The Veil Starring Boris Karloff

The Veil Starring Boris Karloff "The world of the unexplainable which lies . . . behind the veil." Sometimes called one of the best TV series which never was! Like One Step Beyond which was shortly to appear, The Veil presented stories of the weird and supernatural which were reputedly true. Similarly, each episode is presented with a foreword and afterword by the host. Unlike One Step Beyond, though, Karloff not only hosts the episodes, but appears in them as a character (except for one). A very few times, his age makes him seem slightly out of place for the role, but still -- he is the inimitable Karloff. Each episode opens and closes with Karloff in a formal, but homelike, setting. Most are before a fireplace in a castle-like hall, two are in a more modern office-like study or library. He offers a brief introduction to the story to follow, reminding the viewer that it is based on actual events, and concludes with a brief observation on what has preceded, inviting the viewer then to "Please join me again for another journey into the world of the unexplainable which lies . . . behind the veil." The stories examine such phenomena as precognition, reincarnation, vengeance from beyond the grave, clairvoyance, and other supernatural staples. . . . We present here a total of 12 episodes as The Veil. One, "The Vestris", is NOT, strictly speaking, a part of the series. Likewise from Hal Roach Studios, it does feature Karloff and is considered the "pilot" episode, if one can speak of a pilot for a series which never took off. "What Ever Happened To Peggy" is truly a Veil episode, but was lost for many years. Many collections of The Veil include only ten episodes and omit these two.