Spine Chillers
"Spine Chillers" was a 2003 non-hosted anthology series of black comedies of mystery and horror, which sets out to deliver excellent stories with a darkly comic twist. It consisted of seven episodes. A second installment aired in 2005 under the title, "Twisted Tales".
- 2003-2003
- 1 season
- Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
"Spine Chillers" was a 2003 non-hosted anthology series of black comedies of mystery and horror, which sets out to deliver excellent stories with a darkly comic twist. It consisted of seven episodes. A second installment aired in 2005 under the title, "Twisted Tales".
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2003
Episode 1
Bradford in My Dreams
A man's life is falling apart because he has a recurring dream of having to drive 250 miles to Bradford to deliver a briefcase and back, leaving him exhausted.
Episode 2
Intuition
Fortuneteller Fleur is attracted to Nick so she conceals the appearance of the death card in his Tarot reading. When they start dating, she is increasingly worried about his reckless activities.
Episode 3
The Lovegods
Stevie and Jack are con men preying on lonely older women but their latest mark, Alison, is about to give them a surprise.
Episode 4
Fairy Godfather
Alan rescues a woman from a mugger and she turns out to be the daughter of a powerful gangster. As a reward, Alan is visited by a thug who offers to grant him three wishes.
Episode 5
Goths
30 mins
Two Goths, Grish and Tim, looking for a flat, are overjoyed to find a landlord, Balfus, who is also a Goth but soon after they move in, they begin to suspect he murdered his previous tenant as a sacrifice to a dark god.
Episode 6
Lose Weight... Ask Me How...
Graham chats up foreign visitor Oswaldo in his local pub, talking about the previous landlord and his own weight problems, with a sinister purpose in mind.
Episode 7
The Irredeemable Brain of Dr Heinrich Hunsecker
Darren inherits from his great-aunt a jar with a human brain, the one from a brilliant doctor who died in 1793. Dr Hunsecker invented the device and had his brain stored in it upon his death. To his girlfriend Emma's dismay, Darren devotes his full attention to the brain jar until he gets Dr Hunsecker revived. Darren is able to get back into Emma's good graces with the help of romantic advice from the ancient scientist. The megalomaniac learns quickly from watching TV, and has Darren sneak him into the telephone company's mainframe. Soon after that, Dr Hunsecker is able to exit the brain jar (using a bifurcated spinal column for legs), and attacks Darren. Emma returns to the flat, it attacked by the mobile brain, but sensibly shoves it into the microwave. In the end, Emma finds that Darren has become much more talented in bed, and has plans to make her queen of the earth.