A beleaguered butler reluctantly presents horror films in a haunted mansion. This week’s film: A creepy family tries to act normal in "A Taste of Evil" from 1971 with Barbara Stanwyck and Roddy McDowall.

Episode 41 Air Date: 08-22-2026

In the 1971 television thriller A Taste of Evil, Susan Wilcox returns home after years in a Swiss sanatorium, hoping to resume a normal life with her mother, Miriam, and stepfather, Harold. Instead, disturbing incidents begin around the family mansion, including mysterious figures, apparent corpses, and unsettling encounters in the woods. As Susan struggles to convince those around her that the events are real, doubts about her recovery grow. Barbara Parkins stars as Susan, alongside Barbara Stanwyck, Roddy McDowall, William Windom, and Arthur O'Connell.

Cast:
Barbara Stanwyck as Miriam Jennings
Roddy McDowall as Dr. Michael Lomas
Barbara Parkins as Susan Wilcox
William Windom as Harold Jennings
Arthur O'Connell as John
Bing Russell as Sheriff
Dawn Frame as Young Susan