A beleaguered butler reluctantly presents horror films in a haunted mansion. This week’s film: An elevator ride leads straight to damnation in "Vault of Horror" from 1973 with Tom Baker and Terry-Thomas.

Episode 38 Air Date: 08-01-2026

In this 1973 British anthology horror film, five strangers become trapped in a mysterious underground room, where an unsettling conversation leads each of them to recount a strange recurring nightmare. Their eerie tales explore greed, obsession, revenge, dark magic, and the supernatural, building an atmosphere of mounting unease as the mystery surrounding their unusual predicament gradually unfolds.

Cast:
Tom Baker as Moore
Terry-Thomas as Arthur Critchit
Denholm Elliott as Diltant
Glynis Johns as Eleanor Critchit
Daniel Massey as Harold Rogers
Curt Jurgens as Sebastian
Michael Craig as Maitland
Anna Massey as Donna Rogers
Dawn Addams as Inez
Edward Judd as Alex