Sebastian Cabot starred as Winston Essex, manager of Mansfield House, where he would tell supernatural stories about various guests who had stayed there, or were about to. A great pity he never participated in an episode proper, but the viewer got the feeling that there was a back story to the man we were never privy to...
Sadly, he was dropped as host, and much of the charm was lost, though some fine episodes remained. It was retitled "Circle Of Fear" from "Ghost Story", an unwise change that suggested the studio was trying to fool the audience that it was a different show(in some ways it was!) Spooky title sequence and theme added to the eeriness.
The pilot episode 'The New House' was the best, though only a few of the subsequent episodes ever came close to this quality again. A few duds, but for a one season series, still quite watchable, just better with Sebastian Cabot as host!
Sadly, he was dropped as host, and much of the charm was lost, though some fine episodes remained. It was retitled "Circle Of Fear" from "Ghost Story", an unwise change that suggested the studio was trying to fool the audience that it was a different show(in some ways it was!) Spooky title sequence and theme added to the eeriness.
The pilot episode 'The New House' was the best, though only a few of the subsequent episodes ever came close to this quality again. A few duds, but for a one season series, still quite watchable, just better with Sebastian Cabot as host!