A reclusive, emotionless scientist seeks solace at a mysterious country estate where he hopes to finish some important work in peace and quiet. At first the house seems the perfect setting, with its sprawling grounds, huge rooms, and garden maze. But soon the scientist comes to discover that the manor is haunted by a mysterious spirit who is seeking him out for a special purpose. This episode sets the mood of the story excellently and carries the characters and plot through to an interesting finish. Genre: Supernatural

My copy has a lot of digital glitching but is listenable. A mathemetician with stunted emotional development takes an isolated house in the country. The house, Mare's Nest (Or maybe Mayer's Nest), is still haunted, not by a ghost but by a vampire. The details of this particular brand of vampirism are interesting and the use of a droning buzz like some giant insect for the nightmares of vampire flight are good. Mildly chilling and generally quite good.

First time I heard this episode was on Halloween Night some time in the early 90's when WHAM in Rochester, N.Y. briefly re-ran the series for about a year. Very apropos. This episode creates a fantastic atmosphere. You really feel the sense of isolation our protaganists are experiencing. And the eerie, gothic, romantic interludes between John and Stella have a similar feel to some of the scenes in Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula". The scenes of flying are well done (And we all know what you're really dreaming about when you dream you're flying). Gordon Gould turns in a great performance. His character is deeply flawed, but completely sympathetic. You find yourself rooting for him to finally find true love. Very powerful and jarring conclusion. This episode makes a great "triple feature" with RMT's "Dracula" and Carmilla". One of the Tops!

Several very interesting things about this show and broadcast: - The Gypsy guy (who was, frankly, a very sleazy, slimy character) was named "Gitano" (derivative of a Spanish work Egiptiano or "egyptian" as the Spaniards like others thought the gypsies to be of Egyptian descent). Note how "gypsies" aren't necessarily bad...just gypsy magic (pretty much like any other magic on the RMT was shown as having satanic origins). - I don't know what he was saying in his "curse" but how often in today's half-thought-out screenplays does one ever hear the Romany language spoken? The RMT was SO cool. - Speaking of "cool", listen to the public service announcement with the jazz music playing while Mike "Mannix" Connors talks about gun safety in the commercial break right after the second act. I'm not one to pine for the past that much as I'd much rather live in the future, but they truly don't make radio commercials like that one anymore... - Gordon Gould was frequently a "second banana" character, frequently a scientist. This show was his tour de force. - Though the RMT usually had a strong Christian worldview there occasionally was a show with a well-intentioned yet alway-twenty-steps-too-late priest like Ian Martin's character here. In fact, Martin seemed to directly reprise that character in another RMT. Maybe someone here remembers its title (I don't), but in that show Martin, while someone was choosing to let his soul slip away to the pit, as a priest was standing there saying he was feeling "Something was left unsaid." - The sound effect during the "kissing" scene was indeed well done and unique. - I think I liked "Carmilla" better because there was a sense of closure on that show, but this one was fascinating nonetheless. - Finally, speaking of "not making 'em like that anymore", I think this broadcast may have aired on Dallas/Fort Worth area radio. One of the first commercials was for "Kip's Big Boy" (restaurant)...cheers!