Watch Tales To Keep You Awake

1966
1 Season

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.

Tales To Keep You Awake is a series that ran for 1 seasons (31 episodes) between February 4, 1966 and on

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31. El Trapero (The Junkman)

September 27, 1982

Despite his impoverished circumstances, Mr. Edmund the junkman lives a life of quiet dignity. His drunken lout of a son, Bernard, isn't quite so content. When Bernard's greed leads him to violence, he'll learn that the difference between trash and treasure is entirely in the eyes of the beholder.

30. El Fin Empez

September 20, 1982

A university professor begins to suspect that there's more to his brightest, most ambitious student than meets the eye. Could it be that the brilliant young man is gifted to an unearthly degree?

29. El Caso Del Se

September 13, 1982

In this retelling of a classic Edgar Allan Poe tale, a scientist pushes the ethical envelope by pitting the power of hypnosis against death itself. The result is a terrifying examination of the thin line between the living and the dead.

28. Freddy

September 6, 1982

Someone (or something) is murdering members of a traveling variety show. To stop the bloodshed, the police will consider all suspects great and small, because the cunning perpetrator is no dummy.

27. El Televisor (The TV)

December 15, 2022

Enrique is a hardworking family man who finally allows himself the luxury of a new TV. But as the boob tube gradually takes over his life, Enrique's grip on reality begins to weaken. What will he sacrifice to feed his cathode ray addiction?

26. El Transplante (The Transplant)

December 8, 1967

In the future, transplanting body parts has become a way of life. Now, a person is free to assemble the perfect body, from head to toe. But this progress comes with a hefty price tag, and when one man refuses to pay up, he'll learn that the perfect really is the enemy of the good.

25. La Casa (The House)

December 1, 1967

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.

24. La Promesa (The Promise)

November 24, 1967

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.

23. El Cuervo (The Raven)

November 17, 1967

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.

22. El Regreso (The Return)

November 10, 1967

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.

21. El Vidente (The Seer)

November 3, 1967

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.

20. La Zarpa (The Paw)

October 27, 1967

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.

19. La Pesadilla (The Nightmare)

October 20, 1967

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.

18. El Asfalto (The Asphalt)

June 10, 1966

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?

17. La Sonrisa (The Smile)

June 3, 1966

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.

16. La Alarma - 2

May 27, 1966

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.

15. La Alarma - 1

May 20, 1966

The aliens are coming! The invasion will be televised! And like so many great stories, it all begins with a woman...

14. La Espera (The Wait)

May 13, 1966

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.

13. El Aniversario (The Anniversary)

May 6, 1966

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.

12. La Caba

April 29, 1966

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?

11. La Broma (The Joke)

April 22, 1966

An obnoxious TV producer hatches an intricate plan to teach his wife and her lover an important lesson: sometimes death is a laughing matter.

10. El Cohete (The Rocket)

April 15, 1966

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.

9. El Mu

April 1, 1966

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).

8. El Pacto (The Pact)

March 25, 1966

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.

7. El Doble (The Double)

March 18, 1966

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.

6. La Oferta (The Offer)

March 11, 1966

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.

5. El Tonel (The Cask)

March 4, 1966

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.

4. La Bodega - 2

February 25, 1966

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.

3. La Bodega - 1

February 18, 1966

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.

2. La Mano (The Hand)

February 11, 1966

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.

1. El Cumplea

February 4, 1966

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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