Encounter with the Unknown
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Encounter with the Unknown

An incredible journey into the supernatural.

4.3 / 10 1972 1h 30mPG English
HorrorMystery

Storyline

Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from a mist-shrouded hole in the Earth near where a Missouri boy has lost his dog. The boy's father is lowered into the hole and lets out an agonizing scream! Finally, a senator returning home from a party finds a lost girl on a bridge and learns from her father that she died years earlier

Cast & Crew

Rod Serling

Rod Serling

Narrator (voice)

Lead
RG

Robert Ginnaven

Father Duane

GB

Gary Brockette

Frank Cameron

JL

John Leslie

Randy Powell

FF

Fran Franklin

Mrs. Davis

TH

Tom Haywood

Dave Terrell

James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

Brother Taylor

JC

John Cissne

Johnny Davis

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry Thomason's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Encounter with the Unknown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker