{"product_id":"one-step-beyond-volume-19-the-lost-episodes","title":"One Step Beyond -- Volume 19 (The Lost Episodes)","description":"Join host John Newland, \"our guide into the world of the unknown,\" in four rare episodes of this classic TV series that aired from 1959 to 1961. Based on unexplained real-life stories, we are taken beyond the five senses through dramatizations of supernatural happenings to everyday people. Though often compared to \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Step Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e actually premiered ten months prior to that series. Alcoa Aluminium, makers of Alcoa Wrap, were the show's sponsors (in fact, the full title was \u003ci\u003eAlcoa Presents: One Step Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.) Newland hosted and directed all 96 episodes of the program, and appeared in one show (\"The Sacred Mushroom\", included in this volume.) \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIGHT OF THE KILL:\u003c\/b\u003e A small boy returns home after being missing for three days, telling his parents that he was kidnapped by Bigfoot. Despite the child's insistence that it means no harm, a lynch mob wants to kill the creature. This unique episode, one of the first television depictions of the Bigfoot phenomenon, stars John Marley, best known for John Cassavetes' masterpiece \u003ci\u003eFaces\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) and his unforgettable part in \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e (1972).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE DEATH WALTZ: \u003c\/b\u003e A two-timing Southern belle is haunted by the ghost of a former lover. \"The Death Waltz\" stars Elizabeth Montgomery, years before she became a household name for \u003ci\u003eBewitched\u003c\/i\u003e (1964-1972). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eIF YOU SEE SALLY:\u003c\/b\u003e A ghostly female hitchhiker haunts the highways, and vanishes before the drivers who pick her up can reach their destination. According to Gary Gerani's 1977 book \u003ci\u003eFantastic Television\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC was inundated with letters from viewers reporting similar experiences after \"If You See Sally\" was broadcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE SACRED MUSHROOM:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Step Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e breaks format to present this documentary-style episode, in which series host John Newland journeys to Mexico to investigate reports of hallucinogenic mushrooms endowing the locals with telepathic powers. By show's end, Newland has ingested the mushrooms himself, and had a life-changing experience. \"I think I understand...why for so many centuries they called this mushroom...sacred.\" According to Newland, series sponsor Alcoa would only air the program if he allowed his reactions to the mushroom to be filmed, putting his stamp of approval on the testimony of the other interviewees. However, due to growing concerns about drug abuse, \"The Sacred Mushroom\" was rarely rerun after its initial broadcast, making it the rarest episode of \u003ci\u003eOne Step Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Due to the age and rarity of these episodes, some audio and video anomalies do exist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802770563222,"sku":"089218817297","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218817297.jpg?v=1762203212","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/one-step-beyond-volume-19-the-lost-episodes","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}