Wide World of Mystery

Season 3

A 90 minute late-night mystery and suspense anthology series which ran on ABC (American Broadcasting Company), between 1973 and 1978.

Where to Watch Wide World of Mystery • Season 3

50 Episodes

File It Under Fear
E1
File It Under FearA strangler is killing young women, and there are several suspects. Liz Morris, the local librarian, is the only person who can provide clues.
Once the Killing Starts
E2
Once the Killing StartsAnonymous letters threaten the perfect alibi of a college professor who murdered his wife.
Shadow of Fear
E3
Shadow of FearA rich woman, an industrialist's wife, finds her home nearly destroyed and with menacing phrases painted on the walls. Besides calling the police, her husband calls his security manager, an ex-cop who hesitates before accepting the task.
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
E4
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You AreTwo American girls go on a vacation to England and mysterious things begin happening when one of them falls to her death from atop a monument.
House of Evil
E5
House of Evil
The Haunting of Penthouse D
E6
The Haunting of Penthouse DA troubled young woman agrees to spend two weeks at a friend's Manhattan penthouse while the friend is away on a modeling assignment, but a series of mysterious disturbances begin occurring during the night.
Dying Room Only
E7
Dying Room Only
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
E8
The Cloning of Clifford SwimmerClifford Swimmer is an angry and abusive man, unhappy in his marriage and cruel to his wife and son, and he wants out. He finds a unique solution: he will have himself cloned and will replace himself while he goes about the world "a free man." With the help of a scientist doing cloning research, the replacement of Swimmer is created. The clone takes over as head of the family, while the real Swimmer travels the world. Meanwhile, the clone has turned out to be the opposite of the original -- a gentle and sensitive husband and father -- and the wife and son come to love him. Then the real Swimmer comes back, finds his family happy with the clone, and becomes angry and jealous. And things take a deadly turn.
Screamer
E9
Screamer
Wonder Woman
E10
Wonder Woman
A Killer in Every Corner
E11
A Killer in Every Corner
Killer with Two Faces
E12
Killer with Two FacesA crazed killer escapes from an asylum and goes on a murder spree, all connected with his fetish for physical perfection. He assumes the identity of his twin brother, a famous and respected architect. A beautiful woman, unaware of his true identity, hires him to make some changes to her house. Complications ensue.
The Black Box Murders
E13
The Black Box MurdersA group of interested parties searching for stolen campaign money in a deserted house learn a murderer is among them.
Night Is the Time for Killing
E14
Night Is the Time for Killing
Visit from a Dead Man
E15
Visit from a Dead ManSally Carter finds escape in the arms of a handsome attorney who arranges her husband's death. It soon becomes apparent that her husband has a life beyond death.
Please Call It Murder
E16
Please Call It MurderPolice lieutenant Danny Ianello and insurance investigator Susan Browning become involved in the mystery surrounding the apparent suicide of wealthy Allen Harper. Their investigation uncovers a flamboyant blackmailer, drug addiction, and possibly murder.
The Werewolf of Woodstock
E17
The Werewolf of WoodstockAt the site of the 1969 rock concert at Woodstock, New York, an electrical charge turns a local farmer into a murderous werewolf.
The Deadly Valley
E18
The Deadly ValleyA professional tennis team is suspected in the attempted murder of its owner.
Violence in Blue
E19
Violence in Blue
The Centerfold Murders
E20
The Centerfold MurdersModels from a financially struggling girlie magazine begin turning up dead.
The Cat Creature
E21
The Cat Creature
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
E22
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Run Stranger, Run
E23
Run Stranger, Run
Where the Action Is
E24
Where the Action Is
The Double Kill
E25
The Double Kill
Nurse Will Make It Better
E26
Nurse Will Make It Better
The Crazy Kill
E27
The Crazy Kill
Won't Write Home, Mom — I'm Dead
E28
Won't Write Home, Mom — I'm Dead
Nick and Nora
E29
Nick and NoraSophisticated sleuths Nick and Nora Charles trade quips while searching for clues in a murder investigation. The victim, a hotel guest with white gloves found floating in the establishment's swimming pool.
Song of the Succubus
E30
Song of the Succubus
Please Stand By for Murder
E31
Please Stand By for MurderThe wife of a TV executive, who thinks she might have committed a murder, is tormented by a stalker while locked inside an empty TV station.
Rock-a-Die, Baby
E32
Rock-a-Die, BabySomeone has a premonition that comes true when the members of a rock group begin to die off for no apparent reason.
The Nurse Killer
E33
The Nurse KillerA young nurse reports to work in a hospital's psychiatric wing and gets involved in a series of mysterious deaths.
The Two Deaths of Sean Doolittle
E34
The Two Deaths of Sean DoolittleA man has absolutely no fear of dying, because he believes he has found a doctor who is able to restore him back to life if he dies.
The Impersonation Murder Case
E35
The Impersonation Murder CaseA woman's husband is shot to death by her long-lost stepson who has assumed another identity.
The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days
E36
The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days
If It's a Man, Hang Up!
E37
If It's a Man, Hang Up!
Mirror of Deception
E38
Mirror of DeceptionA young woman attempts to find her roommates when they disappear after answering a newspaper employment advertisement.
Armchair Detective: Mystery at Malibu
E39
Armchair Detective: Mystery at Malibu
Murder Motel
E40
Murder Motel
The Next Voice You See
E41
The Next Voice You See
The Next Scream You Hear
E42
The Next Scream You Hear
In the Steps of a Dead Man
E43
In the Steps of a Dead Man
Planet Earth
E44
Planet Earth
Death Is a Bad Trip
E45
Death Is a Bad Trip
Get Christie Love!
E46
Get Christie Love!
Death Cruise
E47
Death Cruise
Murder in the First Person Singular
E48
Murder in the First Person Singular
Killer Bees
E49
Killer Bees
The Break
E50
The Break