Episode
number: 53
Network broadcast date: Wednesday,
October 14, 1964
The
Dog Killer
Genre: Horror drama
Author: Richard McCracken
Production number: 54
Production date: Friday,
September 18, 1964
Director: Warren Somerville
Plotline: Have you heard the rumor about the weird woman who lives down the dirt road? One kid says she’s a witch. Another saw her kill a dog. The truth is, she’s just a sad spinster who lives with her cruel mother, but as the savage lies and harassment from the neighborhood kids grows, the real horror begins.
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Cast: Abby Lewis, Alice Yourman, Evie Juster, Rosemary Rice, George Petrie, Sonny LaRocco, Christopher Votos
Notes:
Episode opens with a spoken plot description rather than an opening scene, and does not have Foy announcing over opening music