"Tales from the Darkside" (1984) TV series 1984-1988

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Directors:

Bob Balaban
Timna Ranon

Writers:

Franco Amurri (writer) (episode)
Scott D. Jackson (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

30 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Each episode of this TV series depicts a short, strange tale...with a twist! With eerie stories vaguely...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Horror | Cult Favorite | Anthology | Dark Humor

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	5:00 AM	SYFY	Hush	#4.18
Sat. Nov. 14	5:30 AM	SYFY	The Grave Robber	#4.6

Cast

Catherine Battistone	...	Telephone Voice / ... (8 episodes, 1984-1988)
John Marzilli	...	Gad / ... (4 episodes, 1985-1987)

Runtime:

30 min (92 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | Iceland:16 | UK:PG (some episodes)

Company:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

The series originally aired as a pilot in October 1983 as "Trick Or Treat" starring Barnard Hughes. Apparently, this was before it became "Tales From The Darkside". The original broadcast wasn't intended as a episode of it until the "Tales From The Darkside" intro was tacked on future repeats of it.

Quotes:

[opening narration]
Narrator: Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But... there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit... a Darkside.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)

great series..worth watching at least once a week!

Although I was in my early teens when I watched tales from the darkside, if left an impression on me. As a matter of fact, I still remember the first TFDS episode. The Halloween episode in which a rich old, whom everone in the town owns money to, has fun with his debtor's children by making them search for the outstanding notes in his creepy mansion. If a child found the outstanding-notes, that families debts would be wiped off. Of course, none of the children every found them...running out of the house scared out of their minds....until a real witch shows up! Needless to say, the old miser is paid a visit by the devil himself! I still rmemeber it to this day. Anyway, TFDS has dozens of episodes with eerie endings. If you like the late 80's tv series MONSTERS, you would also enjoy "tales from the darkside". It is just too bad that they don't show it any more....