One Step Beyond

Some questions don't have neat answers - and that's exactly what makes them so hard to shake. Created by Merwin Gerard, "One Step Beyond" explored the unknown and the supernatural with stories that defy explanation. Hosted and directed by John Newland, the original series ran for three seasons on ABC, from January 1959 to July 1961. Premiering months before "The Twilight Zone," it helped spark the growing fascination with paranormal suspense in the late 1950s. What set it apart was its approach: rather than pure fiction, each episode dramatized accounts of strange and unexplained events, all said to be based on true stories. The mysteries were never neatly solved, leaving viewers to wonder just how much they really understand about the world around them. Sometimes the truth is stranger than anything you could imagine.