Encounter with the Unknown
Feature film · 90 min · dir. Harry Thomason
An incredible journey into the supernatural.
- Horror
- Mystery
Synopsis
Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from a mist-shrouded hole in the Earth near where a Missouri boy has lost his dog. The boy's father is lowered into the hole and lets…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Harry Thomason
- Writer
- Joe Glass
- Cinematography
- Charles Thuston
- Studio
- Centronics International
- Released
- 1972-11-15
- Running time
- 90 minutes
Cast & crew
- Harry Thomason Director
Rod Serling- Robert Ginnaven
- Gary Brockette
John Leslie- Fran Franklin
- Tom Haywood
James N. Harrell- John Cissne
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★ · Mildly interesting horror anthology · tbragg · 2012-04-24
Three separate stories linked by Serling's familiar narration. Contrary to the summary, only one of these stories--the last--is an urban legend. All are heavy-handed and poorly edited segments. I find it easy to watch such late night TV fare as this, even though it ain't that good. There's something cozy about Serling's voice and the occasional weird moment.
