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Tales to Keep You Awake

Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 1966

01

The Birthday

5

Episode 1: El cumpleaños. The day of his 50th birthday, a man plots to kill his wife and rob the bank he works for.

02

The Hand

2

Episode 2: La Mano. In the future the Earth has been invaded by an extraterrestrial race called Kyben. Unable to cope with its technological and weapons superiority, the human race leaves the planet unleashing an epidemic that leaves the world uninhabitable. The last human being on Earth, an individual named Trent, is an amnesic man, without a past, who has an artificial crystal hand connected to his brain.

03

The Cellar pt. 1

3

Episode 3: La bodega (1ª parte). First part of the adaptation made by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador of the story "Come Into My Cellar" by Ray Bradbury.

04

The Cellar pt. 2

3

Episode 4: La bodega (2ª parte). The seeds grow like huge mushrooms in the winery, and the son's attitude has changed dramatically.

05

The Cask

3

Episode 5: El tonel. In a village in Burgundy a peddler arrives and abusing the hospitality of a man has a relationship with his wife which will be terrible.

06

The Offer

3

Episode 6: La oferta. A gangsters tale in which the protagonist seems to have everything organized, even his own death.

07

The Double

3

Episode 7: El doble. A man buys a robot that is a double of himself to replace him with his wife while he pretends to go to the South Seas. But the double has its own interests.

08

The Pact

2

Episode 8: El pacto. A hypnotist pretends that a mentally ill person recovers sanity and a dead person does not die. Everything will go wrong.

09

The Doll

3

Episode 9: El muñeco. Apparently a girl is mistreated by her father and an uncle of hers investigates why. The reason is very different because the girl seems to have spell items in the attic, to do strange ceremonies and to have the company of her governess who died three years ago.

10

The Rocket

3

Episode 10: El cohete. An old man dreams of traveling into space. Faced with the impossibility, think of a way to do it and satisfy the grandchildren.

11

The Joke

3

Episode 11: La broma. A woman and her lover plan to murder her husband who is a prank but until the last moment he will continue to play the prank.

12

The Cabin

2

Episode 12: La cabaña. Two female friend hikers are isolated in a mountain refuge. One of them died and her companion buries her under the snow. But her body will reappear in different places.

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Reviews

tmdb17996075Feb 2017
4.5

We all grew up hearing the same classic horror stories written by famous authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Ray Bradbury. Yet... we don't seem to get tired of them, do we?. Well, 'Historias para no dormir' demonstrates that even if we have already seen these stories before, that doesn't really mean that we won't find any interest in seeing them again. The main reason why this show can captivate many horror lovers nowadays, is mostly because of the beautiful display of Gothic imagery. It's a fact that sometimes it's all about the right atmosphere and imagery. Narciso Ibañez Serrador, the creator of the show, achieves admirable results with some of the most famous horror tales such as 'The Raven', 'The Cask of Amontillado' and 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar' among others. The music composed by Pedro Baldie and Waldo de los Rios creates the perfect dark and sinister atmosphere that should accompany what is seen on the screen. The background music is repeated in several different episodes, which could be considered as a lack of effort by some people. Personally, I think that is not exactly a bad thing. It is in some way emblematic and why not use the same music for different episodes when it is so well composed?. "Historias para no dormir" is the right choice for anyone who is in the mood to sit back, relax and enjoy a nice display of dark imagery, atmospheric, bone-chilling music and simple stories that will reach you, even though you have probably heard about them before. Science fiction and comedy lovers are welcome to give it a chance as well, since this show also has room for them in many episodes.

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