Lights Out - Volume 3 (DVD)

Lights Out was an early television series based on the eerie dramatizations of the popular 1930s radio show. The broadcasts made writer and director Arch Oboler a household name synonymous with the macabre. It was brought to network television between 1949 and 1952. A precursor to shows like "Twilight Zone," "Night Gallery" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Lights Out" is a chilling remnant of old-fashioned ghost story-telling.

I Spy: An eccentric old couple let their paranoia get the better of them when "prying" census takers come calling.

The Mad Dullaghan: A woman is possessed by the devilish spirit of a leprechaun-like creature.

The Pattern: A World War II veteran is haunted by three ghosts from the battlefield who have followed him home.

The Silent Supper: An old witch in the Bayou has the superstitious swamp folk in the grip of fear, until one of them murders her.

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