La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
The Marked Hour (Season 1)
Concert for a Left Hand (Episode 1)
Air date: 1988-08-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: A rich landowner is haunted by the cursed severed hand of an employee he sent to amputate years earlier.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1988-07-08
Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1988-07-08
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 23 min
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 9 (Episode 9)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 10 (Episode 10)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 11 (Episode 11)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 12 (Episode 12)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 21 min
Episode 13 (Episode 13)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 14 (Episode 14)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 21 min
Episode 15 (Episode 15)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 16 (Episode 16)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 22 min
Episode 17 (Episode 17)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 18 (Episode 18)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 21 min
Episode 19 (Episode 19)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 21 min
Episode 20 (Episode 20)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 21 (Episode 21)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 22 (Episode 22)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 23 (Episode 23)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 20 min
David (Episode 24)
Air date: 1988-07-08
Runtime: 20 min
Episode 25 (Episode 25)
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 19 min
Roads of Yesterday (Episode 26)
Air date: 1988-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: A man seeks to go back in time through a machine. He finally manages to make contact with beings from the colonial era.
No Todo Lo Que Brilla (Episode 27)
Air date: 1988-07-08
The Johnny (Episode 28)
Air date: 1990-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: After committing an assault, Humberto and his gang are worried about being discovered by the police. The situation worsens when Humberto must pay off his debts with the spirit of a gangster.
Christmas Gift (Episode 29)
Air date: 1990-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: A young man is tired of his family's conflicts and troubles, so for Christmas he asks Death for the gift of "one night of peace and quiet", not expecting that Death will fulfill his wish in her own way.
Night of Peace (Episode 30)
Air date: 1989-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: About mirrors.
Angel Perez (Episode 31)
Air date: 1990-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: A depressed and lonely man decides that the best option is to take his own life. But before doing so, he comes face to face with the spirit of his brother who died years ago, who tells him that the life of an angel is just as boring.
The Motel (Episode 32)
Air date: 1989-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: After their car breaks down, Lisa and her husband stay at a motel on the way. They are just going to sleep when she feels someone harassing them, someone who starts making phone calls to worry them.
With Everything On It (Episode 33)
Air date: 1989-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: A young man who enjoys eating at the popular hamburger restaurant suddenly becomes intrigued by the behavior of the employees. He will soon discover that the meat he has eaten might not be animal.
Martha (Episode 34)
Air date: 1988-07-08
Non-Returnable (Episode 35)
Air date: 1989-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: After a pact, a serial killer switches bodies with him from a man of apparent everyday life. Both stories are going to mix until he loses his sanity.
About Ogres (Episode 36)
Air date: 1990-01-01
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: After constantly suffering physical abuse from her father, a six-year-old girl finds solace in a creature that introduces itself as "The Ogre". He lives under the sewer and wants the girl to come down to keep her company.
Episode 157 (Episode 37)
Air date: 1988-07-05
Runtime: 20 min
