🏆 Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 1 win & 3 nominations total
The premise
Hard-boiled private detective Hamilton Nash investigates a supposed family curse linked to stolen diamonds, which unravels into a complex mystery involving murder, drugs, and a cult.
Horror Vault's take
When a hard-boiled private detective is hired to look into stolen diamonds, he finds himself pulled into a labyrinthine web of murder, addiction, and a sinister cult all seemingly bound together by an ancient family curse. Based on Dashiell Hammett's classic novel, this three-part miniseries blends noir crime drama with unsettling occult undertones. The deeper the investigation goes, the more the line between rational explanation and something darker begins to blur.
Content: Drug Use, Violence, Cult Themes
Episode Guide
- ☠S1.E1 · Part OnePremiere
May 22, 1978 · 96 min · Dir: E.W. Swackhamer
Is there a curse on the Dain family? Detective Hamilton Nash begins to wonder when he investigates a seemingly routine crime.
- ☠S1.E2 · Part Two
May 23, 1978 · 98 min · Dir: E.W. Swackhamer
Nash investigates Aaronia Haldorn and her mysterious cult, but his friend Fitzstephans seems to be in mortal danger.
- ☠S1.E3 · Part Three
May 24, 1978 · 99 min · Dir: E.W. Swackhamer
Nash solves the mystery, but finds the solution is closer to home than he expected.
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