Sony has recently announced the release of the early 70s supernatural TV series Ghost Story (later changed to Circle of Fear), for May 1, 2012. Produced by master of exploitation William Castle, the show was basically a rip off of the superior Rod Serling's Night Gallery, with Sebastian Cabot playing Serling's role as figurative cryptkeeper. Even the theme music to the series was composed by Billy Goldenberg who had done the music for the pilot episode of Night Gallery.
The show will probably only be a curiosity to most modern viewers, a period piece, but it did feature some A-list talent. Actors such as Helen Hayes, Gena Rowlands, Patricial Neal, and Janet Leigh show up in episodes and there are also early appearances by Jody Foster and Martin Sheen. For those in search of lighter 70s pop culure icons, both Leif Garrett and Susan Dey appear in the episode "Doorway to Death". The series also recruited some quality writing talent such as Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, and D. C. Fontana, known for her work on the original Star Trek series.
Sony is releasing this set of DVDs as "manufacture on demand", a brilliant idea to keep overhead costs down while still offering offbeat content to those of us who might be interested in owning it. Now available for pre-order on Amazon.
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