'Pickman's Model'. Scripted by Alvin Sapinsley, based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Bradford Dillman plays Richard Upton Pickman, a painter / instructor whose works are decidedly creepy. Nevertheless, one of his students (Louise Sorel), a girl from a good, wealthy family, takes a BIG interest in him. She takes things to the point of tracking him to his studio, where, as it turns out, he is NOT the only resident. Lovecraft is served well with this almost 30 minute long segment: it's richly atmospheric, with appropriate costumes and set design. Sorel is appealing as the girl, and Dillman has a great weary and haunted quality about him. You just KNOW that nothing good can come of the girls' fascination with the man. Excellent support is provided by top character actor Donald Moffat (playing Sorels' uncle), and the creature design in this is actually pretty good for a production that probably didn't have a huge budget. Directed by Jack Laird, who here makes up for a lot of his short, lame comic vignettes on the series with his capable handling of this adaptation.
'The Dear Departed'. Steve Lawrence is good as a phoney medium who collaborates with Harvey Lembeck and Maureen Arthur in bilking believers out of their money. Arthurs' & Lembecks' characters are married, but she's actually been carrying on with Lawrence for a while, as she finds Lembeck to be incredibly inane. When Lembeck perishes in a traffic accident, this seems to solve their problems. That is, until a highly predictable resolution that throws Lawrence & Arthur for a loop, but isn't likely to truly thrill the viewer. Overall, this isn't really bad at all, but it lacks punch. Scripted by Serling, based on the short story by Alice-Mary Schnirring, and directed by the great Jeff Corey.
'An Act of Chivalry'. More ho-hum nonsense from Laird, writing and directing this segment that runs less than two minutes. It's good for one mild chuckle, as a stranger in a ghoulish mask gets on an elevator, and is politely asked to take off the mask. There are no stars in the roles, but this isn't a story that really needs "name actors".
Seven out of 10.