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Though he made two feature films – the legendary WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? and THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED – 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, shocking Franco-era audiences with black humor, macabre themes and sharp social commentary while inspiring generations of Spain’s greatest genre filmmakers as well as a 2021 reboot. This definitive 2-disc collection includes Serrador’s complete classic series, 1974 special, 1982 mini-series and more that celebrates the Lifetime Achievement Goya Award winner Nerdist calls “one of the great Euro-Horror directors of all time.” Special Features: Tales From The Spanish Twilight Zone — The Chicho Ibáñez Serrador Story Select Episode Introductions By Narciso Ibáñez Serrador Press Conference Promoting El Televisor (The TV) Disc Specs: Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Spanish Mono English Subtitles Region Free Run time: 1485 mins
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Tales to Keep You Awake (1966)
Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.