Many anthology series made for television have been based on literary sources. These sources have gone back as far as Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales) and have included works by classic writers such as Edgar Allan Poe (The Black Cat from Masters of Horror) and Mark Twain (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Climax!).
| Episode
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Source
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Writer
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Type
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| Season 1
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| "Valentine's Day in Jail"
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"Valentine's Day in Jail"
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Susan Musgrave
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Short story
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| "The Value of X"
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"The Value of X"
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Emily Schultz
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Short story
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| "Voice"
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"Some Distinguishing Mark"
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Tess Fragoulis
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Short story
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| "Leaper"
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"Leaper"
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Jenny Diski
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Short story
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Each story is an updated version of a story from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
| Episode
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Source
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Writer
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Type
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| Season 1
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| "Gray Matter"
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"Gray Matter"
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Stephen King
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Short story
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| "The Finger"
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"The Finger"
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David J. Schow
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Short story
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| "All Hallows Eve"
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"All Hallows"
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Bruce Jones
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Comic book
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| "The Companion"
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"The Companion"
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Joe R. Lansdale, Kasey Lansdale, Keith Lansdale
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Short story
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| "Times is Tough in Musky Holler"
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"Times is Tough in Musky Holler"
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John Skipp, Dori Miller
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Short story
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| "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain"
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"By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain"
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Joe Hill
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Short story
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| Halloween Special
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| "Survivor Type"
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"Survivor Type"
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Stephen King
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Short story
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| "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead"
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"Twittering from the Circus of the Dead"
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Joe Hill
|
Short story
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| Christmas Special
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| "Shapeshifters Anonymous"
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"Shapeshifters Anonymous"
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J. A. Konrath
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Short story
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| Season 3
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| "Mums"
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"Mums"
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Joe Hill
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Short story
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| "A Dead Girl Named Sue"
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"A Daed Girl Named Sue"
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Craig E. Engler
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Short story
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| Episode
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Source
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Writer
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Type
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| Season 2
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| "Remembering Melody"
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"Remembering Melody"
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George R. R. Martin
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Short story
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| Season 5
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| "Her Finest Hour"
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"Her Finest Hour"
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Christopher Fowler
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Short story
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| Season 6
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| "Riding the Nightmare"
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"Riding the Nightmare"
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Lisa Tuttle
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Short story
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| Episode
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Source
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Writer
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Type
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| Season 1
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| "The Dead Man"
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"The Dead Man"
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Fritz Leiber
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Short story
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| "The Little Black Bag"
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"The Little Black Bag"
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Cyril M. Kornbluth
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Short story
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| Season 2
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| "A Fear of Spiders"
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"The Spider"
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Elizabeth Walter
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Short story
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| "Marmalade Wine"
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"Marmalade Wine"
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Joan Aiken
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Short story
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| "The Academy"
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"The Academy"
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David Ely
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Short story
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| "Pickman's Model"
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"Pickman's Model"
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HP Lovecraft
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Short story
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| "Silent Snow, Secret Snow"
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"Silent Snow, Secret Snow"
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Conrad Aiken
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Short story
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All episodes based on the short stories by Stephen King.
The Outer Limits
| Episode
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Source
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Writer
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Type
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| Season 2
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| "Soldier"
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"Soldier From Tomorrow"
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Harlan Ellison
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Short story
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| "I, Robot"
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"I, Robot"
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Eando Binder
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Short story
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All stories by Ray Bradbury, many based on his short stories.
Mostly from EC Comics stories. See List of Tales from the Crypt episodes.
| Episode
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Source
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Writer
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Type
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| Season 1
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| "The Word Processor of the Gods"
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Word Processor of the Gods
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Stephen King
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Short story
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| "Djinn, No Chaser"
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"Djinn, No Chaser"
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Harlan Ellison
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Story
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| Season 3
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| "The Bitterest Pill"
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"The Richest Man in Levittown"
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Frederick Pohl
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Short story
|
| Season 4
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| "The Yattering and Jack"
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"The Yattering and Jack"
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Clive Barker
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| "Love Hungry"
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"Food for Thought"
|
Roberts Gannaway
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Early episodes based on Roald Dahl's short stories.
