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The premise
In Search of... is a TV series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973, In Search of Ancient Mysteries and The Outer Space Connection, both in 1975. All three featured narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the spin-off show. After Serling's death, Leonard Nimoy was selected to be the host.
Horror Vault's take
Long before paranormal investigation became a television staple, In Search of... set the template — sending host Leonard Nimoy into the shadowy corners of human knowledge each week to examine ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and other phenomena that science struggles to explain. With its signature blend of atmospheric re-enactments and earnest inquiry, the series treats every legend and eyewitness account as a doorway worth opening. Nimoy's calm, authoritative presence lends the show a gravity that keeps even its wildest subjects feeling plausible. Whether you're a true believer or a committed skeptic, it's compulsive viewing for anyone drawn to the edges of the explainable.
Content: Mild Scary Imagery, Re-Enactments Of Disturbing Events
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Other VoicesPremiereApr 17, 1977 · 30 min
Examines groundbreaking experiments that show the possibility that plants respond to people's thoughts.
S1.E2 · Strange Visitors (aka Oracle Chamber)Apr 24, 1977 · 30 min
In this episode we investigate New Hampshire's Mystery Hill and the "Oracle Chamber." Was this site, as some believe, built by ancient Phoenicians, who traveled to America in the dim past, thousands of years ago? Or is it an elaborate hoa
S1.E3 · Ancient Aviators (aka Ancient Flight)Apr 24, 1977 · 30 min
In this episode we investigate the mysterious markings on the plains of Nazca in Peru. What are these mysterious markings, who made them, and why? Were they an ancient landing field for aliens? The signs and symbols of various birds and
S1.E4 · The Bermuda TriangleApr 27, 1977 · 30 min
This episode investigates the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, that expanse of the Atlantic bounded by Miami, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico. An area where ships and planes routinely disappear without a trace. An area filed with strange phenome
S1.E5 · BigfootApr 28, 1977 · 30 min
This episode investigates the Native American Legend of Bigfoot or "Sasquatch" as the Native Americans call it. A large, hairy beast, resembling a man. Scientists and Cryptozoologists discuss the possibility that this creature may inhabit
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