Horror History: Tuesday, March 25, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Last Scene” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 11

Alex, a former actor, tries to prove his abilities as a first-time director and in his first film, he must deal with a first-time actress, Leda Bidell. When Leda realizes his scheme, she enacts the last scene with him in reality and instills in him a fear that haunts him for the rest of his life.

Horror History: Tuesday, March 11, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “True Believer” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 10

Detective Frank Sheen doesn’t believe in the supernatural, and doesn’t expect much when he goes in to investigate the mysterious suicide of a priest. Father Dowling claims the area is demonically possessed. Frank has no idea there used to be a convent located there, which closed after one of the nuns committed suicide. The more time he spends there, though, the more suicidal his thoughts become.

Horror History: Tuesday, February 25, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “The Curse” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 9

Jerry MacLachlan promises Serita, one of the tenants, that he will make repairs to the building, but the cost soon becomes too much for him. After Jerry becomes involved with the exotic Tanya he discovers a snake tattoo on his body. Both Serita and Tanya advise him on how to get rid of the tattoo, and he realises they’re the same person.

Horror History: Tuesday, February 11, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Dead Man’s Curve” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 8

When famous novelist Claudia returns home for her high school reunion, it reopens old wounds in Lee, the local sheriff. Claudia learns that Lance, her town-appointed escort, is the son of a former high school boyfriend — and he blames her for his father’s death. Lance and Lee fight over Claudia and replay the fateful event that took the life of Lance’s father, only this time Lee is the victim of the Dead Man’s Curve.

Horror History: Tuesday, January 28, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “O.D. Feelin'” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 7

Rat witnesses a group murder among feuding drug dealers, steals the drugs from the dead bodies, and leaves the scene of the crime. The Wise Man and The Fool find her laying dead and take the package of cocaine. Unbeknownst to all of them, Mr. Big, the original owner, sends his henchmen out to retrieve it at any cost.

Horror History: Tuesday, January 7, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Ghostwriter” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 6

Jeffrey Hunt is willing to do anything to make a name for himself — even die. But after Jeffrey fakes his own death, his wife Debby, believing her husband has gone on, continues his affair with his agent, Tony Lynch, only to learn that her husband is alive and well and that, if she wants to profit, she needs to get rid of him for real. Unfortunately, everyone must pay for their roles in Jeffrey’s deception.

Horror History: Tuesday, December 10, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Man’s Best Friend” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 5

When Richard Shepard is kicked out of his house by his wife Eleanor, he stays at a friend’s place and takes in a stray dog that begins killing off Richard’s enemies. When the dog goes for Eleanor, Richard tries to keep the dog from killing the woman he loves.

Horror History: Tuesday, November 26, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “W.G.O.D.” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 4

Nolan Powers is a money-hungry radio evangelist preaching on the air waves about the Bible. 0ff the air, he’s a self-righteous greedy man. A tabloid news reporter, Sato, digs up the story about how Powers killed his brother, Gerald. Gerald’s ghost comes back to haunt him, ruin his career and pay him back for causing his death.

Horror History: Tuesday, November 12, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “The Killer” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 3

Meg is a paraplegic who is ignored by her family. When she finds everyone but her brother Jonathan dead she assumes he killed them. While trying to figure out who is responsible, what she remembers is not what she expected.

Horror History: Tuesday, October 29, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Out of the Night” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 2

A young man on the run from the police takes refuge in a mysterious building where a bizarre woman, Angelica, torments him with visions of his past life while another woman tries to help him. Condemned by jeering circles of audience members, the young man is jeered on to give one final performance … only to wake up to find he is on the verge of death on an operating room table. He is at St. Angelica’s Hospital, and the statue of the woman looks strangely familiar.

Horror History: Sunday, September 15, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Nightshift” premiered

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Season 3 Episode 1

A ruthless nurse works at an old folks’ home and along with her boyfriend, she steals jewelry from the residents, who can do nothing to stop her. The couple gets an unpleasant surprise when her newest victim is an old man who is actually a supernatural creature that feeds on blood.

Horror History: Tuesday, April 9, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Murderous Feelings” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 10

Dr. Peter Milne, an unethical psychiatrist, abuses his position to manipulate a female patient. His mind-bending medical practices only intensify her psychosis as she can no longer distinguish reality from dreams. When he finally has her act out her dreams, Dr. Milne finds himself the victim of her murderous feelings.

Horror History: Tuesday, March 26, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Hired Help” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 9

Kay Mason is the abusive owner of a dressmaking sweatshop. One day she is cursed by an angry worker who exclaims that she will be paid back by the devil for her actions. When Kay hires a mysterious stranger to do some odd jobs around the house, she doesn’t realize that she has hired a devil in disguise.

Horror History: Tuesday, March 12, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Man at the Window” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 8

Ex-addict and screenwriter Arthur Brown steals the life and words of Diane Hampton. Diane is struggling to maintain her marriage with her abusive jealous husband John and to keep the affair with her female lover Catherine a secret. Arthur tips John off about Diane’s affair and soon finds himself the target of John’s anger.

Horror History: Saturday, March 2, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “A Time For Rifles” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 7

Lew Bridgeman and Joe Caldwell are Vietnam vets and best friends. But when Joe has an affair with Rae, Lew finds out and a night of deer hunting turns deadly.

Horror History: Saturday, February 16, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Videodate” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 6

Jack Rhodes is a salesman who wears many disguises to get what he wants: women. One day, he gets a video letter from a mysterious woman, Barbara, who challenges him to meet her. She plays him like a fiddle and takes advantage of him. Now the tables are turned and he can’t escape, not even with his life.

Horror History: Tuesday, January 29, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Petty Thieves” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 5

Mickey is a con artist only willing to commit to one way of thinking: making the quick buck. In exchange for his life, Mickey is willing to sell his soul by giving Pearl, his girlfriend, away to drug lord Joey Stregga. What Mickey doesn’t realize is that he will have to pay for selling off part of his soul.

Horror History: Tuesday, January 15, 1985: “The Hitchhiker” episode “And If We Dream” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 4

Todd Fields is a married high school photography teacher and one of his students, Roseanne Lucas, develops a mad and obsessive crush on him. When Todd steps over the line and sleeps with her, he finds more than he ever bargained for.

Horror History: Tuesday, December 4, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Face To Face” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 3

Dr. Christopher Hamilton, an ambitious and pompous plastic surgeon, meets his challenge in Nina Russell, a patient in the process of a gender change. But when he shows up to surgery the next day unprepared, he completely botches up the procedure.

Horror History: Tuesday, November 27, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Remembering Melody” premiered

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Season 2 Episode 2

Attorney Ted Miller’s world falls apart when his old friend and lover Melody shows up at his door looking for a place to stay and he makes the mistake of turning her down.