History Series / OneStepBeyond1959

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* RecycledSoundtrack: Harry Lubin's {{Theremin}}-dominated theme music had originally been composed for ''The Loretta Young Show''--and would be used yet again (in a modified form) for the second season of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963''.

* UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic: "Night of April 14th" is about the maritime tragedy.

* MirrorMonster: In "The Clown", a jealous, abusive husband kills his wife when he finds her in a circus trailer with a mute clown. He flees leaving the clown as a suspect -- then everywhere he goes, he sees the clown in mirror/window reflections behind him reaching for his throat, and when he spins around the clown isn't there [[spoiler:''until he IS!'']]

Many soon-to-be famous actors guest starred on the show, including Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/CharlesBronson, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/PatrickMacnee, Yvette Mimieux, Creator/ElizabethMontgomery, Creator/EdwardPlatt, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Pernell Roberts, Creator/WilliamShatner, Creator/DavidWhite, and Creator/PeterWyngarde.

''One Step Beyond'', also known as ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'', was a TV anthology show created by Merwin Gerard that aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. It predated its better-known competitor ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' by nine months (January 20, 1959). It was hosted by John Newland, who referred to himself on camera as "your guide to the supernatural" (he was also the series' director). Like ''The Twilight Zone'', the series presented stories that were supernatural and eerie in nature. Unlike ''The Twilight Zone'', the show claimed to be a {{Docudrama}}; every spooky episode was (supposedly) [[BasedOnATrueStory inspired by true events]] which were presented as reenactments. Topics included death premonitions, astral projection, ghosts, PsychicPowers, unexplained phenomena and strange coincidences.

* {{Revival}}: ''The Next Step Beyond'', a low budget 1978 series that reunited John Newland and Merwin Gerard. About half of the stories were {{remake}}s of original ''One Step Beyond'' episodes.

''One Step Beyond'', also known as ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' was a TV anthology show created by Merwin Gerard and aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. It predated its better-known competitor ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' by nine months (January 20, 1959). It was hosted by John Newland, who referred to himself on camera as "your guide to the supernatural" (he was also the series' director). Like ''The Twilight Zone'', the series presented stories that were supernatural and eerie in nature. Unlike ''The Twilight Zone'', the show claimed to be a {{Docudrama}}; every spooky episode was (supposedly) [[BasedOnATrueStory inspired by true events]] which were presented as reenactments. Topics included death premonitions, astral projection, ghosts, unexplained phenomena and strange coincidences.

* MonsterClown: AvertedTrope in "The Clown". The titular character is the good guy, avenging a murder by haunting the killer.

''One Step Beyond'', also known as ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' was a TV anthology show created by Merwin Gerard and aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. It predated its better-known competitor ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' by nine months (January 20, 1959). It was hosted by John Newland, who referred to himself on camera as "your guide to the supernatural" (he was also the series' director). Like ''The Twilight Zone'', the series presented stories that were supernatural and eerie in nature. ''Unlike'' ''The Twilight Zone'', every spooky episode was (supposedly) inspired by true events which were presented as reenactments. Topics included death premonitions, astral projection, ghosts, unexplained phenomena and strange coincidences.

* {{Documentary}}: The series had one non-scripted episode that broke format: "The Sacred Mushroom", in which Newland went to UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} to investigate rumors that "magic mushrooms" would give their users PsychicPowers. Newland talked to a local shaman, then took several of the mushrooms while his reactions were filmed. The episode became famous (and controversial) as an early example of the psychedelic movement being exposed to the mainstream, even though it was [[MissingEpisode not included in the syndicated rerun package]].

''One Step Beyond'', also known as ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' was a TV anthology show created by Merwin Gerard and aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. It predated its better-known competitor ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' by nine months (January 20, 1959). It was hosted by John Newland, who referred to himself on camera as "your guide to the supernatural" (he was also the series' director). Like ''The Twilight Zone'', the series presented stories that were supernatural and eerie in nature. ''Unlike'' ''The Twilight Zone'', every spooky episode was inspired by true events which were presented as reenactments. Topics included death premonitions, astral projection, ghosts, unexplained phenomena and strange coincidences.

Many soon-to-be famous actors guest starred on the show, including Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/CharlesBronson, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/PatrickMacnee, Yvette Mimieux, Creator/ElizabethMontgomery, Creator/EdwardPlatt, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Pernell Roberts, Creator/WilliamShatner, and Creator/PeterWyngarde.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Harry Lubin's {{Theremin}}-dominated theme music had originally been composed for ''The Loreatta Young Show''--and would be used yet again (in a modified form) for the second season of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963''.

Many soon-to-be famous actors such as Creator/PatrickMacnee, Pernell Roberts, Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/CharlesBronson, Yvette Mimieux, Creator/WilliamShatner, and Creator/ElizabethMontgomery guest starred on the show.

* {{Revival}}: ''The Next Step Beyond'', a LowBudget 1978 series that reunited John Newland and Merwin Gerard. About half of the stories were {{remake}}s of original ''One Step Beyond'' episodes.

''One Step Beyond'', also known as ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' was a TV anthology show created by Merwin Gerard and aired on ABC, that predated ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' by nine months (January 20, 1959). It was hosted by John Newland, who referred to himself on camera as "your guide to the supernatural" (he was also the series' director). Like "The Twilight Zone" the series presented stories that were supernatural and eerie in nature. ''Unlike'' the "The Twilight Zone", every spooky episode was inspired by true events and presented as reenactments. Topics included death premonitions, astral projection, ghosts, unexplained phenomena and strange coincidences.

Many soon-to-be famous actors such as Patrick Macnee, Pernell Roberts, Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/CharlesBronson, Yvette Mimieux, Creator/WilliamShatner, and Creator/ElizabethMontgomery guest starred on the show.

!!Tropes Include:


* UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic: "Night of April 14th" is about the maritime tragedy.

Tropes Include:

* RMSTitanic/UsefulNotes: "Night of April 14th" is about the maritime tragedy.

Many soon-to-be famous actors such as Patrick Macnee, Pernell Roberts, Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/CharlesBronson, Yvette Mimieux, Creator/WilliamShatner, and Creator/ElizabethMontgomery guest starred on the show.

''One Step Beyond'', also known as ''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' was a TV anthology show created by Merwin Gerard, that predated ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' by nine months (January 20, 1959). It was hosted by John Newland, who referred to himself on camera as "your guide to the supernatural" (he was also the series' director). Like "The Twilight Zone" the series presented stories that were supernatural and eerie in nature. ''Unlike'' the "The Twilight Zone", every spooky episode was inspired by true events and presented as reenactments. Topics included death premonitions, astral projection, ghosts, unexplained phenomena and strange coincidences.

Many soon-to-be famous actors such as Patrick Macnee, PernellRoberts, Creator/WarrenBeatty, Creator/CharlesBronson, Yvette Mimieux, Creator/WilliamShatner, and Creator/ElizabethMontgomery guest starred on the show.

Many famous actors had occasional guest roles on the series.