald Banstead stay at the Bell Inn, a picturesque pub in East Anglia. When they arrive the place seems to be all but deserted apart from the lonely sound of a church bell.
6	"The Kiss of Blood"[13]	Richard Martin	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	16 May 1968	Unknown
Lady Sannox is one of the most beautiful and richest women in London. She becomes a mistress of Douglas Stone, an eminent surgeon. Her husband Lord Sannox watches this affair and seeks his swift revenge.

Archive Status

Only one of the six episodes of the series survives in the BBC Archives, previously all episodes were lost until the return of "The Corpse Can't Play" by Kaleidoscope/British Film Institute.[14] The episode was screened 16 December 2017 at Missing Believed Wiped.[3]

References

1. "Late Night Horror: No Such Thing as a Vampire". BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
2. "Late Night Horror (TV series)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
3. BBC Breakfast News (Television). BBC News. 16 December 2017. Event occurs at 1:22.32. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
4. "BFI event celebrates discovery of long lost TV programmes". BBC News. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. "Late Night Horror: 01: No Such Thing As A Vampire" (PDF). the-mausoleum-club.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
6. "Late Night Horror: William and Mary". BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
7. "Late Night Horror: The Corpse Can't Play". BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
8. "Late Night Horror: 03: The Corpse Can't Play" (PDF). the-mausoleum-club.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
9. "Late Night Horror: The Triumph of Death". BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
10. "Late Night Horror: 04: The Triumph of Death" (PDF). the-mausoleum-club.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
11. "Late Night Horror: The Bells of Hell". BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
12. "Late Night Horror: 05: The Bells of Hell" (PDF). the-mausoleum-club.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
13. "Late Night Horror: The Kiss of Blood". BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
14. "LATE NIGHT HORROR". Kaleidoscope. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

External links

• Late Night Horror at BBC Genome episode list
• Late Night Horror on IMDb