The World Beyond
| The World Beyond | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Mud Monster |
| Genre | Supernatural drama |
| Created by | Art Wallace |
| Written by | Art Wallace |
| Directed by | Noel Black |
| Starring | Granville Van Dusen |
| Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Susskind |
| Producer(s) | Frederick Brogger |
| Location(s) | Canada |
| Running time | 49 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Time-Life Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | January 27 – January 27, 1978 |
The World Beyond is the second of two pilots for an occult detective television series. The first pilot, The World of Darkness, also starring Granville Van Dusen as Paul Taylor, premiered on Sunday, April 17, 1977. The World Beyond followed as a sequel on CBS Friday, January 27, 1978.
Premise
Sports writer Paul Taylor (Granville Van Dusen) died while undergoing a surgical procedure but was retrieved from the brink of death. His brush with "the world beyond" allowed the dead to communicate with him and ask him to help a living person.
The World of Darkness
Dead for two minutes and 37 seconds following a motorcycle accident, Paul Taylor hears ghostly voices that draw him to the New England town of Woodvale. Taylor becomes involved in supernatural activity surrounding the Sandford family, whose recently buried patriarch was an apparent suicide.
Cast
- Granville Van Dusen as Paul Taylor
- Tovah Feldshuh as Clara Sandford
- Beatrice Straight as Joanna Sandford
- Gary Merrill as Dr. Thomas Madsen
The World Beyond
Taylor finds himself on a remote Maine island whose inhabitants are being menaced and killed by a golem made of mud and sticks.
Cast
- Granville Van Dusen as Paul Taylor
- JoBeth Williams as Marian Faber
- Barnard Hughes as Andy Borchard
- Richard Fitzpatrick as Frank Faber
- Jan Van Evera as Sam Barker