Tales To Keep You Awake

Tales To Keep You Awake

Stagione 1
Though he made three feature films, the ultimate legacy of writer/director Narciso 'Chicho' Ibáñez Serrador remains his groundbreaking 1966-1968 Televisión Española series Historias Para No Dormir. Serrador wrote, directed and introduced every episode, adapting stories by Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Bloch and his own material under the pseudonym Luis Peñafiel.
IMDb 7,831 episodi16+
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Episodi

  1. S1 E1 - El Cumpleaños (The Birthday)

    4 febbraio 1966
    19min
    16+
    For his 50th birthday, a man plans to give himself the gift of freedom. But it's a gift with a hefty price tag: a meticulously plotted murder. Can you have your cake and kill it too?
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  2. S1 E2 - La Mano (The Hand)

    11 febbraio 1966
    50min
    16+
    In this mind-bending sci-fi tale, a man with no memory must rely on his robotic, super-computer hand to unravel the secret of his identity. However, a sinister gang of time-traveling, medallion- wearing humanoid aliens have other plans.
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  3. S1 E3 - La Bodega - 1ª Parte (The Cellar - Part 1)

    18 febbraio 1966
    32min
    16+
    Armed with a box of mushroom spores from the Bradley Crop Company, young Tommy plans to turn the cellar into a goldmine of edible fungi. There's just one problem: these are no ordinary mushrooms.
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  4. S1 E4 - La Bodega - 2ª Parte (The Cellar - Part 2)

    25 febbraio 1966
    27min
    16+
    As eerie coincidences mount, Tommy's father begins to suspect his son's mushrooms possess a sinister power. Will he summon the courage to square off with the fungal foe in the cellar? Based on a tale that sprouted from the fertile imagination of Ray Bradbury.
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  5. S1 E5 - El Tonel (The Cask)

    4 marzo 1966
    52min
    16+
    During the frivolity and mirth of the annual harvest festival, vineyard owner Jean Samibed plots to pour a full measure of revenge alongside his best vintages in this adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe.
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  6. S1 E6 - La Oferta (The Offer)

    11 marzo 1966
    27min
    16+
    Mr. Spalanzatto is a slick, cocky gangster, who has the kind of life ordinary people can only dream about. But he's about to learn that there are some things that can't be owned, even by the man who has everything.
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  7. S1 E7 - El Doble (The Double)

    18 marzo 1966
    35min
    16+
    A pair of average Joes think they've found a way to reclaim their leisure time: by hooking their wives up with robotic doppelgangers. What could possibly go wrong? Based on a story by Ray Bradbury.
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  8. S1 E8 - El Pacto (The Pact)

    25 marzo 1966
    1 h 4 min
    16+
    To the dismay of the stuffy medical establishment, a brilliant yet controversial doctor sets out to prove that not even death is a match for the power of the mind. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of the macabre.
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  9. S1 E9 - El Muñeco (The Doll)

    1 aprile 1966
    52min
    16+
    Supernatural shenanigans ensue when wealthy widower is convinced witchcraft is the reason for his daughter's increasingly bizarre behavior. Based on stories by Henry James (Turn of the Screw) and Robert Bloch (Psycho).
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  10. S1 E10 - El Cohete (The Rocket)

    15 aprile 1966
    46min
    16+
    When a trip to outer space costs too much, a kindly grandfather proves that the childlike gift of wonder is strong enough to draw the moon and stars down to earth. Based on a short story by Ray Bradbury.
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  11. S1 E11 - La Broma (The Joke)

    22 aprile 1966
    35min
    16+
    An obnoxious TV producer hatches an intricate plan to teach his wife and her lover an important lesson: sometimes death is a laughing matter.
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  12. S1 E12 - La Cabaña (The Cabin)

    29 aprile 1966
    33min
    16+
    When a blizzard traps them in a remote mountain cabin, two women struggle against the ever- tightening grip of fear. Could it be that even the forces of nature are no match for paranoia?
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  13. S1 E13 - El Aniversario (The Anniversary)

    6 maggio 1966
    31min
    16+
    A local hero policeman retires from the force to enjoy a quiet life in the country. But a young visitor soon reminds him that the difference between hero and villain is entirely a matter of perspective, and a violent past often leads to a bloody present.
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  14. S1 E14 - La Espera (The Wait)

    13 maggio 1966
    42min
    16+
    A plague has destroyed the human colony on Mars, leaving behind only Dr. Hathaway and his family. When a pair of long-overdue astronauts arrive to bring the Hathaways back to Earth, they find a family clinging to the routine of daily life with a determination that is downright inhuman. Based on a story from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles.
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  15. S1 E15 - La Alarma - 1ª Parte (The Alarm - Part 1)

    20 maggio 1966
    36min
    16+
    The aliens are coming! The invasion will be televised! And like so many great stories, it all begins with a woman...
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  16. S1 E16 - La Alarma - 2ª Parte (The Alarm - Part 2)

    27 maggio 1966
    46min
    16+
    Suspected of espionage and seemingly radioactive, a mysterious woman is detained by the police. The situation is anything but simple, however, as their investigation reveals multiple false identities and a bodily implant of ancient and unearthly origins.
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  17. S1 E17 - La Sonrisa (The Smile)

    3 giugno 1966
    31min
    16+
    In a dystopian future where creative expression is taboo and hatred is a virtue, one young man seeks to possess a fragment of forbidden beauty. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury.
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  18. S1 E18 - El Asfalto (The Asphalt)

    10 giugno 1966
    35min
    16+
    Overlooked, ignored, and beaten down by bureaucracy, one man finds himself in a truly sticky situation. Will he be saved by a simple act of compassion or drown in the black tar pit of indifference?
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  19. S1 E19 - La Pesadilla (The Nightmare)

    20 ottobre 1967
    48min
    16+
    Superstitious villagers are convinced there's a vampire in their midst. Is the wealthy outsider who lives in the mansion simply an eccentric recluse or is he the Nosferatu next door? The answer might not be so simple.
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  20. S1 E20 - La Zarpa (The Paw)

    27 ottobre 1967
    47min
    16+
    When an army officer returns to his hometown, he brings his family a very strange souvenir: a monkey's paw. This gift quickly proves to be a blessing, a curse, and a source of unspeakable horror, all wrapped up in one small primate appendage. Based on W. W. Jacobs' classic story.
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  21. S1 E21 - El Vidente (The Seer)

    3 novembre 1967
    50min
    16+
    A sudden rash of suicides has decimated the staff of Dr. Flashwell's parapsychology lab. One by one, the department's resident psychics fall victim to themselves, prompting the doctor to probe even deeper into the unknown.
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  22. S1 E22 - El Regreso (The Return)

    10 novembre 1967
    57min
    16+
    A pair of cousins hatch a perfect plan to dispose of their rich uncle. After all, the world will never miss a miserly old man who dabbles in the occult. But the best laid plans of cunning criminals are no match for the power of true evil.
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  23. S1 E23 - El Cuervo (The Raven)

    17 novembre 1967
    49min
    16+
    Although he is now celebrated as one of the premier voices in American literature, Edgar Allan Poe's life was short and tragic. Tormented by the demons of financial ruin and alcoholism, he nevertheless managed to pen works of great imagination. Will his name ever be forgotten? Nevermore.
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  24. S1 E24 - La Promesa (The Promise)

    24 novembre 1967
    49min
    16+
    Life isn't easy when you're the gravedigger's daughter. Long years laboring under a controlling father have taught Maria that much. But there are certain perks, especially when it comes to plotting the perfect revenge against those who have wronged you.
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  25. S1 E25 - La Casa (The House)

    1 dicembre 1967
    46min
    16+
    The ancestral home Juan Dasir has inherited comes with many amenities: vaulted ceilings, a large kitchen, and the vengeful ghost of a countess whose skull was split open with an axe. It's a unique fixer-upper, as long as you stay out of the family crypt.
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