Cast
Paul Sparer
Narrator (voice)
Alison Sweeney
Karen
Vic Tayback
Tippy Ryan
J.D. Roth
Antony Carbone
Jack Polo
Polly Draper
Barry Dennen
Aldo D
Haviland Morris
Sarah McBride
Margaret Whitton
Mary Jones
Patricia Tallman
Janice Perry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Harmon
Katie Weiderman
Richard B. Shull
Postman
Allen Garfield
Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
Bradley Whitford
Tom Dash
Brinke Stevens
Cindy
Arnold Stang
Divine
Rod McCary
Arthur Hartley
Sirri Murad
Hammid Bey
Donald MacKechnie
Detective Richards
Colm Meaney
Constable
Angelo Grisanti
Bert
A.C. Weary
David
Fred Burstein
Scott
Frank Hamilton
Algernon Colesbury
Richard Clarke
Harry Bainbridge
Terres Unsoeld
Lenore
Phil Fondacaro
The Yattering
Thomas Newman
Beelzebub
Danielle Brisebois
Amanda Polo
Arthur Taxier
Bill Weiderman
Rhonda Dotson
Dawn
Katherine Britton
Polly
Brandon Stewart
Jeff
Nicole Huntington
Connie
T.J. Castronovo
Eddie Minelli
Cameron Milzer
Tiffany
Bradley Fisher
Nicky
Derek Loughran
Don Paulie's Corpse
John Marzilli
Motu (voice)
Maura Swanson
Jeanette Simpson
Lewis Arlt
Michael Nelson
Wanda De Jesus
Telephone (voice)
Sharon Madden
Betsy Cowland
Larry Gelman
Elmo Shroud
Diana Hale
Landlady
John Romo
Delivery Man
Catherine Battistone
Voice-Over (voice)
Neil Kinsella
Voice-Over (voice)
Robert Costanzo
Vincent Dessari
Elyssa Paternoster
Cassie Smith
Kristine Greco
Vincent's Secretary
Jon Jacobs
Jerome (voice)
Wayne Tippit
Magistrate Thomas Branford
Katherine Elizabeth Neuman
Jane Branford
Gary Lahti
Peter
Huckleberry Fox
Jamie
Paula Trueman
Great Grandma
Mary Griffin
Gloria
Timothy Landfield
Father
Sharon Ullrick
Mother
Eileen Heckart
Rose Pennywell
William LeMassena
Charles Pennywell
Fay Gold
Clarissa Sanderson
Stephen McHattie
Robert Perry
Daniel Terrence Kelly
Bobby
Marilyn Rockafellow
Trudy
Kim Greist
Claire
John Aprea
Lee
Cynthia David
Amy
Richard Kuhlman
Mark
Pamela Kenny
Janine
Nile Lanning
Jennifer
Eric Jason
Buddy
Bonnie Gallup
Beth Warren
Jack Carter
Klaatzu
Jill Jaress
Ruthie
Michael Santiago
Nicky
Miguel Alamo
Little Nicky
Marie Denn
Ma Malone
Marlene Casamento
Ursula
Steve Strong
Basher Malone
Scott St. James
Announcer
Magic Schwarz
Trog
Jack 'Wildman' Armstrong
Lockjaw Lukasig
Gregory Uhland
Hurt wrestler
Episodes
Beetles
An Egyptologist working on a sarcophogus ignores a curse and meets a horrific fate when he ignores it.
Mary, Mary
A woman who lives with mannequins because she is unable to deal with real people gets a rude awakening.
The Spirit Photographer
Despite the discouragement of his friend, a middle-aged photographer, Algernon, tries to captures spirits on film.
The Moth
Sybil, a woman on the verge of death, is obsessed with the thought that after she dies her soul will dwell within a moth, and she begs her mother to hold the moth until she can be restored to life.
No Strings
A mobster who has finally defeated his old rival hires a reluctant puppeteer to string up his rival and make it dance for him. The mobster is unaware that puppet and puppeteer both have agendas of their own...
The Grave Robber
In this comedic episode, two treasure hunters discover a lost Egyptian tomb and accidentally revive a mummy. The mummy, Tapok, doesn't try to strangle them, but rather challenges the male explorer to a game of strip poker. The explorer loses, and with each piece of clothing he loses he takes on more of Tapok's wrappings until finally Tapok transfers his curse and leaves with the other explorer.
The Yattering and Jack
A normal, everyday, plain-as-day man, Jack Polo, lives a normal, everyday life...despite the fact that strange poltergeist-like events occur around him. He seems oblivious to everything bad around him. We soon realize that a small demon, a Yattering, has been sent to torment him because his mother was a witch. The Yattering's boss tells him he can do anything he wants as long as he doesn't touch Jack. Jack's daughter comes to visit, and she is surprised at both the host of strange occurrences (including an animated Christmas turkey) that occur, and her father's increasingly strident attempts to deny anything amiss. His motto: ""Que Sara Sara"". Finally, driven out of its mind with desperation, the Yattering touches Jack...which makes him his willing servant. Jack knew of the demon's plans all along, and that he hoped to trick it into touching him. Now he is safe from Hell's revenge, and has a new servant in the process.
Seymourlama
Much to his parents' frustration, a spoiled young boy, Seymour, is declared the High Lama by a group of monks.
Sorry, Right Number
Katie receives a mysterious phone call from a woman warning about her husband's death...but he isn't dead yet. Katie ignores the phone call, and her husband dies. At the funeral, a despairing Katie calls up herself...and finds herself talking to...herself. She tries to warn her past self, despite knowing that it won't do any good, then collapses in despair.
Payment Overdue
Michael, a heartless collection agent, finds out that Jeanette doesn't quite understand the rules of going into debt, and has some unpleasant problems as a result.
Love Hungry
Betsy, an overweight woman, receives an anonymous package with an earpiece that will supposedly help her diet. It transmits the "voices" of her food as is being eaten, but Betsy still has problems and the next gift is a pair of glasses that let her "see" her food as well...
The Deal
Screenwriter Tom Dash unwittingly makes a deal with the Devil and finds he must get out of it by finding a new victim or offer up his soul.
The Apprentice
Jane is hired by a Puritan museum but ends up mysteriously going back in time where she is forced to work as a near slave in the past.
The Cutty Black Sow
On her deathbed, Jamie's great grandmother tells him the tale of a Celtic demon, the Cutty Black Sow, that comes to claim the soul of anyone dying that night, and Jamie vows to protect her soul from the beast.
Do Not Open This Box
An aged inventor and his wife come into possession of a box marked "Do not open this box." The wife opens it and finds it empty. The next day a man comes to claim the box and the lady makes up a story about losing the box. The man begins giving them nice things in exchange for eventually getting the box back. The couple begin living the sweet life thanks to the stranger but when they finally give the box back, the man tells them that it contained a human soul - since the box was opened the soul has escaped and now the man needs a replacement.
Family Reunion
Janice, a young mother, swears to a social worker, Trudy, that her husband Robert kidnapped their son Bobby six months ago and she hasn't seen either of them since. Trudy agrees to find the father and son, but discovers that everything isn't what she was led to believe.
Going Native
An alien is sent to Earth to study the nature and behavior of human beings. The alien, who resembles a normal Earth female, meticulously studies photographs of still life from large cities, simultaneously fascinated with and disgusted by the disarray and degeneration depicted in the pictures. The alien joins a therapeutic support group in an effort to better understand the seemingly contradictory humans. As she develops personal relationships with each group member, she begins to further understand the origin of and reasons for the behavior of humans, albeit from an outside observer's vantage point. The other members of the group see the alien as distant and detached, a condition that they assume is rooted in a self-denial complex. As the alien speaks at one of the group meetings, she suddenly realizes that she has been experiencing the exact same feelings as the humans that she has been studying. She has become human-like through assimilation, trapped within the emotional shell of ano
Hush
A babysitter is called in to take care of a sick boy. As a game, the two make up a pretend creature out of household parts, one that eats sounds. The creature comes to life, sucking the sound and the life out of everything in the house. The two try to evade it, but the boy's uncontrollable coughing gives him away. The creature then becomes sensitive enough to the girl's heartbeat to find and kill her too, then goes out into the world for more "food"".
Barter
A mother tries to get a reprieve from her noisy drums-practicing son by making a deal with an ammonia-seeking alien.
Basher Malone
A wrestler seeking one great opponent finds himself tricked into fighting a demon from Hell.
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