I remember watching this on NBC in the 70's. It scared the bejesus out of me! The 70's was such a great time for horror on tv. Not like the trash on tv today. This episode was my favorite one of all! Thanks for finding and posting this forgotten gem!
@@sarahsilverlight2064I was 8, too. In the safest, coziest nest of a home with my parents, gone now, and brother, before he became mentally ill. My future stretched out before me. The best of days were then.
This is my favorite episode of the series. It's creepy and chilling with absolutely no gore, death, or injury. Violence is also kept to a minimum and involves only destruction of property but no bodily harm to people or animals. It also stars charming Kim Darby who had a notable career portraying young women caught up in extraordinary and often bizarre circumstances. Thanks for posting !
This is one of my favorites, the only reason it isn't my favorite too, is because it doesn't have the Sebastián "Winston Essex" Cabot prologue and epilogue. I can't remember why I only saw the one with David Birney and Barbara Parkins, which is the one that one scared me thoroughly! This series must've come on after my bedtime on Sunday. Like many kids back then, my bedtime was right after the two hour NBC 7pm-9pm Sunday night power block of Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom followed by Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color/Disney.
I saw this particular episode when it first was aired and it is amazing how something like this can have such an effect when you are young. I had nightmares of my own after seeing it, and what I saw was only the last 10 minutes. To see it now in its original context is beyond mind-blowing. Mr. Essex, you should realize that when you post a nostalgic relic like this, it can have a profound effect on people's lives. Thank you so much.
Gave me many nightmares when I was 6. That horse and the imagery is what did it. I always remembered the scene when the axe head flies off and nearly hits Kim Darby. I’m 54 now and nothing I’ve seen since gave me more nightmares than that dang white horse.
What is unusual is when Sheen first arrives home from work his wife is happy they are excited to see each other she is not bitching at him and she has dinner almost ready.... you dont see that anymore.
This TV series in Brazil was callled Fantastic Stories (Histórias Fantásticas - in portuguese). . I was eight years old. I watched TV with my mother. I loved it. Thanks!
Legal também assisti, mas não lembrava o nome n verdade nem sabia que tinha este nome, há muito queria assistir um filme de um menino em uma cadeira de rodas que aparecei o alter ego dele fiquei com este filme na cabeça, lembro que assisti em 1974, deu o que fazer para achar e através deste nome "Estória fantástica", consegui conectar a este filme, que passou na Bandeirantes.
Thank you for posting this gem! The 70s were great when it came to this kind of television. No excessive violence or sex to get in the way of the story itself. We only had 3 channels then but far superior quality than the 300 odd channels filled with junk and trash today. Keep your fascination with "reality " tv and reboots and endless sequels.Don't even own a tv and I'm happy!
Yes I couldn't agree more, it was the same in the UK. Today nothing makes me belly laugh like it did then and these thrillers are far better than what's on now. I too dont watch TV, nor do i read the newspapers....
Yeah I Only watch youtube and Netflix. TV is crap today and the news is depressing. I find people are better in real life than the way the TV media depict them. Im happier without TV as well.
Yeah, I remember the tv shows and tv movies were far more interesting than the cookie cutter junk today. Have you noticed how many shows today have people holding handguns at the ready position as they kick down 1000 doors. The shows today also feature vanilla twenty-something characters who mostly look alike, sporting the same hairstyle even, characters like Cannon and Kojak wouldn't get past today's casting committees The story was important back during the better programming days of the 70s and 80s and most of all, modern "agendas" weren't being pushed on the viewers constantly.I'm sorry I just don't like tv shows nowadays-sequels, super heroes galore and junk.
I also like to see how people dressed and all American made automobiles. The homes are filled with things still made here. Its sad that we don't really make things here anymore. I don't have anything against other people's I just wish we still made things.
@ericlogos Every era or decade has pros and cons. Evil persists no matter how an individual or group feels about his or her experience in that time. I recall veterans coming home from Nam - shell shocked, so crazy they couldn't function. So, yep, we def idealize the times from our happier, carefree years.
My family and I watched the series when it first aired. I was nine years old and nearly every episode has stuck in my mind. What a great series that should have lasted longer.
OMG I’ve been looking for this for 20 + years... ever since the internet basically! It’s amazing how you remember things as a child I remember this as terrifying and thought it was called “The Rocking Horse”. Whenever my cousins talk about the scariest movie ever we always say the Rocking Horse! Hahaha thanks for sharing you made my day!
There was an old black and white movie with a hobby horse, the kind with springs, set up for english style riding. Btitish flick having to do with money, loans to family members, gambling debts having to do with horse racing. Spooky relationship between the kid, the gambler and the hobby horse. will try find the title. I do recall something called The Rocking Horse Wars.
Yes I never knew the name of the show, but one particular episode scared me, the one where people ended up inside a lava lamp. That's what I googled. The episode was called earth, water and air.
So funny, I remember a movie called Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II and a scene with a creepy rocking horse that’s eyes turned red and it stuck its tongue out. I thought it was absolutely terrifying! Lol
@@willfade7994 I remember reading a girl's comment on some UA-cam video...I don't remember the video. She had seen The Exorcist and it had scared the hell out of her. One day, she was driving down the road and the possessed Regan MacNeil appeared in her car, in the passenger's seat. I don't remember what happened after that...Apparently, it left her car on its own.
I saw this movie when I was nearly a teenager and I'm 51 now. I was so affected after watching this that when my mother surprised me as I got ready for bed and she made the horse sound and I melted to the floor. My mum still has remorse for that moment. Hearing the horse sound again instantly made my hair stand up and skin go all goose bumps instantly. I have never forgotten this movie and never will. I never knew that it affected others like it did with me. Thanks for sharing.
I was about 11 years old when this aired and it scared the bejeebies (sp?) out of me! We were having a sleep over at a friends and they happened to have a ride on horse that looked just like it with wheels, not springs like most of them had in those days. I don't think I slept at all that night!
Those wooden horses could be dangerous; I had a wooden rocking horse that split into a few splinters while I was riding it. The plastic ones with springs were probably a lot safer.
its the lack of constant swearing I miss in the golden age of old tv - today's shows have constant verbal vomit = swearing that I cannot stand - garbage in garbage out - thx for posting
Well, to be fair, movies are supposed to mirror reality, and in the real world people *do* swear. We could tell that these clean scripts of the 70's were just for show. But i agree that a lot of the vulgarity in today's shows is exagerated.
@@dfunckt I would think people always used curse language, more or less, no matter the decade, but i will not make a claim out of it because i didn't get to see much of the 70's (i was too young). Now, as for *who* swears on screen, i think it's irrelevant. Be it gay or hetero, language is spoken by *people* just the same.
@@dfunckt Personally, i think there should be markets for all tastes and walks of life, from family entertainment to mature content. The broader the choice, the more complete it gets. I don't find vulgar language appealing myself, but i understand that my tastes don't have to be superior to anyone else's (they are just different). And then there are moods, we not always seek the same. Sometimes i might want to see a more "crude" TV show or movie as well, depends on the moment.
Since I was little I have always loved horses, and stories, movies, or shows about them were always positive and wonderful. This one really did a good job of creeping me out, a nightmarish horror story about a possessed toy! 🎠 Great twist to the ending too, unexpected "love story". Excellent performances! Darby always does vulnerable and scared so believably and Sheen can blow his top in a flash, 🤯 making me jump at his intensity! Thanks so much for posting this, finally something unexpected after bingeing away time in lockdown. Blessings! 👏👍👍🙏
After the first 10 minutes I thought this was stupid, but I kept watching. The acting is so good (with Kim Darby and Martin Sheen it’s no surprise) that it makes up for the unusual story, and it gets really good. Glad I watched it.
William Castle, Jimmy Sangster and Richard Matheson are all tied to this. Amazing. No wonder its haunted me all these years. Thanks for posting this - saw it once when it aired and never again til just now. Have looked for it before to no avail. I love UA-cam, lol
It's funny. I also saw it all those years ago. I never forgot this episode when the horse was gigantic, and then got small rolling-up to the mirror. Forgot the actors, and didn't know the red convertible car is an Olds 442, 1966. Ah the young mind. I also remember the episode with the ghosts who haunted Patty Duke Astin saying "choose me....choose me...!"
Wonderful series. dark ,mysterious and scary Thanks for all the old movies and tv series You tube I am having. a fantastic time watching them Priscilla. Forney Andrews.
Have to admit, I thought this was going to be really cheesy but it really was quite good. Well played characters and story. I'm definitely going to check out more of these.
WOW! I feel like a little kid again! I remember watching this when I was a kid. It scared the crap out of me, and I loved it! It's funny, I've never forgotten this episode. But, I never knew it was a series. I always thought it was a movie of the week. CBS, NBC & ABC were amazing back in the 60's & 70's. One of the networks always had a new movie every night, and we never knew what it was until it aired. Kim Darby was beautiful, and Martin Sheen was gorgeous in those tight jeans. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS SERIES WITH US!
I was about 7 when this episode aired. I fell asleep watching it and I had a nightmare about the horse chasing me. All these years I thought this was a "Night Gallery" episode.
Just like the great twilight zone! Edge of your seat great camp fire story of wonder, worry, terror, and understanding forever love! Keeps you guessing and wonderful ending! Well written and great actors showing even at beginning of their careers had awesome abilities! Thank You for sharing super video!
Oh man! I remember seeing these on TV all the way back when I was 9 back in 1973. 3 of my fave episodes...the one with the glass jars, the one with John Astin as a former horror movie star turned security guard in an old film lot, and one where a dead man comes back for revenge. Not only that, but it was a great memory of a great time in my life. A time that, sadly, would be taken from me shortly after due to family issues and the desertion of my father, but one that was great while it lasted. Playing with friends, sleepovers, and Friday and Saturday night horror and sci-fi courtesy of pre-cable TV!
***** Oh cool! Someone else who remembers that one! I used to be allowed to stay up on Friday or Saturday nights around 73' and 74' and Circle Of Fear was part of the viewing fun! Another great episode? The one I mentioned in my flagship reply, "Graveyard Shift", where John Astin was a security guard on the lot where he was once a major horror movie star. That episode actually had William Castle in a small cameo as Astin's former director. Good episode if you get a chance to see it!
John Feaster I was 5 when I first started watching Creature Features on WNEW 5 NY (now Fox 5) and WPIX 11's Chiller Theater. That was the age inf introduction to the horror film for me. But you hit on something very true-we're re-discovering classic TV horror after all these years and sometimes it's like watching it all over again for the first time, only later in life :-)
***** Just finished watching Earth, Air, Fire and Water and had to keep pinching myself to stay awake --- what a BORING episode. In fact I kept fast-forwarding so I could reach the end. Yaaaawn ......
My mother used to tell me how scared she was of horses, because when she was little she saw a scary movie about a haunted rocking horse. Now that I'm nearly 30 years old, I decided to try to hunt it down. Glad I could find it here (even if it was TV show and not a movie). I have to say, it was a pretty interesting watch. The 70's were a strange time, but this had a great horror element to it without the need for the gore or special effects of today.
If your hooked on coffee you feel jittery and ill at ease without it. A cup of joe can relax you then. Same thing with cigarettes. It may be counter intuitive; but, it is true. Guess how I know that?
I'm so glad I've discovered this particular series. I was living in South Africa in the 70's and at that time they didn't have televisions - so I missed out on a lot of stuff.. Enjoying it very much now I've found it. Going to watch Earth, Air, Fire and Water next. Thanks for the uploads Mr Essex
I'm in South Africa and just found the series myself. My American husband also says he never watched it as a kid. He thinks his Mom at the time didn't want to have him scared before going to bed....lol.
This type of show has inspired me frequently throughout my life. Wasn't familiar with it, but years ago, I'm pretty sure I saw TV Guide listings from when it had gone into reruns, under its original name, Ghost Story.
Man, look how young Martin Sheen was back then! Charlie must've been around 11 or 12., just a kid. It's amazin how fast the years zip by, and next thing ya know we're old!
Oh my gosh, so funny! The fact that great actor, Martin Sheen, is trying to play it seriously is what really got me cracking up 🤣. Thank you for uploading. 🙂
I don’t know how I’ve gone my whole life and don’t recall ever seeing this episode or the series. I can see how this one must’ve been pretty terrifying for any child who saw this back in those days. It kind of reminds me a bit of some scenes in ‘Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II’ from 1987. As a character becomes possessed with the spirit of “Mary Lou,” her rocking horse starts doing some bizarre things. I recall its eyes turning red and it stuck its tongue out. Those scenes haunted me for years! I was born in 1979, so I was really way too young to see that movie when I did. I had a vintage bouncy, spring-rider rocking horse in my room. For a long time, I covered it with a blanket at night because I feared it would come alive and I’d awake to it staring at me with scary red eyes. Lol Ah memories… My father knew Martin Sheen. Ironically, they met at the Kentucky Derby horse races back in the mid-late 1980’s. My father passed away in 2008, but I remember him speaking of how down-to-earth Martin Sheen was. They even spoke about me, but I’ve yet to meet him. This episode is most definitely one of those forgotten gems of cinema’s past. Thank you for sharing it! 🎠📺🎠
Oh...oh my goodness...I'm 46 years old, and I REMEMBER SEEING THIS when I was only 5! I saw it the way children see everything. Play with G.I.Joe's...look up at television...play with G.I.Joe's...look up at television. But after a while...I mostly watched the TV...and the horse that gave me the creeps. I know it looks like bullshit to you kids, but when I was 5...that thing was as bad as the Trillogy of Terror doll ;>)
Oh yes the Trilogy of Terror doll-I got to see that when it first came on ABC TV, as well as seeing the premiere of "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" in 1973. Now THAT one was scary.. And yes I remember the horse episode of Circle Of Fear. A small tie to DBAOTD there-Kim Darby starred in that episode.
OMG that trilogy of terror doll scared the crap out of me as a kid (age 46). Look at that young Martin Sheen. Check out my channel for more classics.(mini series /retrotv)
Martin Sheen was so gorgeous. He saved this episode for me. It didn't pick up until the end when the horse is moseying around for revenge. It's nice to see Kim Darby as something other than the mousy mom from "Better Off Dead" lol. Such a funny movie.
I was 8 years old when I saw this back home in Brooklyn and it scared the do-do out of me. I asked my sister who is 5 years older than me what was the name of the movie but she could not remember it at all (even though she watched it with me and SHE was the one who use to like to look at scary movies and she still does). I just gave up in finding the movie and actually thought I made it up since nobody I talked to could remember it but I know I didn't make it up and could remember it to this day. I did NOT know it was a vignette from a series but I do remember we use to watch "Chiller Thriller" on channel 11 (WPIX) and that was so good. I'm about to watch a few episodes now before the Super Bowl (Pats v. Eagles)......go Eagles!
This is an example where a silly story is brought to life by good acting talent. I would have given up well before the end were it not for the star players.
It's really neat to see a young Martin Sheen. Also, this is one Circle of Fear I remember actually watching on TV. I was 8 years old then, scared the life out of me! Thanks for posting these old shows. It's great to see them again. :)
Martin Sheen was just a baby in this. He had serious hair game lol, always an attractive guy. Intriguing until you discover what the actual mystery is, but good solution at the end. Enjoyed!
Animals have souls too They can serve as spirit guides,here on earth and from the other side. Iam glad they were sensitive and compassionate towards the horses pain and grief They worked to protect themselves and thought to solve the horses plight in his afterlife ¤¤¤¤¤¤
Native Americans believed in spirit guides, but other cultures also believe that everything has a soul. I wish I had a spirit guide to protect me. Maybe I wouldn't have had so many phobias in my 20s. At least one of them is still with me, the fear of living in a detached home alone. I'd have to be armed.
Terrific and it looks as fresh as the day it was made all those years ago when petrol bills were tiny and cars were enormous! Great days! Though if she was my young wife I would have burnt all her dull passion-killing outfits.
I remembered a few scenes from childhood & believed all these years it was a Night Gallery episode. Other than those scenes & Martin Sheen, all I really remembered about Circle of Fear is the theme song! 😅 Glad these are available here, for now.
So I was like 10 and this show came on one night when my parents were out. My loving older brother was watching me. Right after one of the scenes of the horse on wheels chasing the lady my brother says he's going outside for a minute. Then he crawls in one of the bedroom windows, puts a toy horse on a skateboard, and rolls it down the hall into the living room.. Scared the crap out of me... So yes, I remember this episode ;)
I remember watching this on NBC in the 70's. It scared the bejesus out of me! The 70's was such a great time for horror on tv. Not like the trash on tv today. This episode was my favorite one of all! Thanks for finding and posting this forgotten gem!
Just don't watch tv maybe?
@@michaelwertzy9808 Just don't live in yo momma's basement, Babyboy, and a JOB
As a child I loved this series. My cousin and I would be scared all night after watching. Good times 💙
I love these 70s shows, they had a definite style
50s-70s. The very best. Good to see young Martin Sheen.
Agreed! The very best!
Missing those days watching this, childhood
Friends, my parents are long gone, I was 7
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I was twelve
I was 8. 😊
@@sarahsilverlight2064I was 8, too. In the safest, coziest nest of a home with my parents, gone now, and brother, before he became mentally ill. My future stretched out before me. The best of days were then.
Wonderful times ❤❤❤❤ I was another child of the 70s much love to you all ❤❤❤
This is my favorite episode of the series. It's creepy and chilling with absolutely no gore, death, or injury. Violence is also kept to a minimum and involves only destruction of property but no bodily harm to people or animals. It also stars charming Kim Darby who had a notable career portraying young women caught up in extraordinary and often bizarre circumstances. Thanks for posting !
This is one of my favorites, the only reason it isn't my favorite too, is because it doesn't have the Sebastián "Winston Essex" Cabot prologue and epilogue.
I can't remember why I only saw the one with David Birney and Barbara Parkins, which is the one that one scared me thoroughly!
This series must've come on after my bedtime on Sunday.
Like many kids back then, my bedtime was right after the two hour NBC 7pm-9pm Sunday night power block of Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom followed by Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color/Disney.
Martin Sheen is fine fine fine!!
@@kidmack3556Untame World was the Darkside alternative to the " Omaha is people, you can count on when the going's tough". Marlon and Jim
Reminds me of "talky Tina" and the Twilight zone
No ugly profanity as well!
Loved this one as a kid! Love it now!
I Also!😄
I saw this particular episode when it first was aired and it is amazing how something like this can have such an effect when you are young. I had nightmares of my own after seeing it, and what I saw was only the last 10 minutes. To see it now in its original context is beyond mind-blowing. Mr. Essex, you should realize that when you post a nostalgic relic like this, it can have a profound effect on people's lives. Thank you so much.
Gave me many nightmares when I was 6. That horse and the imagery is what did it. I always remembered the scene when the axe head flies off and nearly hits Kim Darby.
I’m 54 now and nothing I’ve seen since gave me more nightmares than that dang white horse.
Me too! I must have been around 6 or 7 when I saw this when it aired on TV the 1st time & it gave me nightmares for years!
Best old school film and days, thanks 👍 from England
What is unusual is when Sheen first arrives home from work his wife is happy they are excited to see each other she is not bitching at him and she has dinner almost ready.... you dont see that anymore.
What a beautiful carrousel horse, and a good story. Kind of sad, though.
This TV series in Brazil was callled Fantastic Stories (Histórias Fantásticas - in portuguese). .
I was eight years old. I watched TV with my mother. I loved it. Thanks!
Legal também assisti, mas não lembrava o nome n verdade nem sabia que tinha este nome, há muito queria assistir um filme de um menino em uma cadeira de rodas que aparecei o alter ego dele fiquei com este filme na cabeça, lembro que assisti em 1974, deu o que fazer para achar e através deste nome "Estória fantástica", consegui conectar a este filme, que passou na Bandeirantes.
Great! Watching this with THREE Victorian rocking horses in my bedroom..mercifully they haven't come to life yet.
Funny🙋😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
😢😢We all need someone. I feel bad for the horse.
Great to see so many up and coming actors at start of their careers.
Thank you for posting this gem! The 70s were great when it came to this kind of television. No excessive violence or sex to get in the way of the story itself. We only had 3 channels then but far superior quality than the 300 odd channels filled with junk and trash today. Keep your fascination with "reality " tv and reboots and endless sequels.Don't even own a tv and I'm happy!
Yes I couldn't agree more, it was the same in the UK. Today nothing makes me belly laugh like it did then and these thrillers are far better than what's on now. I too dont watch TV, nor do i read the newspapers....
Yeah I Only watch youtube and Netflix. TV is crap today and the news is depressing. I find people are better in real life than the way the TV media depict them. Im happier without TV as well.
Yeah, I remember the tv shows and tv movies were far more interesting than the cookie cutter junk today. Have you noticed how many shows today have people holding handguns at the ready position as they kick down 1000 doors. The shows today also feature vanilla twenty-something characters who mostly look alike, sporting the same hairstyle even, characters like Cannon and Kojak wouldn't get past today's casting committees The story was important back during the better programming days of the 70s and 80s and most of all, modern "agendas" weren't being pushed on the viewers constantly.I'm sorry I just don't like tv shows nowadays-sequels, super heroes galore and junk.
No tv for me haven’t missed it for 2 years now just cheap smut on now
I also like to see how people dressed and all American
made automobiles. The homes are filled with things
still made here. Its sad that we don't really make
things here anymore. I don't have anything against
other people's I just wish we still made things.
Martin Sheen is absolutely 100% totally gorgeous.
wow I could watch shows like this all day. the 70s were the best. thanks for posting!!
Looking back seems like the 70s were a much more better time in life, 80 were better, quess you always think times when you were young
@ericlogos Every era or decade has pros and cons. Evil persists no matter how an individual or group feels about his or her experience in that time. I recall veterans coming home from Nam - shell shocked, so crazy they couldn't function. So, yep, we def idealize the times from our happier, carefree years.
"Much more "better? Really?
My family and I watched the series when it first aired. I was nine years old and nearly every episode has stuck in my mind. What a great series that should have lasted longer.
I've never heard of this show before but I look forward to watching all 15 episodes! Thanks.
OMG I’ve been looking for this for 20 + years... ever since the internet basically! It’s amazing how you remember things as a child I remember this as terrifying and thought it was called “The Rocking Horse”. Whenever my cousins talk about the scariest movie ever we always say the Rocking Horse! Hahaha thanks for sharing you made my day!
There was an old black and white movie with a hobby horse, the kind with springs, set up for english style riding. Btitish flick having to do with money, loans to family members, gambling debts having to do with horse racing. Spooky relationship between the kid, the gambler and the hobby horse. will try find the title. I do recall something called The Rocking Horse Wars.
@@cimiodri that's 'the rocking horse winner.' It's based on a short story by d.h. Lawrence
Yes I never knew the name of the show, but one particular episode scared me, the one where people ended up inside a lava lamp. That's what I googled. The episode was called earth, water and air.
So funny, I remember a movie called Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II and a scene with a creepy rocking horse that’s eyes turned red and it stuck its tongue out. I thought it was absolutely terrifying! Lol
@@willfade7994 I remember reading a girl's comment on some UA-cam video...I don't remember the video. She had seen The Exorcist and it had scared the hell out of her. One day, she was driving down the road and the possessed Regan MacNeil appeared in her car, in the passenger's seat. I don't remember what happened after that...Apparently, it left her car on its own.
I saw this movie when I was nearly a teenager and I'm 51 now. I was so affected after watching this that when my mother surprised me as I got ready for bed and she made the horse sound and I melted to the floor. My mum still has remorse for that moment. Hearing the horse sound again instantly made my hair stand up and skin go all goose bumps instantly. I have never forgotten this movie and never will. I never knew that it affected others like it did with me. Thanks for sharing.
Therapy
Your mother must've been a hoot!😂🇨🇦👍🤙
I was about 11 years old when this aired and it scared the bejeebies (sp?) out of me! We were having a sleep over at a friends and they happened to have a ride on horse that looked just like it with wheels, not springs like most of them had in those days. I don't think I slept at all that night!
Those wooden horses could be dangerous; I had a wooden rocking horse that split into a few splinters while I was riding it. The plastic ones with springs were probably a lot safer.
@@pcno2832 I liked the rubber ones.
its the lack of constant swearing I miss in the golden age of old tv - today's shows have constant verbal vomit = swearing that I cannot stand - garbage in garbage out - thx for posting
Big true
Well, to be fair, movies are supposed to mirror reality, and in the real world people *do* swear. We could tell that these clean scripts of the 70's were just for show. But i agree that a lot of the vulgarity in today's shows is exagerated.
@@dfunckt I would think people always used curse language, more or less, no matter the decade, but i will not make a claim out of it because i didn't get to see much of the 70's (i was too young). Now, as for *who* swears on screen, i think it's irrelevant. Be it gay or hetero, language is spoken by *people* just the same.
@@dfunckt Personally, i think there should be markets for all tastes and walks of life, from family entertainment to mature content. The broader the choice, the more complete it gets. I don't find vulgar language appealing myself, but i understand that my tastes don't have to be superior to anyone else's (they are just different). And then there are moods, we not always seek the same. Sometimes i might want to see a more "crude" TV show or movie as well, depends on the moment.
This is when Martin Sheen was a cutie!
I thought that was him but I missed his name in the credits. I’ve never heard of this series until today.
Since I was little I have always loved horses, and stories, movies, or shows about them were always positive and wonderful. This one really did a good job of creeping me out, a nightmarish horror story about a possessed toy! 🎠 Great twist to the ending too, unexpected "love story".
Excellent performances! Darby always does vulnerable and scared so believably and Sheen can blow his top in a flash, 🤯 making me jump at his intensity!
Thanks so much for posting this, finally something unexpected after bingeing away time in lockdown. Blessings! 👏👍👍🙏
Can I buy you a horse ?
Wow! A very young Martin Sheen when he had the James Dean look goin' on...
Wow i remember watching this show back in the early 70's is was 12 years old boy!!!! where did the Time go!!!
It flies by. Don't blink...
You can sure tell Martin Sheen is Charlie Sheen's ol' man!! They look so much alike!
It would be worse if Charlie didn't look like Martin?
Martin looks slightly less repulsive than Charlie but both are fairly ugly.
@@garrysekelli6776 haha wtf
@@garrysekelli6776 How dare you say that howwwww dare you gAry?
What are you about grw
Kim Darby -- underrated -- Sheen looks sweet in tight denim. Also love using mirrors as supernatural portals.
Wow they had big actors on this show, I am amazed I have never hear of it! What a treasured find during COVID. Thanks for the upload.
After the first 10 minutes I thought this was stupid, but I kept watching. The acting is so good (with Kim Darby and Martin Sheen it’s no surprise) that it makes up for the unusual story, and it gets really good. Glad I watched it.
Martin Sheen and Kim Darby! This vintage series is the best!
AWESOME! Simple. Well done. Perfect. Miss those days...
William Castle, Jimmy Sangster and Richard Matheson are all tied to this. Amazing. No wonder its haunted me all these years. Thanks for posting this - saw it once when it aired and never again til just now. Have looked for it before to no avail. I love UA-cam, lol
OMG I saw this for the first time about 42 years ago. I've thought of it off and on and now that I found it, it is exactly how I remember it.
It's funny. I also saw it all those years ago. I never forgot this episode when the horse was gigantic, and then got small rolling-up to the mirror. Forgot the actors, and didn't know the red convertible car is an Olds 442, 1966. Ah the young mind. I also remember the episode with the ghosts who haunted Patty Duke Astin saying "choose me....choose me...!"
WOW, Look at a young Martin Sheen!!
PeachPearl54 Emilio Estevez looks just like him, more so than Charlie.
I agree, Melissa! They could be twins!
Melissa Gerber not really. I would never confuse the two.
To me they both look just like him. No need for a dna test lol
Pre- Badlands. My, how time flies.
I was 6 or 7 years old when I watched this back in the early 90’s and I was terrified by rocking horses and horses on carousel. Thanks for uploading.
Wonderful series. dark ,mysterious and scary
Thanks for all the old movies and tv series You tube I am having. a fantastic time watching them Priscilla. Forney Andrews.
"You killed my mate, now get ready for the PONYshment!"
Jimmy u funny
Have to admit, I thought this was going to be really cheesy but it really was quite good. Well played characters and story. I'm definitely going to check out more of these.
Jed Bartlett. Wow. And you did such a great job with the uploads of these treasures. They are quite literally perfect.
WOW! I feel like a little kid again! I remember watching this when I was a kid. It scared the crap out of me, and I loved it! It's funny, I've never forgotten this episode. But, I never knew it was a series. I always thought it was a movie of the week. CBS, NBC & ABC were amazing back in the 60's & 70's. One of the networks always had a new movie every night, and we never knew what it was until it aired.
Kim Darby was beautiful, and Martin Sheen was gorgeous in those tight jeans.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS SERIES WITH US!
I have searched for this since 1972! I never knew the name. Just remembered how it scared the crap out of me. lol
I was about 7 when this episode aired. I fell asleep watching it and I had a nightmare about the horse chasing me. All these years I thought this was a "Night Gallery" episode.
ABC Movie of the Week was usually great and they had spooky stuff on it. :)
yeah the horse was creepy, but thats all this episode had going for it.
Just like the great twilight zone! Edge of your seat great camp fire story of wonder, worry, terror, and understanding forever love! Keeps you guessing and wonderful ending! Well written and great actors showing even at beginning of their careers had awesome abilities! Thank You for sharing super video!
Kim Darby; 1st gen. Star Trek, True Grit, Better off Dead. Drama or Comedy, great actress.
Holy shit is she the mom in better off dead!! Oh my god, she is!!
Kim Darby 1973 in "Don't be Afraid of the Dark." One of the scariest movies ever!
As Miri she was a 200 yr old 12 yr old flirting with Captain Kirk, as Janice Rand got jealous.
"Fuddy Duddy"!.
Martin Sheen is still very attractive, but holy moly he was smokin' at this age! And that super sexy voice too
He sounds just like Charlie Sheen his son.
Tracymmo Yowsa!
But I still haven't seen him smoking. Maybe because I'm doing other things whilst watching this! 😊
Is he the main guy in the show? The husband?
@@mamadoom9724 yes, that's him. 🙂
Sad to think the guy who plays Martin Sheen's work buddy, Shelley Novak, died 5 years after this episode, at age 34, of a heart attack.
Is he is little brother of Kim Novak?
@@jagdishacharya1438 It doesn't look like they were related.
@diditgood53 Possibly something he was born with or maybe a bad lifestyle choice.
@@alfredagain According to one source, it may have been drug related. He had in a pro football player and was in otherwise good health.
@@alfredagain drugs I believe.
Me too - this is awesome. Can't wait to watch at home with Wife and Kids - Thank you
Rolling cheese and horse lips. What a nightmare.
Oh man! I remember seeing these on TV all the way back when I was 9 back in 1973. 3 of my fave episodes...the one with the glass jars, the one with John Astin as a former horror movie star turned security guard in an old film lot, and one where a dead man comes back for revenge. Not only that, but it was a great memory of a great time in my life.
A time that, sadly, would be taken from me shortly after due to family issues and the desertion of my father, but one that was great while it lasted. Playing with friends, sleepovers, and Friday and Saturday night horror and sci-fi courtesy of pre-cable TV!
***** Oh cool! Someone else who remembers that one! I used to be allowed to stay up on Friday or Saturday nights around 73' and 74' and Circle Of Fear was part of the viewing fun!
Another great episode? The one I mentioned in my flagship reply, "Graveyard Shift", where John Astin was a security guard on the lot where he was once a major horror movie star.
That episode actually had William Castle in a small cameo as Astin's former director. Good episode if you get a chance to see it!
The one about the dead is called The Dead We Left Behind...it was creepy.
Kain Nosgoth Similar memories, friend. I was 5 instead of 9, but I'm rediscovering these horrors after all these years.
John Feaster I was 5 when I first started watching Creature Features on WNEW 5 NY (now Fox 5) and WPIX 11's Chiller Theater.
That was the age inf introduction to the horror film for me. But you hit on something very true-we're re-discovering classic TV horror after all these years and sometimes it's like watching it all over again for the first time, only later in life :-)
***** Just finished watching Earth, Air, Fire and Water and had to keep pinching myself to stay awake --- what a BORING episode. In fact I kept fast-forwarding so I could reach the end. Yaaaawn ......
My mother used to tell me how scared she was of horses, because when she was little she saw a scary movie about a haunted rocking horse. Now that I'm nearly 30 years old, I decided to try to hunt it down. Glad I could find it here (even if it was TV show and not a movie). I have to say, it was a pretty interesting watch. The 70's were a strange time, but this had a great horror element to it without the need for the gore or special effects of today.
It's late, I'll make some coffee so we can go to sleep...
lol smoke a few cigarettes too...
this movie made no sense, i found it to br overlong , stupid and boring!
If your hooked on coffee you feel jittery and ill at ease without it. A cup of joe can relax you then. Same thing with cigarettes. It may be counter intuitive; but, it is true. Guess how I know that?
No sugar for me please 🤭
REALY. MAYBERRY. MAKE. COFFEE. SO. WE. CAN. SLEEP ? LIKE. THAT. MAKES. SENCE ?😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm so glad I've discovered this particular series. I was living in South Africa in the 70's and at that time they didn't have televisions - so I missed out on a lot of stuff.. Enjoying it very much now I've found it. Going to watch Earth, Air, Fire and Water next. Thanks for the uploads Mr Essex
I love them and no real blood, perfect and well written
I'm in South Africa and just found the series myself. My American husband also says he never watched it as a kid. He thinks his Mom at the time didn't want to have him scared before going to bed....lol.
jo egleton That explains to me why Squad Cars was so popular back then. And why Springbok radio was so good! :)
Also from south africa and enjoying every episode
Thanks! best movies of the 70s. Brings back so many memories. Thumbs up!
Thank u Mr. Winston Essex ...God Bless u.
This type of show has inspired me frequently throughout my life. Wasn't familiar with it, but years ago, I'm pretty sure I saw TV Guide listings from when it had gone into reruns, under its original name, Ghost Story.
Man, look how young Martin Sheen was back then! Charlie must've been around 11 or 12., just a kid. It's amazin how fast the years zip by, and next thing ya know we're old!
He was 8, just like I was in ‘73.
@@dianagruver5767 and i was 10. How fast the years fly by...sigh.
Oh my gosh, so funny! The fact that great actor, Martin Sheen, is trying to play it seriously is what really got me cracking up 🤣. Thank you for uploading. 🙂
Ahh, the Seventies indeed....back when it was SUCH fun to get the snot scared out of you! ;D
Funny
I knew this existed! Saw it years ago as a kid and its one of those movies that freaked me out and always comes to mind in the middle of the night.
Martin Sheen in Tight Jeans😍😍😍😍
I can't help it, but I couldn't take my eyes off his ass. He was soooo sexy 😁😍😋
I don’t know how I’ve gone my whole life and don’t recall ever seeing this episode or the series. I can see how this one must’ve been pretty terrifying for any child who saw this back in those days. It kind of reminds me a bit of some scenes in ‘Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II’ from 1987. As a character becomes possessed with the spirit of “Mary Lou,” her rocking horse starts doing some bizarre things. I recall its eyes turning red and it stuck its tongue out. Those scenes haunted me for years! I was born in 1979, so I was really way too young to see that movie when I did. I had a vintage bouncy, spring-rider rocking horse in my room. For a long time, I covered it with a blanket at night because I feared it would come alive and I’d awake to it staring at me with scary red eyes. Lol Ah memories…
My father knew Martin Sheen. Ironically, they met at the Kentucky Derby horse races back in the mid-late 1980’s. My father passed away in 2008, but I remember him speaking of how down-to-earth Martin Sheen was. They even spoke about me, but I’ve yet to meet him. This episode is most definitely one of those forgotten gems of cinema’s past. Thank you for sharing it!
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Oh...oh my goodness...I'm 46 years old, and I REMEMBER SEEING THIS when I was only 5! I saw it the way children see everything. Play with G.I.Joe's...look up at television...play with G.I.Joe's...look up at television. But after a while...I mostly watched the TV...and the horse that gave me the creeps. I know it looks like bullshit to you kids, but when I was 5...that thing was as bad as the Trillogy of Terror doll ;>)
Oh yes the Trilogy of Terror doll-I got to see that when it first came on ABC TV, as well as seeing the premiere of "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" in 1973. Now THAT one was scary.. And yes I remember the horse episode of Circle Of Fear. A small tie to DBAOTD there-Kim Darby starred in that episode.
Ritchiemomitchie Oh yeah!
OMG that trilogy of terror doll scared the crap out of me as a kid (age 46). Look at that young Martin Sheen. Check out my channel for more classics.(mini series /retrotv)
You mean WATCHING this, right?🤔
56 here i missed this show back in the day now watching not bad over all
I saw this as a kid and it scared the bejesus outta me!
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Martin Sheen was so gorgeous. He saved this episode for me. It didn't pick up until the end when the horse is moseying around for revenge. It's nice to see Kim Darby as something other than the mousy mom from "Better Off Dead" lol. Such a funny movie.
Did you ever see "Don't be afraid of the dark" starring Miss Darby? Scared the living ish out of me when I was a kid.
@@wrallpaul66 oh yea!! I need to rewatch that one. It was terrifying! Forgot that was her too.
Yes. That's scared the crap out of me
Yes Martin sheen is really nice looking.He looks just like Emilio estevez.
I was 8 years old when I saw this back home in Brooklyn and it scared the do-do out of me. I asked my sister who is 5 years older than me what was the name of the movie but she could not remember it at all (even though she watched it with me and SHE was the one who use to like to look at scary movies and she still does). I just gave up in finding the movie and actually thought I made it up since nobody I talked to could remember it but I know I didn't make it up and could remember it to this day. I did NOT know it was a vignette from a series but I do remember we use to watch "Chiller Thriller" on channel 11 (WPIX) and that was so good. I'm about to watch a few episodes now before the Super Bowl (Pats v. Eagles)......go Eagles!
Well at least your Eagles pulled it out against Tommy and my Pats 😥😥
I liked this show
Thanks much
Really luv the vibes of the classics 60s 70s even the 80s ❤
Omg! I never saw this before and I like it; better than seeing the depressing news of the corona virus!
Great stuff - childhood nightmares relived! Thanks for posting
Been looking for this for years, since I first saw it aged about 5, and it terrified me ! Wow
This is a very innocent spooky story. We weren't spoiled by sophisticated special effects yet, and these simple stories were very satisfying. 😊
This is an example where a silly story is brought to life by good acting talent. I would have given up well before the end were it not for the star players.
I lived through the 70's but I don't remember these. Night Gallery was one I watched.
It's really neat to see a young Martin Sheen. Also, this is one Circle of Fear I remember actually watching on TV. I was 8 years old then, scared the life out of me! Thanks for posting these old shows. It's great to see them again. :)
I feel a bit sorry for the lonely horse.. Great acting!
When the horse started moving it gave me goosebumps
Martin Sheen was just a baby in this. He had serious hair game lol, always an attractive guy. Intriguing until you discover what the actual mystery is, but good solution at the end. Enjoyed!
Melissa Cameron a 33 year old baby. #😏
Yep, he was super young!!
He looks good in tight jeans for sure!!
Made me cry
Animals have souls too They can serve as spirit guides,here on earth and from the other side. Iam glad they were sensitive and compassionate towards the horses pain and grief They worked to protect themselves and thought to solve the horses plight in his afterlife ¤¤¤¤¤¤
Native Americans believed in spirit guides, but other cultures also believe that everything has a soul. I wish I had a spirit guide to protect me. Maybe I wouldn't have had so many phobias in my 20s. At least one of them is still with me, the fear of living in a detached home alone. I'd have to be armed.
All of us has spirit guides
Kim Darby and Martin sheen are so young in this movie love the cars in the70s
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS ONE IT WAS MY FAVORITE AND STILL IS
I remember seeing this when I was 8-years-old; scared the crap out of me, lol! Thanks for sharing!
Julie Darling You betcha! I loved every minute of it too! Still do! Lol! 😱👻👹👻
I was 8 also and loved all these! Ugh, I miss the 60’s and 70’s!
Discovered this series the other day looking for something else on UA-cam....so happy I did....this was scary lol
Love the music !❤
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS TV FILM FOR 48 YEARS. I WATCHED THIS WHEN I WAS 8.
Aw thank you SOOO much for posting this episode!!! I've been looking for it for a long time!!!!!! one of my favs............
Terrific and it looks as fresh as the day it was made all those years ago when petrol bills were tiny and cars were enormous! Great days! Though if she was my young wife I would have burnt all her dull passion-killing outfits.
Very cool. I remember this show from when I was a kid. Love Kim Darby and Martin Sheen. Sheen is very handsome.
I remembered a few scenes from childhood & believed all these years it was a Night Gallery episode. Other than those scenes & Martin Sheen, all I really remembered about Circle of Fear is the theme song! 😅 Glad these are available here, for now.
So I was like 10 and this show came on one night when my parents were out. My loving older brother was watching me. Right after one of the scenes of the horse on wheels chasing the lady my brother says he's going outside for a minute. Then he crawls in one of the bedroom windows, puts a toy horse on a skateboard, and rolls it down the hall into the living room.. Scared the crap out of me... So yes, I remember this episode ;)
Nice cars
Time to call in an ex-horse-ist :P
Al Settle 😂🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 YESSS!!!
Neigh Lad... Neiggghhhh
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I love the episodes of circle of fear wish i could buy them.
Creepy and good when you sit up in the night and cannot sleep because your husband is dead because of many years of illness!!
I don't know but if that was MY wife, she would be like fuck tomorrow your getting rid of that thing NOW!!
Farley Boy I'm with your wife! Lol!
Thank you for posting...looking at this is better than TV...keep em coming!!!!
The 70s: believable story telling, actors over the age of 25, and pants tight enough to make a man sterile.
You is funny 😂🤣🤣
Miss those tight britches! Fun Fact: wearing saggy pants originated in prison. It signified the person was gay. And available...
If you make that fact widely known you might single-handedly change current trends in men's fashion.
@@markshulusky6680 check out: Baby Makes Her Bluejeans Talk. By Dr. Hook, starring Randi Rhodes. Semper Fi
@@cherokeegirl5908 saggy pants originated in prison because inmates are not allowed belts.