Another trip back in time. This beat The Twilight Zone to the air, but did it equal it? Let's take...
John Newland just kind of appears in this House to introduce the tale of ghosts. Ooohhh...
A recently-widowed man visits his Sister with his Daughter. Obviously, things aren't great.
She's curious about noises she hears upstairs and the mystery of a room that is locked.
Unfortunately for her, Dad is having a hard time reconnecting with her following the loss. She has to make new friends...with girls in her room that only she can see and hear.
It is just a backdrop for some family drama as the Dad learns to deal with his daughter again and he can never prove whether or not the ghosts- the girls died from a gas leak when left alone in the room- are real or not.
He thanks them anyways before they return home. The End.
A simple, but effective Story. In case it is not clear yet, One Step Beyond is more grounded in reality than the more famous Twilight Zone. I'm not saying that it is 100% real, because, well, why would I? It just doesn't feature Satan or Space Aliens or Monsters. This is mostly straight Dramas with some sort of vague element of mystic stuff- be it ESP, ghosts or projection. There are no monsters- only men and women. Once you get past that, just enjoy the Show for what it is. I sure did. This one is a bit more dry than some others, but still quite good. Kudos for never paying off the ghosts in a clear, dramatic way. If you believe in this stuff, the Story will be believable. If you don't, well, it won't. They don't take sides (mostly) or outright cheat here. It is what it is. Speaking of that, I had fun looking up the Actors on IMDB. The guy who played the Dad was a Character Actor who died in 1998 with one notable credit- Nick Fury!
Next time, I have one last Episode on the Disc. Let's see if it ends this run in a big way. See you then...
He thanks them anyways before they return home. The End.
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