List of episodes of the series «American Gothic»
- Seasons count: 1
- Episodes count: 18
- Total viewing time: 16 h. 30 m.
Release date: 9/22/1995
Pilot
- Episode number: 1
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: The mysterious death of Merlyn Temple, a traumatized young girl, sets off a series of events that leave some townspeople questioning the motives of their charming sheriff, the last person to see her alive.
Release date: 9/29/1995
A Tree Grows in Trinity
- Episode number: 2
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Fleeing deep into the woods from Sheriff Lucas Buck, young Caleb takes refuge in an eerie, abandoned hunting lodge and is terrified when he discovers a dying man who has been tortured and is being held prisoner there.
Release date: 10/6/1995
Eye of the Beholder
- Episode number: 3
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Sheriff Buck calls in a favor from the local judge who is overseeing Caleb's custody hearing, hoping to ensure his favored status, but he doesn't stop there.
Release date: 10/10/1995
Damned If You Don't
- Episode number: 4
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Carter Brown panics when Sheriff Buck wants his teen-age daughter to work for him as payback for an old favor. When he refuses, his life quickly begins to unravel.
Release date: 10/13/1995
Dead to the World
- Episode number: 5
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Gail may have pushed Sheriff Buck too far when she accuses him of foul play in the death of his former girlfriend, who was with him just before her car mysteriously drove off a bridge.
Release date: 10/20/1995
Meet the Beetles
- Episode number: 6
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: When Jack Drey, a South Carolina state police lieutenant, throws his weight around in the investigation of the disappearance of his adulterous brother-in-law, Hack Weller, Sheriff Buck becomes wary. Drey suspects that Weller's obsession with Selena might have driven a vicious Buck to kill him.
Release date: 11/3/1995
Strong Arm of the Law
- Episode number: 7
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Sheriff Lucas Buck gets revenge --in his own chilling fashion-- on four men who move to Trinity and set off a crime wave.
Release date: 1/3/1996
Rebirth
- Episode number: 8
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Merlyn borrow's an unborn child's spirit and reappears as Halle. Both Lucas and Caleb realize what has happened, and while Lucas tries to keep Merlyn in his world, Caleb knows she must return the spirit to the baby before it's too late.
Release date: 1/10/1996
Resurrector
- User score: 1
- Episode number: 9
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Radio talk show host Mel Kirby approaches Lucas for help in bringing his show to television. When Lucas refuses Mel and his co-anchor wife, Gloria vow to ruin Lucas. Meanwhile, a depressed Caleb decides he wants to give Merlyn a second funeral.
Release date: 1/17/1996
Inhumanitas
- Episode number: 10
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Lucas may have corrupted the local priest, Father Tilden, and he may be able to take his revenge on townspeople who cross his path. But not even he can control the seemingly miraculous activities of the dead Merlyn, determined to make Lucas answer for his crimes.
Release date: 1/24/1996
The Plague Sower
- Episode number: 11
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: A sudden, mysterious bleeding illness quickly spreads through Trinity, causing death and devastation, as well as the arrival of a new doctor, Dr. Peele. As the townspeople fall victim to the plague, Matt suffers a breakdown and Lucas turns to Dr. Peele for help.
Release date: 1/31/1996
Doctor Death Takes a Holiday
- Episode number: 12
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Dr. Matt decides to re-investigate the murder of Merlyn. He also is curious when a woman checks into his hospital as Mrs.Smith. She begins to tell Matt all about the evil of Lucas and how she wants to kill him.
Release date: 7/3/1996
The Beast Within
- Episode number: 13
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Artie, Ben Healy's brother, holds-up a local store in Trinity for a cheap watch. Ben and Lucas respond to the robbery and Ben accidentally shoots Artie. Artie, injured but still conscious, takes Lucas hostage.
Release date: 7/3/1996
To Hell and Back
- Episode number: 14
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Dr. Matt struggles with his alcoholism and the death of his family. Lucas tries to push him over the edge by offering him a drink and forcing the bizarre memories of his wife and daughter.
Release date: 7/4/1996
Learning to Crawl
- Episode number: 15
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Lucas and Caleb forge a bond when facing matters of life and death. After Caleb is electrocuted and dies at the hospital, Lucas steps in and brings the boy back to life.
Release date: 7/10/1996
Triangle
- Episode number: 16
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Upon Gail's announcement, she faints in Lucas' office and is taken to the hospital where she is told that she is pregnant. Gail threatens to have an abortion and even attempts to kill herself because she knows that she is carrying the evil offspring of Lucas Buck.
Release date: 7/10/1996
The Buck Stops Here
- Episode number: 17
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Yancy can't find certain files and believes Lucas has them. Billy and Selena go to Lucas' house to look for the missing files and end up making love in Lucas' bed.
Release date: 7/11/1996
Requiem
- Episode number: 18
- Episode duration: 45 min.
- Episode description: Caleb is trying to find the full potential of his powers by attempting to kill Gail, leaving him sole heir of Lucas' will. But, when Lucas finds out what Caleb is up to, he attempts to save Gail. Lucas and Caleb have an evil face-off.