Watch It Now! One Step Beyond (1959–1961) Season 2

From IMDB: Produced at the same time as the more well-known Twilight Zone, this series fed the nation's growing interest in paranormal suspense in a different way. Rather than creating fictional stories with supernatural twists and turns, this program sought out 'real' stories of the supernatural, including ghosts, disappearances, monsters, etc., and re-creating them for each episode. No solutions to these mysteries were ever found, and viewers could only scratch their heads and wonder, "what if it's real?"

Horror Habit Note: Not all episodes are available to stream at this time. :( But please enjoy what is available below :). The synopsis for each show is from IMDB.



Delusion, aired 09/15/1959
A man with a rare blood type is unwilling to donate his blood in order to save a girl's life, knowing that if he does he will be tormented by supernatural visions of her future.
Ordeal on Locust Street, aired 09/22/1959
A seemingly normal family is hiding a terrible secret: their son has the features of a deformed, fish-like monster. A somewhat mysterious hypnotist with strange powers claims that he can help them, and in their desperation they enlist his aid.
Brainwave, aired 10/06/1959
Aboard a United States ship in Japanese waters during World War II, Captain Fielding is critically injured. A hospital corpsman must perform surgery with only the radio voice of a doctor on another ship to guide him.
Doomsday, aired 10/13/1959
A poor, pretty, village woman living in Scotland in the 17th Century is sentenced to be burned at the stake, for the natural death of her lover, the son of an Earl. She shouts out a curse that the oldest son of every generation to come of the Earl will die before the father.
The Inheritance, aired 10/27/1959
In a seedy bar washed up drunk Michael Barry tells the presenter how an elderly countess to, whom he was a gigolo, died wearing a beautiful necklace, as did her dowdy companion who inherited the jewelry. Barry was not superstitious until he gave the necklace to another woman, who went the same way, leaving him unhinged.
The Open Window, aired 11/03/1959
On a hot summer night artist Anthony March sees a distraught woman in the apartment opposite gas herself after taking a distressing phone call but when he goes over to the room there is nobody there. However when he sees the same woman some days later, this time with a witness, it transpires that what he saw was a vision of the future and tragedy is averted.
Message From Clara, aired 11/10/1959
A student taking night classes falls in love with his beautiful teacher. However, he begins to suspect that his dead ex-girlfriend may be using the teacher to try to communicate with him.
Forked Lightning, aired 11/17/1959
Two men who don't know each other find that their lives are intertwined by a strange psychic connection that may end up in the deaths of both.
Dead Ringer, aired 12/01/1959
A woman called Esther has unsettling visions of buildings set alight by an arsonist and claims that her sister, whom she has not seen for many years, is responsible. She states that she is able to will her sister to come to town and a woman resembling Esther is seen at the station but disappears. Afterwards it is disclosed that the sister died many years ago in a fire.
Make Me Not A Witch, aired 12/22/1959
A farm girl's parents are terrified when their daughter reveals that she can read minds. But a priest knows that her gifts can save two young lives.
The Hand, aired 12/29/1959
In a jealous rage, a piano player at a run-down dive murders a beautiful young woman. Although he at first seems to have covered his tracks well enough, he soon discovers that, no matter how hard he tries, he cannot get the woman's blood off his hands.
The Justice Tree, aired 01/05/1960
Convicted killer Calvin Gannis is being escorted to this place of execution but escapes after a road accident, finding himself in a ghost town, seemingly inhabited by only the widowed Sally and her young son Joey. However, an oak tree which has been dead for decades suddenly starts to grow again, spelling out justice for Gannis.
Earthquake, aired 01/12/1960
In 1906 San Francisco, many famous people gather at a hotel to hear renowned opera singer Enrico Caruso perform. However, a bellboy at the hotel suddenly has visions of impending mass destruction and death, but he can't get anyone to listen to him.
Call From Tomorrow, aired 01/26/1960
A famous actress has a complete breakdown after the death of her young daughter. After she recovers she returns home, only to be convinced that she can hear her daughter calling to her from beyond the grave.
Who Are You?, aired 02/02/1960
In the 1900s, Laurie Warren, recovering from scarlet fever it was feared would kill her, travels to the home of a Mr and Mrs Mason, whose daughter has recently died and imagines that she is that daughter rejecting her parents when they come after her. However things change after Mrs Mason discovers that she is pregnant and Laurie recovers her old self.
The Day The World Wept - The Lincoln Story, aired 02/09/1960
In 1865 President Abraham Lincoln has a dream in which he foresees his own death. His wife Mary has a similarly fatalistic vision but other, ordinary Americans who have never met Lincoln, also experience psychic phenomena. The next evening the president goes to Ford's Theatre where his killer is waiting.
The Lovers, aired 02/16/1960
Evil spirits are determined to break up the romance between Otto, a patron at a Viennese tavern, and Elsa, a beautiful waitress there. But the connection between the two lovers seems to be stronger than the spirits counted on.
Vanishing Point, aired 02/23/1960
Quarrelsome couple Fred and Ruth Graham rent an old house but, following an argument, Ruth disappears. Fred is tried for her murder but released for lack of evidence. However, he discovers that several previous occupants of the house have also mysteriously vanished without trace.
The Mask, aired 03/01/1960
During World War II, Lt. Wilenski bails out of a crippled plane over the Sahara Desert, but the harsh and unrelenting conditions in the desert almost result in his death. After his rescue, however, he and his rescuers are stunned to discover that he not only has somehow acquired the memory of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, but also has the monarch's facial features!
The Explorer, aired 03/15/1960
In Germany in 1911 Felix Borgner is visited by Dr Hansen, one of three explorers who got lost in the desert the previous year and were saved and guided back to safety by Borgner's son Eric who was no longer alive by that time.
The Clown, aired 03/22/1960
A guilt-ridden murderer looks in a mirror and sees the image of a mute clown drawing near to kill him.
I Saw You Tomorrow, aired 04/05/1960
As he arrives at a large mansion, a man suddenly has a vision of a woman being murdered. Later, he is stunned to see the woman he saw in the vision show up as a guest at the estate.
The Peter Hurkos Story Part 1, aired 4/19/1960
Peter Hurkos, a resistance fighter in Holland during World War II, awakens from a coma and discovers that he not only has psychic powers, but that he can see the good or evil in someone simply by touching them. Soon he is using his powers to help track down a crazed killer.
The Peter Hurkos Story Part 2, aired 04/26/1960
Following his experiences Hurkos begins to work with parapsychologist Dr Lindsteom and the police and is credited with assisting in the capture of real-life serial killers.
Delia, aired 05/03/1960
A man disillusioned with life meets the woman of his dreams on a tropical island. When she suddenly disappears his life begins to spiral out of control, and in his desperation he begins to believe he is having encounters with the supernatural.
The Visitor, aired 05/10/1960
Alcoholic Ellen Grayson summons her husband Harry to her isolated house to announce their marriage is over, after which he crashes his car. Helen is then visited by a man, the exact double of a much younger Harry, whose account of the love he has for his wife moves her to reconciliation and inadvertently saving her husband's life.
Gypsy, aired 05/17/1960
A convict who has just escaped from prison meets up with a mysterious gypsy, who convinces him that it is best for him to return to the prison from which he has just escaped. The convict soon begins to realize that the there was quite a bit more to the gypsy than there at first appeared to be.
Contact, aired 05/24/1960
Bill Dermott finds himself haunted by a determined voice in his mind plotting a heinous murder. Could this unsettling phenomenon possibly be linked to the antique pocket watch he received as a gift from his wife?
House of the Dead, aired 06/07/1960
British Lieutenant Fraser, stationed in Hong Kong, is returning home to England and wants to take with him his Chinese fiancée, but when she disappears hours before their departure, a frantic Lt. Fraser finds himself searching through Hong Kong's mysterious side streets and encountering even more mysterious people.
Goodbye Grandpa, aired 06/14/1960
A brother and sister are devastated by the death of their grandfather, to whom they were inordinately close. However, they soon begin to suspect that he may be trying to contact them from beyond the grave.
The Storm, aired 06/21/1960
Three years after the death of artist Pedro Castera, his painting The Storm is unveiled as being recently completed. His college contemporary Adelle Bernheim and her husband travel to Pedro's native village where, after meeting with initial hostility, they are told how the ghost of Pedro enabled one of the villagers to complete the work.

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