Armchair Thriller 1978 Trailer

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Uploaded by on Nov 22, 2007

During Armchair Thriller's run in the late 70s, ITV would routinely run this terrifying trailer on weeknights at around 7.30 when loads of children were watching.

As a result, an entire generation was traumatised by this bizarre animation, which is still every bit as terrifying today as it was then - truly the stuff of nightmares!

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  • I remember watching this on ATV. There was a lot of mad/creepy telly on in those days. Today's television is boring by comparison

  • "A Dog's Ransom" was an excellent episode!

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  • Before there was MYSTERY! on PBS, There was Armchair Thriller in UK. I wasn't born yet at that time. I'm from Middletown,Connecticut,USA & when I was 8 years old my late Grandmum gotten me into British Murder Mysteries. I still love a good British Murder Mystery. Both "Quiet As A Nun" & "The Limbo Connection" we're shown on MYSTERY! on PBS in USA in early 1980's at time legendary actor Vincent Price was host.

  • @mogwali1 Your definitely not the only one. There are many of us.

  • This trailer is the single most terrifying thing that I remember from my childhood. I remember being in great discomfort watching it.

  • The thing I remember is after seeing the opening credits my dad would say; "Right son its time for your bedtime.You have school tomorrow".Sleep!!? How can I sleep after seeing that face??!!I swear he did that on purpose!! That is still,to this day,one of THE scariest opening credits for a show I've seen :+O

  • The blood!

  • Yes this PETRIFIED me as a child. I'm 35 now and it still made me shudder. That scream. That face. My God.

  • I was one of those petrified children!!!!!!!!! That blood on the chair has stayed with me for years, scaring me!! Seeing it again has bought it all back!!

  • It's nice to know that I wasn't the only one scares senseless as kid watching that screaming red face!!

    I wonder what there comparable to scare kids nowadays?

  • this used to scare the crap out of me.

  • Nowadays this slot is probably occupied by Coronation St or Emmerdale. This is all ITV seem to churn out in the mid evening slot now, boring soaps for boring women with no imagination.

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