Out Of The Night was similar to the 1960s television series, One Step Beyond. It would recreate strange stories that were reportedly true, yet they often included supernatural elements. It might be a ghostly woman who swims naked to lure soldiers to their death ("The Red Headed Woman"), or a phantom defender of a village, the so called Lone Defender of Brest ("One Man War"), or the soul of a dead child who replaces the mind of a living girl with her own thoughts and memories ("The Girl with Two Personalities"). Names and dates were provided to support the authentic claims made by the producers. The way the announcer always hit you over the head by emphasizing how unbelievable the stories are may seem corny by today's standards, yet the possibility that the plot might be true succeeds in adding a creepy air to the proceedings.
