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One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond
★ 5.7/10•1959•30m•NR•Mystery•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series that dramatized purportedly real-life supernatural and paranormal experiences. The series was hosted by John Newland and ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.

StatusCanceled
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 20, 1959

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Bride PossessedE1

The Bride Possessed

Matt Conroy is startled when on their honeymoon his wide-eyed, Louisiana-drawling wife Sally suddenly becomes a determined and demanding woman with no accent who denies even knowing him.

Jan 20, 1959

Episode 2 - Night of April 14thE2

Night of April 14th

A young Englishwoman is suddenly wracked by dreams of drowning in the ocean. She is stunned when her fiancée tells her that he has prepared a surprise honeymoon trip for them--they're sailing to New York on the passenger liner Titanic.

Jan 27, 1959

Episode 3 - Emergency OnlyE3

Emergency Only

Having had his fortune told at a party, a skeptical man's disbelief turns to fear as events begin to unfold exactly as the psychic had predicted.

Feb 3, 1959

Episode 4 - The Dark RoomE430m

The Dark Room

A female photojournalist on assignment in France takes an apartment and begins to work with a somewhat mysterious male model. Thngs come to a head when she has a brush with the supernatural that could well mean her death.

Feb 10, 1959

Episode 5 - Twelve Hours to LiveE5

Twelve Hours to Live

Following an argument, a wife begins having visions of her husband in terrible danger.

Feb 17, 1959

Episode 6 - EpilogueE6

Epilogue

A recovering alcoholic returns to his family from an extended stay in rehabilitation. His sobriety is put to the test, as are his beliefs in the supernatural, when his son is trapped in a cave-in.

Feb 24, 1959

Episode 7 - The DreamE7

The Dream

In 1940, a fearful Britain awaits invasion by Nazi forces. A husband and his wife, separated by their wartime assignments, suddenly dream that each is in danger, and both try frantically to see if their dream has come true.

Mar 3, 1959

Episode 8 - PremonitionE8

Premonition

A woman is haunted by the fear of her own demise after witnessing a premonition of her death at the hands of a chandelier in her home.

Mar 10, 1959

Episode 9 - The Dead Part of the HouseE9

The Dead Part of the House

A young girl moves into a new house with her father and aunt, and before long, she makes friends with the ghosts of three girls who reside in an upstairs nursery -- though the adults assume that her new "friends" are her three new dolls.

Mar 17, 1959

Episode 10 - The VisionE1030m

The Vision

On a WWI battlefield, a group of French soldiers each experience something which causes them to drop their weapons and walk away from the fight.

Mar 24, 1959

Episode 11 - The Devil's LaughterE11

The Devil's Laughter

The condemned man's not for hanging.

Mar 31, 1959

Episode 12 - The Return of Mitchell CampionE12

The Return of Mitchell Campion

A man is known by everyone on a Caribbean island he has never visited before. Soon he too remembers, but he was in the hospital at the time of the supposed visit...

Apr 7, 1959

Episode 13 - The NavigatorE1330m

The Navigator

The crew of a nineteenth century sailing ship find that somebody has altered its course before catching a stowaway, a mute, soaking wet Oriental whom they clap in irons. The alteration in course leads them to rescue survivors of a ship sunk by an ice berg, though that ship's navigator is dead and is the spitting image of the Oriental, who has mysteriously disappeared.

Apr 14, 1959

Episode 14 - The SecretE1430m

The Secret

Is she, or is she not, unfaithful?

Apr 21, 1959

Episode 15 - The AerialistE1530m

The Aerialist

An argument between two trapeze artists results in an accident in which one is paralyzed. The other is torn by guilt and depression, until supernatural forces began to change his world.

Apr 28, 1959

Episode 16 - The Burning GirlE1630m

The Burning Girl

Everywhere she goes, you need a fire hose.

May 5, 1959

Episode 17 - The Haunted U-BoatE17

The Haunted U-Boat

While on patrol during WWII, a German U-boat attempts to evade detection from the sonar of the American and British ships. But their location is repeatedly betrayed by the noise of a rhythmic banging sound caused by someone . . . or something . . . on board the submarine.

May 12, 1959

Episode 18 - The Image of DeathE18

The Image of Death

After killing his wife, an adulterous noble becomes increasingly haunted by a stain on the wall which seems to be the image of his dead wife's face.

May 19, 1959

Episode 19 - The Captain's GuestsE1930m

The Captain's Guests

A sadistic sea captain from the 19th century haunts a home and poisons the lives of a married couple after taking possession of the husband's mind.

May 26, 1959

Episode 20 - EchoE20

Echo

A man is found innocent of his wife's murder. Her brother arrives from New Zealand and precipitates the real culprit's capture.

Jun 2, 1959

Episode 21 - Front RunnerE2130m

Front Runner

A jockey plays foul, and finally is brought up short.

Jun 9, 1959

Episode 22 - The RiddleE22

The Riddle

An irrational hatred in an American tourist on the Bombay-Calcutta Mail is considered in terms of metempsychosis.

Jun 16, 1959

Actors

John Newland

John Newland

Self - Host

Recommendations

American Horror Stories
Tales from the Darkside
The Hunger
Creepshow
Masters of Horror
The Twilight Zone
Freddy's Nightmares
The Terror
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Lore
Fear Itself
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
The Institute
The Outer Limits
Them
Monsterland
American Horror Story
The Changeling
Lisey's Story
Castle Rock

Similars

Dr. Death
Perversions of Science
The Jazz Age
Murder in Mind
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The Edwardians
Unnatural Causes
50 States of Fright
Armchair Theatre
Refinement of Faith
Lilli Palmer Theatre
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Coming Up
The Dick Powell Show
One Day Off
Club Sapan Fine
Černí andělé
Cat God
The Twilight Zone
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