Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother ...
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Title: Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
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| Rod Serling | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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Robert Ginnaven | ... | Father Duane (as Bob Ginnaven) |
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Gary Brockette | ... | Frank Cameron |
| John Leslie | ... | Randy Powell | |
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Tom Haywood | ... | Dave Terrell |
| Fran Franklin | ... | Mrs. Davis | |
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James N. Harrell | ... | Brother Taylor (as Jim Harrell) |
| John Cissne | ... | Johnny Davis | |
| Mary Jane Wilson | ... | Mrs. Wilson | |
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Lyle Armstrong | ... | Second Priest |
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Charles Rumph | ... | Student |
| Kevin Bieberly | ... | Jess | |
| Annabelle Weenick | ... | Mother | |
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Robert Holton | ... | Joe |
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Frank Schaefer | ... | Barber |
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Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from a mist-shrouded hole in the Earth near where a Missouri boy has lost his dog. The boy's father is lowered into the hole and lets out an agonizing scream! Finally, a senator returning home from a party finds a lost girl on a bridge and learns from her father that she died years earlier! Written by Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
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hole | voice over narration | supernatural power | paranormal phenomena | flashback |Taglines:
An incredible journey into the supernatural.Certificate:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 November 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Encontros com o Desconhecido See more »Company Credits
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1.33 : 1
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The film has two narrators. Rod Serling does voice over introductions to the three stories, but the opening and closing narration is by someone else. See more »Goofs
The opening of the film has a roll up of text on screen, like Star Wars and many films do. A narrator, not Rod Serling, is reading the words you see on screen, but about halfway through the roll what the narrator is reading and what is on screen are totally different. One or the other must be from a wrong draft of the script. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Davis: Listen you well to my word. One by land, two by sky. Look to the heptagon for it is there. Seven times around go the three of you and may your reward be just and true.See more »
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I love these old gems from the past! No computer special effects or anything fancy, just simple, creepy tales done in sort of a 70's documentary style. This fits in with other classics like "Legend Of Bogey Creek". The great Rod Serling narrates three weird tales of the supernatural. Making it even spookier is that the stories told are supposedly based on real life accounts. Fact or not, I'm into this sort of thing so this was right up my alley! TV can't make creepy shows like this anymore. The old style grainy picture creates a real mood with these old shows, something that isn't captured with the new digital. This is the type of show the would air late at night that would scare the life out of me growing up! If you're nostalgic, and enjoy classic horror from the past, I definitely recommend trying to find this on VHS, you will enjoy it!