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Amazing Stories: Book Four (Mirror Mirror, Blue Man Down, Mr. Magic) [VHS]

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One of the stories in this epsisode of Amazing Stories is 'Blue Man Down'. It stars Max Gail, who played Wojo on the Barney Miller TV series. I first saw it when it was playing in prime-time. It's an excellent story and has just a touch of paranormal to it. The female lead is also very good and one of the reasons I searched out this episode.

It was probably "Amazing Stories" schizophrenic nature - amusing family-oriented fare coupled with more mature offerings - that led to the show only lasting one season. An example of the latter is "Mirror, Mirror," a scary story about a Stephen King-like author "stalked" by a mystery figure similar to one of the characters of his novels. Only the author, well-played by a pre-"Law & Order" Sam Waterson can see the spectre until the story's final few seconds. If the show had stuck to one genre, say of the horror/thriller vein, then it may have had a longer run. This reviewed story is, undeniably, one of the program's best.

The second installment in this tape benefits by being paired with this one.

I'm looking for the amazing stories where a tech guy is experimenting with potions and accidently spills some on a magaizine and the picture came to life,so he thought he could get a girl that way and the first 2 he did ended up becommming obsessed with him and chased him saying "kiss me kiss me" and the last girl he tried to get away from then decided he wanted to kisss he lost out because she kissed the pizza man and he got to take her home. the first woman was an amazon woman and the other and old woman, the 3rd was perfect. Ifa any one knows of this and how i can get it please e-mail me at babs21205@yahoo.com thanks.