Chillers
A 1990 horror anthology series, with host Anthony Perkins presenting and screening tales based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories that display a sinister atmosphere, and delve into the darkest depths of human nature.
Seasons
1. A Bird Poised to Fly
Air Date: 1990-01-05
A young architect's obsession with unrequited love drives him over the edge.
2. The Cat Brought It In
Air Date: 1990-04-20
A pleasant country house weekend is interrupted when the family cat brings in a pair of human fingers instead of the usual mouse or bird. But not even murder can be allowed to disrupt the meticulous veneer of British respectability.
3. A Curious Suicide
Air Date: 1990-04-27
An American doctor in England for a conference with his spendthrift wife visits an old friend who stole the love of his life from him.
4. The Day of Reckoning
Air Date: 1990-05-04
A young man begins to have terrifying nightmares after visiting his obsessive uncle's automated chicken farm.
5. Old Folks at Home
Air Date: 1990-05-11
A yuppie couple takes in an octogenarian husband and wife from the local old folks' home, but the twosome proves to be more difficult to live with than expected.
6. Puzzle
Air Date: 1990-05-18
A philandering advertisement executive is offered a promotion if he marries one of his two girlfriends.
7. Sauce for the Goose
Air Date: 1990-05-25
A sweet-talking lounge singer charms a housewife into murdering her hotelier husband but is he truly in love with her or just out for her money?
8. Slowly, Slowly in the Wind
Air Date: 1990-06-01
After his daughter becomes involved with the son of his nemesis, a British businessman slowly descends into madness.
9. Something You Have to Live With
Air Date: 1990-06-08
Jessica and Stanley are a married couple who finally achieve their dream of buying a new house. Unfortunately for them, the dream soon becomes a nightmare.
10. The Stuff of Madness
Air Date: 1990-06-15
After indulging his wife's taxidermy hobby for years, a lawyer starts to fetishize a boutique mannequin that reminds him of an ex-girlfriend.
11. The Thrill Seeker
Air Date: 1990-06-22
An encyclopedia proofreader escapes loneliness by playing a twisted game involving kleptomania and assumed identities.
12. Under a Dark Angel's Eye
Air Date: 1990-09-29
Lee returns to England after a long absence to oversee the sale of his childhood home and visit the couple looking after his estranged tyrannical mother, but the couple's overbearing niceness may hide sinister intentions.
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Rating
6.2/10
Release Date
1990-01-05
Episodes
12 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
France 3
Crossbow Films
Tesauro
HTV
Vamp Productions