Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

TV Show · Horror

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense is a short-lived anthology television series produced in Britain in 1984/85 by Hammer Film Productions. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. The series was a co-production by Hammer Film Productions with 20th Century Fox Television, and is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater.

1984 · 1h 10m

Director Val Guest, John Hough

EPISODE 1

Mark of the Devil

A desperate gambler in debt with a gangster robs a Chinese tattoo artist, getting stabbed and killing the man in the process. A black spot appears on his chest and begins to spread and turn into a condemning tattoo.

1h 10 min
EPISODE 2

Last Video and Testament

A wealthy businessman suspects his much younger wife of cheating on him. When his weak heart forces him to have a risky surgery he leaves a videotaped last will and testament - with a sadistic twist.

1h 12 min
EPISODE 3

Czech Mate

Vicky's ex-husband, John, invites her on a trip to communist Prague. First John disappears, then her passport. Vicky finds herself alone and penniless in Prague and becomes a tragic pawn caught in a web of espionage and murder.

1h 10 min
EPISODE 4

A Distant Scream

Lying on his deathbed, an elderly man who has spent most of his life in prison for the murder of the woman he loved is granted a supernatural chance to go back to that fateful weekend and attempt to discover what really happened.

1h 11 min
EPISODE 6

In Possession

A terrified couple becomes trapped in what seems to be a replay of a sinister event that happened in their apartment in the past.

1h 10 min
EPISODE 7

Black Carrion

Two journalists search for a rock band that was popular twenty years ago but just seemed to have vanished and was never heard from again. Their investigation leads them to discover more about the band than they bargained for.

1h 10 min

Val Guest

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John Hough

Director
Peter Sasdy

Director
Brian Lawrence

Producer
Roy Skeggs

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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense is a short-lived anthology television series produced in Britain in 1984/85 by Hammer Film Productions. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. The series was a co-production by Hammer Film Productions with 20th Century Fox Television, and is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater.

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