List of literary sources for anthology television series

Many anthology series made for television have been based on literary sources. These sources have gone back as far as Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales) and have included works by classic writers such as Edgar Allan Poe (The Black Cat from Masters of Horror) and Mark Twain (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Climax!).

The Canterbury Tales
Each story is an updated version of a story from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
All episodes based on the short stories by Stephen King.

The Ray Bradbury Theater
All stories by Ray Bradbury, many based on his short stories.

Tales from the Crypt
Mostly from EC Comics stories. See List of Tales from the Crypt episodes.

Tales of the Unexpected
Early episodes based on Roald Dahl's short stories.