Screenplay: August Derleth

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by August Derleth. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Thriller (TV Series)

1960 · Series · 49 min. · United States

Direction Herschel Daugherty · John Brahm · Ida Lupino

Cast Boris Karloff · Richard Peel · Henry Daniell · David Frankham

Synopsis Thriller (TV Series) (1960) was an anthology series presented by Boris Karloff, initially focusing on everyday tales of crime and mystery. As the show progressed, it evolved into a platform for gothic horror narratives. Many of these stories were adapted...

7.2

23 votes

7.2

23 votes

The Shuttered Room

1967 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Greene

Cast Gig Young · Carol Lynley · Oliver Reed · Flora Robson

Synopsis The Shuttered Room (1967) follows a chilling narrative where a sequence of gruesome killings is linked to an eerie entity residing within an extraordinarily peculiar dwelling. The film delves into the dark secrets of the house, revealing a sinister presence...

5.3

120 votes

5.3

120 votes

Direction Rod Serling · John Meredyth Lucas · Jeff Corey · Jeannot Szwarc

Cast Dana Andrews · Sandra Dee · Patrick MacNee · Monica Lewis

Synopsis Night Gallery: The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (TV) (1971) presents a trio of chilling tales. In the first segment, a desperate father, Paul Koch, consents to an unusual remedy to aid his grotesquely disfigured son in gaining societal acceptance. The...

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Direction William Corrigan · Laurence Schwab Jr. · Kingman T. Moore · Grey Lockwood

Cast Frank Gallop · Jack La Rue · Mercer McLeod · Leslie Nielsen

Synopsis Lights Out (TV Series) (1946) was a highly acclaimed American television program that originated from a renowned old-time radio series, known for its focus on horror and supernatural themes. The radio version, which aired from January 1934 to the summer...

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Direction Rod Serling · Theodore J. Flicker · Jerrold Freedman · William Hale

Cast Bob Crane · Jo Anne Worley · Victor Buono · Forrest Tucker

Synopsis Night Gallery: House with Ghost/A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood/Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator/Hell's Bells (TV) (1971) presents a chilling anthology of four tales. In the first segment, a deceitful husband lures his unsuspecting wife to a supposedly haunted residence with sinister...

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Direction Rod Serling · John Astin · Gene R. Kearney

Cast Alex Cord · Elizabeth Hartman · Joanna Pettet · Gale Sondergaard

Synopsis Night Gallery: The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something (TV) (1971) presents two chilling tales. The first story, set in 19th-century Montana, follows Judith Timm, a new village schoolteacher who forms an unusual connection with the ghost...

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