History Main / GenreAnthology

** ''Tales of Suspense'' (rebranded as Comicbook/CaptainAmerica while also spinning off Comicbook/IronMan)

* {{Creator/Marvel}} Fanfare ({{Superhero}})

** ''Tales to Astonish'' (rebranded as the [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]])

** ''Strange Tales'' (rebranded as ComicBook/DoctorStrange, while also mixing in {{Horror}} fiction with Brother Voodoo and Spy fiction with ComicBook/NickFury)

* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' ([[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]); based on the [[Film/{{Fargo}} movie of the same name]].

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* [[/index]]Historically, most British comics have tended to be anthologies. They would contain multiple strips per issue and replace one strip with another fairly often. Whilst comics like ComicBook/TheBeano, TheDandy, or 2000AD technically avert this trope by having some strips that have lasted decades, it's played straighter with titles like TVComic, which chopped and changed according to what was on TV at the time.[[index]]

* [[/index]]Marvel Fanfare ({{Superhero}})[[index]]

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[[folder:Film examples]]

* ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'' was an attempt to turn the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' movies into an anthology horror film series. Didn't take, mainly because the movie was poorly received.[[index]]

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* [[/index]]Creator/JosephPayneBrennan:[[index]]

* [[/index]]''Literature/DeadMansHand'': WeirdWest[[index]]

* [[/index]]Creator/StephenKing:[[index]]

* [[/index]]''The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination'': Mostly sci-fi, some fantasy or horror stories about {{Mad Scientist}}s.[[index]]

* [[/index]]''Literature/WestwardWeird'' and ''Dead Man's Hand'': WeirdWest.[[index]]

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[[folder:Magazine examples]]
* ''Magazine/SuperScienceFiction''
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[[folder:Radio examples]]
* ''[[Radio/TwoThousandPlus 2000 Plus]]'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Radio/AcademyAwardTheater'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/TheCampbellPlayhouse'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/CavalcadeOfAmerica'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/CBSRadioMysteryTheater'' ({{Mystery|Fiction}}/{{Horror}}/[[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]/{{Thriller}})
* ''Radio/CBSRadioWorkshop'' (Drama)
* ''Podcast/DeadPilotsSociety'' TV Comedy pilots that were never filmed
* ''Radio/DimensionX'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Radio/{{Earplay}}'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/{{Escape}}'' ({{Adventure}}/{{Horror}}/[[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]])
* ''Radio/InnerSanctumMysteries'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Radio/LightsOut'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Radio/LuxRadioTheater'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/TheMercuryTheatreOnTheAir'' (Drama) - with Creator/OrsonWelles
* ''Radio/TheMysteriousTraveler'' ([[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]/{{Mystery|Fiction}}/{{Thriller}})
* ''Radio/{{Nightfall}}'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Radio/NPRPlayhouse'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/QuietPlease'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Radio/TheScreenGuildTheater'' (Drama)
* ''Radio/{{Suspense}}'' ({{Horror}}/[[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]/{{Mystery|Fiction}}/{{Thriller}})
* ''Radio/TheWhistler'' ([[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]/{{Mystery|Fiction}}/{{Thriller}})
* ''Radio/XMinusOne'' (SpeculativeFiction)
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[[folder:Television examples]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'' (Animated Sci-Fi; combination of self-contained seasons with different protagonists and a MythArc concerning recurring supporting characters and the setting itself)

* ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'': (a collection of animated Sci-Fi shorts)

[[folder:Video game examples]]
* ''VideoGame/TheDarkPicturesAnthology'' (Horror) - A series developed by Creator/SupermassiveGames as a successor to their ''VideoGame/UntilDawn''.
* ''VideoGame/StoriesUntold'' (Horror)

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* ''WebVideo/TheHire''

* ''Series/TheDreadTestaments'', a {{Horror}} webseries.

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* [[/index]]''Literature/WestwardWeird'': WeirdWest.[[index]]

* ''Series/PoliceStory1973'' (CopShow)

* ''Series/PoliceStory'' (CopShow)

* ''Series/ScreenOne'' (Drama)

** ''Series/ScreenOne''

* ''House of Mystery'', which started out as a Horror comic, switched genres to SpeculativeFiction and mystery fiction in the mid-50's due to backlash against horror comics and the introduction of the Comics Code, added in Superhero fiction during the Silver Age, and returned to a horror setting in the 70's.

* ''Series/TheHitchhiker'' ({{Mystery}}, occasionally {{Horror}})

* ''Series/ScreenOne''/''Series/ScreenTwo'' (Drama)

* ''[[Series/PeformanceBBC Performance]]'' (Theatrical Productions)

* ''Film/Creepshow2''

* ''Film/FourRooms'' (BlackComedy)[[/index]]

* ''Film/TalesOfHalloween'' (Horror)

* ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' (Speculative Fiction/Horror)

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* ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' ([[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]])
* ''Series/AmazingStories'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' -- a sister show to ''American Horror Story'', about {{true crime}} instead of horror.
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' (Horror). Could be considered a genre anthology as each season is a self contained story with a start, middle, and end, with few characters/settings in common.
* ''Series/AmericanPlayhouse'' (Drama)
* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/BlackMirror'' (SpeculativeFiction Drama)
* ''Series/ChannelZero'' (Horror)
* ''Series/ComedyPlayhouse'' (Comedy) (spin offs include ''Series/SteptoeAndSon'', ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart'', ''Series/AllGasAndGaiters'', ''Series/TheLiverBirds'', ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' and ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'').
* ''Series/CreepedOut'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/{{Creepshow}}'' ({{Horror}}), with a similar premise to the film series of the same name
* ''Series/{{Darkroom}}'' ({{Horror}}), hosted by Creator/JamesCoburn
* ''Series/DeadMansGun'' ({{Western}}). The only recurring element is the eponymous gun.
* ''Series/DeadtimeStories'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/DeathValleyDays'' ({{Western}})
* ''Series/Dimension404''
* ''Series/DrTerriblesHouseOfHorrible'' ({{Horror}} {{Comedy}}), hosted by Creator/SteveCoogan
* ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' ({{Fantasy}}), hosted by Creator/ShelleyDuvall and followed by two spiritual successors: ''Series/TallTalesAndLegends'' ({{Adventure}}) and ''Series/NightmareClassics'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/FallenAngels'' (FilmNoir), a series that aired on Series/{{Showtime}} in the mid-'90s
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' ([[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]); based on the [[Film/{{Fargo}} movie of the same name]].
* ''Series/FearItself'' ({{Horror}}; a SpiritualSuccessor to the below-mentioned ''Series/MastersOfHorror'' series)
* ''Series/{{the fifth estate}}'' (Creator/{{CBC}})
* ''Series/FreddysNightmares'' ({{Horror}}), anthology in "Crypt" style, hosted by Freddy Krueger of ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet''. The stories dealing with Freddy himself were actually rare, but canonical.
* ''Series/{{Feud}}'' ({{Biopic}})
* ''Series/{{Freaky}}'' (Children's {{Horror}})
* ''Series/GeneralElectricTheater'' (Drama), hosted by UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan
* ''Series/{{Genius}}'' ({{Biopic}})
* ''Series/GeorgeBurnsComedyWeek'' (Comedy)
* ''Series/GirlFromNowhere'' ({{Thriller}}/PsychologicalHorror)
* ''Series/{{Goosebumps}}'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TheGuestBook'' ({{Comedy}})
* ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' (Drama)
* ''Series/HammerHouseOfHorror'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TheHauntingHour'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TheHitchhiker'' ({{Mystery}}, occasionally {{Horror}})
* ''(Mystery Taiken Zone'' / ''Natsu no Fushigi Mystery'':) ''[[Series/HontoNiAttaKowaiHanashi1992 Hontō ni Atta Kowai Hanashi]]''[[note]]''Hontō'' written in kanji (本当)[[/note]] ({{Horror}})
* ''[[Series/HontoNiAttaKowaiHanashi1999 Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi]]''[[note]]''Honto'' written in hiragana (ほんと)[[/note]] / ''True Horror Stories'' ({{Horror}}), 1999 SpiritualSuccessor to the 1992 DirectToVideo series of [[NamesTheSame the same name]].
* ''Series/HoraMarcada'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TheHunger'' ({{Horror}})
* ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'' (Animated Sci-Fi; combination of self-contained seasons with different protagonists and a MythArc concerning recurring supporting characters and the setting itself)
* ''Series/InsideNo9'' ({{Horror}}/BlackComedy)
* ''Series/KraftSuspenseTheatre'' ({{Drama}})
* ''Series/LawAndOrderTrueCrime'' -- a {{true crime}} series unlike other ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' shows with each season focusing on a different case
* ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' (RomanticComedy)
* ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'': (a collection of animated Sci-Fi shorts)
* ''Series/{{Manhunt}}'' ([[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]]/PoliceProcedural)
* ''Series/{{Masterpiece}}'' (Drama)
* ''Series/MastersOfHorror'' ({{Horror}}), with each entry made by an acclaimed horror director)
* ''Series/MetalHurlantChronicles'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/MiracleWorkers'' (Comedy)
* ''Series/ModernLove'' (RomanticComedy)
* ''Series/{{Monsterland}}'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/{{Monsters}}'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/MurderInMind'' (CrimeAndPunishment)
* ''Series/MurderMostHorrid'' ({{Parody}}ing CrimeAndPunishmentTropes) (Hosted by and starring Creator/DawnFrench)
* ''Series/NightGallery'' ({{Horror}}/SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/NightmareClassics'' ({{Horror}}), a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre''
* ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/NightVisions'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/OneStepBeyond'' (SpeculativeFiction)
** ''Series/NextStepBeyond'', its {{Revival}} (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' (SpeculativeFiction)
** ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'', its {{Revival}} (SciFi, SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/OutOfTheUnknown'': Each episode is a different ScienceFiction story. For the first three seasons, they were mostly [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action adaptations]] of existing [[ShortStory short fiction stories]]. The fourth season was mostly original stories.
* ''Series/OutOfThisWorld1962'': Each "play" is a different ScienceFiction story, mostly [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action adaptations]] of existing [[ShortStory short fiction stories]].
* ''Series/PaulMertonInGaltonAndSimpson's...'' (Comedy staring Paul Merton, updated scripts from Comedy Playhouse and Hancock's Half Hour).
* ''Series/PerversionsOfScience'' (SpeculativeFiction; A SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' which was also based off EC Comics)
* ''Series/PhilcoTelevisionPlayhouse''/''Goodyear Television Playhouse''/''Alcoa Hour'' (Drama) The name changed to reflect the sponsoring company. From 1948 to 1951, Philco was the sole sponsor. From 1951 to the spring of 1955, Philco and Goodyear alternated weeks as sponsor and the show was titled accordingly. At the end of the 1954-55 season, Philco dropped out as sponsor and Alcoa stepped in. Alcoa and Goodyear continued alternating sponsorship until 1957. The productions were otherwise the same.
* ''Series/PhilipKDicksElectricDreams'' (SpeculativeFiction based on Creator/PhilipKDick works)
* ''Series/Playhouse90'' (Drama)
* ''Series/PlayForToday'' (Drama)
* ''Series/PoliceStory'' (CopShow)
* ''Series/ScreenOne''/''Series/ScreenTwo'' (Drama)
* ''Series/SevenOfOne'' (Comedy) (Starring Creator/RonnieBarker, ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' and ''Series/OpenAllHours'' were spun off from this series).
* ''Series/RayBradburyTheater'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/ScienceFictionTheater'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/{{Slasher}}'' ({{Horror}}), which actually uses the seasonal anthology format like ''American Horror Story''.
* ''Series/StudioOne'' (Drama)
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TalesOfTomorrow'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'' (Various, usually BlackComedy with a TwistEnding. Introduced by their author, Creator/RoaldDahl)
* ''Series/TallTalesAndLegends'' ({{Adventure}}), a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre''
* ''Series/TheTerror'' was originally a standalone miniseries based on [[Literature/TheTerror the book of the same name]], but it received a follow-up series ''Series/TheTerrorInfamy'', which has no plot connection, turning the collection into a genre anthology of supernatural horror stories set during real historical events.
* ''Series/{{Thriller}}'' aka Boris Karloff's Thriller ({{Horror}}/[[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime and Punishment]])
* ''Thriller'' is a British series of one-off feature-length dramas, created and either scripted or based on stories by Brian Clemens. Episodes were repackaged for US broadcast as separate TV movies.
* ''Series/TimAndEricsBedtimeStories'' ([[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror horror-comedy]])
* ''Series/TrueDetective'' (PoliceProcedural)
* ''Series/{{Trust}}'' ({{Biopic}})
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' (SpeculativeFiction)
** ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'' (SpeculativeFiction)
** ''Series/TheTwilightZone2002'' (SpeculativeFiction)
** ''Series/TheTwilightZone2019'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Series/TwoSentenceHorrorStories'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/{{Undressed}}'' (Creator/{{MTV}} SoapOpera-esque show focusing on the love and sex lives of young adults)
* ''Series/TheVeil'' ({{Horror}})
* ''Series/TheWednesdayPlay'' (Drama)
* ''Series/WhodunnitUK'' (MysteryFiction)
* ''Series/YonimoKimiyonaMonogatari'' / ''[[TheFilmOfTheSeries Tales of the Unsual]]'' ({{Horror}})

[[folder:Film examples]]
* ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'' (BlackComedy [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror Horror]])
* ''Film/Creepshow2''
* ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}''
* ''Film/DeadOfNight'' (Horror)
* ''Film/FleshAndFantasy'' ([[SupernaturalSoapOpera Supernatural Drama]])
* ''Film/FourRooms'' (BlackComedy)[[/index]]
* ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'' was an attempt to turn the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' movies into an anthology horror film series. Didn't take, mainly because the movie was poorly received.[[index]]
* ''[[Film/HontoNiAttaKowaiHanashi1991 Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi]]''[[note]]''Honto'' written in hiragana (ほんと)[[/note]] / ''Scary True Stories'' ({{Horror}})
* ''(Noroi Shiryō / Mystery Taiken Zone:)'' ''[[Film/HontoNiAttaKowaiHanashi1999 Hontō ni Atta Kowai Hanashi]]''[[note]]''Hontō'' written in kanji (本当)[[/note]] / ''Curse, Death & Spirit'' ({{Horror}}), 1999 SpiritualSuccessor to the 1992 television show of [[NamesTheSame the same name]].
* ''[[Film/HontoNiAttaKowaiVideo Honto ni Atta! Kowai Video]]'' (FoundFootage {{Horror}})
* ''[[Film/HontouNiAttaKowaiHanashi Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi]]''[[note]]''Hontou'' written in hiragana (ほんとう)[[/note]] ({{Horror}}), [[TheMockbuster Mockbuster]] spin-off to the ''Honto ni Atta! Kowai Video'' series.
* ''Film/TheIllustratedMan'' (SpeculativeFiction)
* ''Film/InvitationToTheDance'' ([[Creator/GeneKelly Dance Musical]])
* ''Film/TheMagnificentSevenDeadlySins'' ([[ComedyTropes Comedy]])
* ''Film/TheRedViolin'' (Drama)
* ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (Horror)
* ''Film/TalesOfManhattan'' (Drama)
* ''Film/TrilogyOfSwordsmanship'' ({{Wuxia}} martial arts)
* ''Film/VaultOfHorror'' (Horror), the {{sequel}} to ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''
* ''Film/TheYellowRollsRoyce'' (Drama)

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