The World Beyond

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The World Beyond
Also known asThe Mud Monster
GenreSupernatural drama
Created by Art Wallace
Written byArt Wallace
Directed by Noel Black
Starring Granville Van Dusen
Theme music composer Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producer David Susskind
Producer Frederick Brogger
Production location Canada
Running time49 mins.
Production company Time-Life Films
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJanuary 27 (1978-01-27) 
January 27, 1978 (1978-01-27)

The World Beyond is the second of two pilots for an occult detective television series. The first pilot, The World of Darkness, also starring Granville Van Dusen as Paul Taylor, premiered on Sunday, April 17, 1977. The World Beyond followed as a sequel on CBS Friday, January 27, 1978.

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Premise

Sports writer Paul Taylor (Granville Van Dusen) died while undergoing a surgical procedure but was retrieved from the brink of death. His brush with "the world beyond" allowed the dead to communicate with him and ask him to help a living person.

Plot

Taylor finds himself on a remote Maine island whose inhabitants are being menaced and killed by a golem made of mud and sticks.

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