"Tales from the Darkside" (1983) TV series 1983-1988

Directors:

Bob Balaban
Timna Ranon

Writers:

George A. Romero (episode) (episode "Devil's Advocate, The") (episode "Baker's Dozen") (episode "Circus")
Franco Amurri (episode)
(more)

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:

Dark Humor | Cult TV | Anthology | Monster | Supernatural

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Paul Sparer

...

Narrator (90 episodes, 1983-1988)

Series Directed by
Frank De Palma		(8 episodes, 1984-1987)
John Harrison		(8 episodes, 1984-1987)
John Strysik		(6 episodes, 1985-1988)
Theodore Gershuny		(5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Armand Mastroianni		(4 episodes, 1984-1987)
Gerald Cotts		(4 episodes, 1984-1986)
Michael Gornick		(4 episodes, 1984-1986)
Richard Friedman		(4 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bill Travis		(4 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tom Savini		(3 episodes, 1984-1988)
Timna Ranon		(3 episodes, 1984-1986)
Warner Shook		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
John Lewis		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
James Steven Sadwith		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
T.J. Castronovo		(2 episodes, 1985-1988)
Christopher T. Welch		(2 episodes, 1986-1988)
John Drury		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
David Odell		(2 episodes, 1987)
Bob Balaban		(1 episode, 1983)

Series Writing credits
Michael McDowell		(11 episodes, 1984-1988)
Edithe Swensen		(10 episodes, 1985-1988)
Jule Selbo		(9 episodes, 1985-1988)
Theodore Gershuny		(6 episodes, 1985-1988)
John Harrison		(5 episodes, 1984-1988)
Harvey Jacobs		(5 episodes, 1985-1987)
George A. Romero		(4 episodes, 1983-1986)
Michael Kube-McDowell		(4 episodes, 1984-1986)
Donald Wollner		(4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Robert Bloch		(3 episodes, 1984-1987)
James Houghton		(3 episodes, 1984-1986)
Haskell Barkin		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Carole Lucia Satrina		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mark Durand		(3 episodes, 1984)
Scott Edelman		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Peter O'Keefe		(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Franco Amurri		(2 episodes, 1983-1988)
Stephen King		(2 episodes, 1984-1987)
James Steven Sadwith		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Andrew Weiner		(2 episodes, 1985-1988)
David Gerrold		(2 episodes, 1985)
Richard Benner		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ellen Sandhaus		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Scott D. Jackson		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Richard P. Rubinstein	....	executive producer (90 episodes, 1983-1988)
Jerry Golod	....	executive producer / series producer (77 episodes, 1984-1988)
George A. Romero	....	executive producer (77 episodes, 1984-1988)
William Teitler	....	producer / supervising producer (45 episodes, 1984-1988)
T.J. Castronovo	....	producer / supervising producer (40 episodes, 1984-1988)
Anthony Santa Croce	....	associate producer / producer (40 episodes, 1984-1988)
Jan Saunders	....	associate producer / co-producer / ... (34 episodes, 1985-1988)
Christopher T. Welch	....	associate producer / co-producer (7 episodes, 1986-1988)
Erica Fox	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 1987-1988)
James R. McGee	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mitchell Galin	....	producer / supervising producer (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Original Music by
John Harrison		(4 episodes, 1984-1987)
Ken Mazur		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Gideon Porath		(17 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert Draper		(16 episodes, 1984-1988)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk		(15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Steven Ross		(11 episodes, 1985-1988)
Karen Grossman		(9 episodes, 1984-1986)
Ernest R. Dickerson		(8 episodes, 1984-1986)
Jon Fauer		(6 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Film Editing by
Scott Vickrey		(17 episodes, 1984-1988)
Christopher T. Welch		(12 episodes, 1984-1987)
Greg Schorer		(11 episodes, 1985-1988)
Jeffrey Wolf		(8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bill Pankow		(8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Frank De Palma		(6 episodes, 1984-1988)
Deborah Shaffer		(6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Kristina Boden		(6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Brian Q. Kelley		(5 episodes, 1985-1988)
Seth Gaven		(4 episodes, 1986-1988)
William Flicker		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Harvey Rosenstock		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Casting by
Leonard Finger		(46 episodes, 1984-1988)
Jean Scoccimarro		(37 episodes, 1984-1988)

Series Production Design by
Charles E. McCarry		(4 episodes, 1987)

Series Art Direction by
Gene Abel		(15 episodes, 1984-1988)
Mischa Petrow		(12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Diana Morris		(12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Sarina Rotstein		(10 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Set Decoration by
Chava Danielson		(15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Susan Block		(13 episodes, 1986-1988)
Mark Sweeney		(11 episodes, 1986-1988)
Cynthia T. Lewis		(9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ruth Ammon		(8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jim Ransohoff		(6 episodes, 1985)
Carla Gerona		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Sarina Rotstein		(2 episodes, 1984)
Kenton Rand		(2 episodes, 1988)

Series Costume Design by
Jeanette Oleksa		(35 episodes, 1984-1988)
Dolores Belz		(32 episodes, 1984-1988)
Kristin McNiff		(8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Margaret Yule		(4 episodes, 1987)

Series Makeup Department
Gigi Williams	....	makeup artist / hair stylist / ... (18 episodes, 1985-1988)
Antoinette Ponzo	....	makeup artist / hair stylist (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Bryan Moore	....	special makeup effects artist (9 episodes, 1984-1988)
Teresa M. Austin	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Wendi Rogers	....	key makeup artist (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jeanne Van Phue	....	hair designer / makeup designer / ... (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Linda Vallejo	....	makeup artist / hairdresser (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Sharon Ilson	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Karen Ragozzine	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ed French	....	makeup designer / special effects makeup / ... (4 episodes, 1983-1988)
Claudia Thompson	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Maddi	....	special makeup effects artist / assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 1984-1988)
Joanna Robinson	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bridget Bergman	....	makeup artist / makeup department head (2 episodes, 1986)
Tyler Smith	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Oren Rudavsky	....	post-production supervisor / production supervisor (53 episodes, 1984-1988)
Mitchell Galin	....	executive in charge of production (40 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ginger McGuire	....	production executive (37 episodes, 1986-1988)
Doon Allen	....	unit manager / production manager (23 episodes, 1984-1986)
David E. Vogel	....	executive in charge of production (21 episodes, 1984-1985)
Leslie Chapman	....	unit production manager / unit manager (18 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tambi Mincer	....	unit manager (16 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jeffrey Silver	....	production manager (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Winter Horton	....	unit manager (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Frank Martinez	....	production supervisor (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Erica Fox	....	production supervisor (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
Christopher T. Welch	....	post-production supervisor (9 episodes, 1984-1987)
Scott Robbe	....	unit manager / unit production manager (7 episodes, 1986-1988)
Diana Austin	....	production supervisor (5 episodes, 1985)
Carol Cuddy	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
Diana Dru Botsford	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John E. Vohlers	....	second assistant director (24 episodes, 1986-1988)
Katarina Wittich	....	assistant director / second assistant director / ... (23 episodes, 1984-1988)
Neil Kinsella	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (22 episodes, 1984-1988)
Tony To	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (20 episodes, 1985-1988)
Julia Cort	....	second assistant director (13 episodes, 1985-1986)
Richard Schlesinger	....	first assistant director / assistant director (10 episodes, 1984-1988)
Frank Martinez	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bruce McKay	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jan Ervin	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Hugh Rawson	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Evan Dunsky	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Scott Williams	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Dennis T. Benatar	....	first assistant director / assistant director (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
David Krakower	....	assistant director / first assistant director (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Annie Allman	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Annie Loeffler	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Gina Randazzo	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Karen Hare	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Frank Prinzi	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Gerry Welles	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1985)
John Cazin	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Howard McMaster	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1987)

Series Art Department
Peter Gelfman	....	construction coordinator / assistant construction coordinator / ... (46 episodes, 1983-1988)
Chas. C. Williams	....	first scenic artist (30 episodes, 1985-1988)
Anne Stuhler	....	second scenic artist / second scenic (28 episodes, 1985-1988)
Brian Moran	....	carpenter (22 episodes, 1986-1988)
William Forrest	....	carpenter (19 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jim Ransohoff	....	property master (18 episodes, 1984-1986)
Nat Bocking	....	property master / leadman (18 episodes, 1985-1988)
Joey Melore	....	assistant set dresser / scenic artist / ... (18 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tim Keating	....	carpenter (17 episodes, 1986-1988)
Marilee Carr	....	art department assistant (16 episodes, 1986-1988)
John B. Rajunas	....	lead carpenter / scenic carpenter (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Linda Triandos	....	set dresser (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Mary DeMocker	....	set dresser (14 episodes, 1986-1988)
John Griffith	....	construction coordinator (13 episodes, 1985-1988)
Peggy Parker	....	property master (13 episodes, 1985-1988)
Andrew Lassman	....	property master (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Eva Machauf	....	assistant props / property master (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Nell Stifel	....	set decorator / decorator (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kini Kay	....	carpenter / construction coordinator / ... (12 episodes, 1985-1986)
Christian Berry	....	construction coordinator / carpenter (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Michael Cudlitz	....	carpenter (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jenna Frere	....	scenic artist / first scenic artist (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jeffrey Crandell	....	assistant to art director (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
Philip Goetz	....	scenic artist (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
Susan Vitucci	....	assistant set dresser (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Arnone	....	visual consultant (11 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tony Nottonson	....	carpenter (11 episodes, 1987-1988)
Kenneth Wayne Hanis	....	construction supervisor (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Steven Casey	....	set carpenter / leadman (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
James Guld	....	second props (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Thomas A. O'Conor	....	construction coordinator / carpenter / ... (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mick Strawn	....	assistant art director (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Adam Barkman	....	carpenter (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
John Cazin	....	on-set carpenter / leadman / ... (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Mark Finley	....	set dresser (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Arthur Lorenz	....	second props (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
Corey B. Yugler	....	art department assistant / art department production assistant (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Peter Bendevski	....	construction coordinator (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Barbara Coston	....	carpenter (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Robert C. Oakley	....	construction coordinator (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Declan Weir	....	carpenter (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Steven C. Voll	....	carpenter (9 episodes, 1986-1987)
William R. Johnson	....	art department / assistant art director (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Carla Gerona	....	set dresser (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Scott Gagnon	....	property master / second props (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Michael Courville	....	property master / assistant property master (8 episodes, 1987-1988)
Barbara Robins	....	scenic artist / set dresser (7 episodes, 1984-1986)
Pat Moonan	....	scenic artist (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Chava Danielson	....	set dresser (7 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mark Bagnall	....	carpenter / construction coordinator (7 episodes, 1986-1988)
John E. Vohlers	....	swing / swing gang (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Alexis Djivre	....	assistant property master (6 episodes, 1986-1987)
Eric Tetrault	....	assistant property master / property master (6 episodes, 1987-1988)
John Clark	....	set dresser (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Tony Montesion	....	art department assistant (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Charles Williams	....	first scenic artist / scenic artist (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Patrick Hyland	....	carpenter (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
John Wright Stevens	....	visual consultant (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tony Ford	....	carpenter (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dan Driscoll	....	art department assistant / art department production assistant (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Maher Ahmad	....	visual consultant (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ed Bartosik	....	carpenter (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Kim Munson	....	scenic artist (4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles E. McCarry	....	visual consultant (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Leonard Cetrangelo	....	property master (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Patricia Rau	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 1985)
Anne Hoover	....	property master (3 episodes, 1986-1988)
Deidre Sinnott	....	second props (3 episodes, 1986-1988)
Christopher Nowak	....	visual consultant (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	special effects property master (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mischa Petrow	....	construction coordinator (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Rosaria Sinisi	....	visual consultant (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Vaughan Edwards	....	visual consultant (2 episodes, 1986-1988)
Billie Greenbaum	....	art department assistant (2 episodes, 1986)
Nancy Booth	....	assistant set dresser (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tyler Smith	....	designer: spirit attractor / special props (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Nicholas Fusco	....	assistant property master (2 episodes, 1988)
Gail Futch	....	scenic artist (2 episodes, 1988)
Anthony Greene	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 1988)

Series Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	sound mixer / sound / ... (30 episodes, 1985-1988)
Rick Waddell	....	sound mixer (23 episodes, 1985-1988)
Greg Schorer	....	sound editor (19 episodes, 1984-1986)
Kini Kay	....	foley artist / sound designer / ... (17 episodes, 1986-1988)
Christopher O'Donnell	....	boom operator / boom (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Stuart Deutsch	....	boom operator (13 episodes, 1983-1985)
Rolf Pardula	....	sound mixer (13 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert Cardelli	....	sound editor / supervising sound editor (12 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gene Defever	....	sound mixer (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
John Hays	....	boom operator (11 episodes, 1987-1988)
Philip Stockton	....	sound editor (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Richard Smigielski	....	assistant sound editor / sound editor / ... (9 episodes, 1984-1987)
Eliza Paley	....	assistant sound editor (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tommy Louie	....	boom operator (8 episodes, 1985-1987)
Mia De Bethune	....	assistant sound editor (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Fred Rosenberg	....	sound editor (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Angelo Mantas	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Matthew McFadden	....	boom operator (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Stewart Nelson	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mark Mitchell	....	assistant sound editor (6 episodes, 1987-1988)
Yehuda Maayan	....	boom operator (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Brian O'Hara	....	assistant sound editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Martin Topham	....	boom operator (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Sara Bolder	....	sound editor (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Micah Solomon	....	boom operator (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Clifford 'Kip' Gynn	....	boom operator (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ed White	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 1985)
Eric Gruendemann	....	assistant audio (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Wendy Hedin	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1987)
John Auerbach	....	assistant sound editor (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Waelder	....	boom / sound mixer (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jack Lindauer	....	boom (2 episodes, 1985)
Harry Peck Bolles	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Carol Everson	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lesley Topping	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1987)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Scott D. Jackson	....	foley editor / foley walker (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
David Scott Gagnon	....	special effects (16 episodes, 1986-1988)
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	special effects / special effects props (15 episodes, 1985-1988)
Bryan Moore	....	special effects makeup / special effects (5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tyler Smith	....	special effects / special effects life castings / ... (5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ed French	....	special effects makeup / additional special effects makeup (4 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tom Savini	....	special effects / special effects makeup (2 episodes, 1985-1988)
James Chai	....	special effects makeup / special effects makeup assistant (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Joe LaPenna	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Rob Kobrin	....	computer effects (1 episode, 1984)
Bill Groom	....	visual consultant (1 episode, 1985)
Mischa Petrow	....	visual consultant (1 episode, 1985)
Thomas A. Walsh	....	visual consultant (1 episode, 1986)

Series Stunts
Patricia Tallman	....	stunt double (1 episode, 1984)
Lisa Cain	....	stunts (1 episode, 1985)
Edgard Mourino	....	stunts (1 episode, 1985)
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 1987)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Zoran Veselic	....	assistant camera (27 episodes, 1984-1988)
Michael Cardone	....	first assistant camera / assistant camera / ... (26 episodes, 1985-1988)
John F. Cassidy	....	key grip / best boy (23 episodes, 1985-1988)
Daniel Graff	....	gaffer (23 episodes, 1985-1988)
David E. Elkins	....	second assistant camera / camera operator: "b" camera / ... (18 episodes, 1986-1988)
Katherine Kolbert	....	still photographer (17 episodes, 1983-1986)
Robert Weekes	....	still photographer / camera operator (17 episodes, 1985-1988)
Damian Costa	....	best boy grip / grip / ... (16 episodes, 1986-1988)
Paula Stone	....	still photographer (15 episodes, 1985-1988)
Phillip Tuck	....	best boy grip / key grip (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Shaun Gilbert	....	third electrician / best boy / ... (14 episodes, 1985-1988)
Ali Farboud	....	lighting technician / best boy lighting / ... (14 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jim Fealy	....	second assistant camera (14 episodes, 1986-1988)
Felix Rivera	....	gaffer / best boy (13 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jeff Levy	....	gaffer (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Phil Abraham	....	assistant camera (12 episodes, 1985-1986)
Nicholas Mastandrea	....	key grip (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Michael Preston	....	second grip / key grip (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
John Tintori	....	key grip (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gary Hildebrand	....	best boy / gaffer (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Robert J. Babin	....	key grip / best boy grip (10 episodes, 1985-1988)
Alicia Craft	....	second assistant camera (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Evan Estern	....	second assistant camera (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
John Perry III	....	still photographer (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Dog Thomas	....	best boy (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Vance Trussell	....	best boy lighting / best boy / ... (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
David Skutch	....	best boy (9 episodes, 1984-1985)
John D. Babin	....	best boy electric / best boy grip (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
James C. Walsh	....	third grip (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Lawrence Bender	....	grip (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Steven Ross	....	gaffer / lighting director (8 episodes, 1985-1988)
Steven Schwab	....	third grip / grip (8 episodes, 1985-1988)
John A. Mitchell	....	best boy (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Chuck Smith	....	best boy electric / best boy lighting (7 episodes, 1985-1987)
Udi Rimer	....	gaffer (7 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ian Christenberry	....	lighting technician / best boy lighting (7 episodes, 1987-1988)
Dwight Joseph Lavers	....	key grip (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Frank Prinzi	....	assistant camera (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kenny Davis	....	best boy (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tony Jackson	....	best boy (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Storn Peterson	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 1987-1988)
Gary Farr	....	still photographer (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Lucas Stello	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dermot Stoker	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Larry Soma	....	still photographer (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
Scott Guthrie	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert James	....	key grip (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Tom Turley	....	second assistant camera (4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Frank Vigilante	....	best boy (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
William Klayer	....	best boy (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Chuck Smith	....	best boy electric (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
John E. Vohlers	....	swing (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Bergeson	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 1986-1988)
Nat Bocking	....	grip (3 episodes, 1986)
Michael Bolner	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Felix Rebolledo	....	gaffer / grip (3 episodes, 1988)
Phillip Miller	....	assistant camera / second assistant camera (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Rory Flynn	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Chris Marzulli	....	second grip (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Harvey Wang	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 1985)
Roberto A. Quezada	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1986)
Richard Sands	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1986)
Paul Merwin	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ben Estes	....	best boy grip (2 episodes, 1988)
Juliette King	....	second assistant camera (2 episodes, 1988)

Series Casting Department
Lisa J. Palazzo	....	casting assistant (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Lewis Bailey	....	casting assistant (7 episodes, 1987-1988)
Julie Clarke	....	casting assistant (4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Darien Morea	....	casting assistant (3 episodes, 1988)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lila Berkheim	....	assistant wardrobe (23 episodes, 1985-1988)
Taryn Weaver	....	wardrobe assistant (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
Heidi Schulman	....	wardrobe supervisor (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Margaret Yule	....	wardrobe assistant / assistant wardrobe (12 episodes, 1985-1986)
Dolores Belz	....	wardrobe (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kari Thompson	....	assistant wardrobe (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Elaine Bergeron	....	wardrobe assistant (2 episodes, 1987)

Series Editorial Department
Dov Gottesfeld	....	assistant editor / post-production coordinator / ... (29 episodes, 1985-1988)
Diana Dru Botsford	....	post-production coordinator (20 episodes, 1985-1986)
Maureen Mitchell	....	assistant editor (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Cindy Wigdor	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 1984-1986)
Jimmy McDonough	....	apprentice editor / assistant editor (11 episodes, 1986-1988)
Elizabeth Schwartz	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tamar Bihari	....	apprentice editor (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lienna Silver	....	apprentice editor (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Skip Williams	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 1985-1986)
Oren Rudavsky	....	post-production coordinator (9 episodes, 1985-1987)
Elizabeth Gazzara	....	apprentice editor / assistant editor (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Meg Foss	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ana Marie Rodriguez	....	apprentice editor (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Frank De Palma	....	post-production coordinator / supervising editor (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Julie Janata	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tom Crawford	....	associate editor (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Dee Balson Mollett	....	apprentice editor / post-production coordinator (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Edmund Ferrell	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Mark Steffen	....	apprentice editor (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
William Karpe	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 1985)
Kristina Boden	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tod Abelman	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Pamela Hoelscher	....	apprentice editor (3 episodes, 1987)
Deborah M. Wolff	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Carol Hillson	....	apprentice editor (2 episodes, 1987)

Series Music Department
Donald Rubinstein	....	composer: title music (87 episodes, 1983-1988)
Erica Lindsay	....	composer: title music (86 episodes, 1983-1988)
Ken Lauber	....	composer: additional music (27 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tom Pile	....	composer: additional music / composer: theme music (8 episodes, 1984-1988)
Michael Gibbs	....	composer: theme music / composer: original music (5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Kevin Maloney	....	musician: synclavier / composer: additional music (4 episodes, 1985-1988)
Hilary Bercovici	....	composer: additional music (4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles Morrow	....	composer: additional music / composer: theme music (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Steve Gruskin	....	composer: theme music / composer: additional music (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Tom Noonan	....	composer: additional music / composer: additonal music (2 episodes, 1984)
John Harrison	....	composer: original music / composer: theme music (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
Richard Einhorn	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 1986)
Pat Irwin	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 1987-1988)

Series Transportation Department
P.D. Levy	....	transportation coordinator (16 episodes, 1986-1988)
Hank Lede	....	driver: art department (6 episodes, 1987-1988)
Bill Roberts	....	driver: art department (2 episodes, 1988)

Series Other crew
Tom Allen	....	creative consultant / script consultant / ... (84 episodes, 1984-1988)
Paul Sparer	....	narrator (80 episodes, 1983-1988)
Donna Amos	....	story coordinator / assistant to producer / ... (53 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tina Carbonell	....	production controller / production office coordinator / ... (47 episodes, 1983-1987)
Diane Vilagi	....	production coordinator / production controller (42 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jane Krive	....	assistant to producer (40 episodes, 1986-1988)
Christopher Orville	....	story assistant (36 episodes, 1986-1988)
Mary Ann Volvonas	....	assistant to producer / assistant: Mr. Galin (29 episodes, 1986-1988)
Bob Abrams	....	public relations / public relations: JayGee Productions (26 episodes, 1985-1988)
Kay Gelfman	....	production office coordinator / assistant production office coordinator / ... (25 episodes, 1986-1988)
M. Michael Frasca	....	assistant production auditor (24 episodes, 1986-1988)
Kristine Greco	....	script supervisor (23 episodes, 1985-1988)
Anne Nevin	....	assistant production office coordinator / production office coordinator (21 episodes, 1984-1986)
Maureen Andersen	....	unit publicist (21 episodes, 1984-1985)
Pepe Eraso	....	studio manager / stage manager (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
Lisa J. Palazzo	....	production secretary / assistant to producer / ... (20 episodes, 1985-1988)
Steve Roberts	....	stage manager / stage production assistant (19 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tony Montesion	....	utility / production assistant (19 episodes, 1986-1988)
Cosmo Ohms	....	studio manager (18 episodes, 1984-1986)
Therese Pare	....	stand-in (17 episodes, 1986-1988)
Anthony Greene	....	production assistant / stage manager (16 episodes, 1986-1988)
Robin Grey	....	production auditor (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Eric Gruendemann	....	assistant auditor (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
John Marzilli	....	stand-in (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jane M. Shannon	....	assistant production office coordinator (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Nancy Musser	....	script supervisor / script editor (14 episodes, 1984-1986)
Elana Golden	....	script supervisor (14 episodes, 1986-1988)
Laura J. Medina	....	production office coordinator (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Eric Tetrault	....	production assistant / stage manager (12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Charles S. Carroll	....	production accountant (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Elizabeth J. Nevin	....	assistant production office coordinator (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Donna Wolfe	....	production secretary / production coordinator (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Joe Carafello	....	assistant to producer (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jeremy Gardiner	....	production assistant / location manager (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Lynn C. Marchionno	....	production secretary (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Milo Perichitch	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Marsha Zvonkin	....	assistant auditor (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Louis Haber	....	administrative assistant (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Winter Horton	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jonathan Wolf	....	production auditor (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tambi Mincer	....	production office coordinator (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Rhonda Super	....	production auditor (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Joey Melore	....	craft service (7 episodes, 1985-1986)
Carolyn Jacobs	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ana Castronova	....	office production assistant (7 episodes, 1987-1988)
Parnes Cartwright	....	studio manager (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jackie Pine	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mark Steffen	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ginger McGuire	....	production executive (6 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jessica Abrams	....	assistant production accountant (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Heidi Scharfe	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1987-1988)
M. McFadden	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Cynthia Rolfe	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Barbara Shapiro	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mike Fidler	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Andrew S. Jacobsen	....	production auditor (3 episodes, 1984)
Deana Delshad	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
E. Harvey	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Susan Booker	....	production secretary (3 episodes, 1985)
Ralph Babcock	....	assistant production accountant (3 episodes, 1986)
Megan Sirianni	....	production office coordinator (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Andrea A. Friedland	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1985)
Brian McMillan	....	animal trainer (2 episodes, 1986)
Corey B. Yugler	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1986)
Keith A. Cuba	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1988)
Pat Phillips	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1988)

Production Companies

• Laurel Entertainment Inc.
• Tribune Entertainment

Distributors

• Paramount Television (1984) (USA) (TV)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• LBS Communications
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (final season)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (third season)
• Paramount Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (first season)
• Thriller Video (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

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:

Episode 4.19, with its characters named Ruthie, a drum-playing Micky, and "Little Micky," is a thinly-disguised parody of "I Love Lucy" (1951).

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 The Arrival (1996)

"The Twilight Zone" for the 1980s

"Tales From the Darkside" is an interesting anthology series which has been syndicated for as long as I can remember. Every now and then you can catch the episodes on WGN out of Chicago or on the Sci-Fi Channel. The series is a poor man's "Twilight Zone". I believe that all of the episodes were made in the mid-1980s and dealt with subjects very similar to those dealt with in Rod Serling's series. The special effects were usually sophomoric and so were the performances, but the suspense and sense of the "unworldly" usually kept me on the edge of my seat. The writing and direction of most of the episodes are clever and intelligent. However, there are several duds in the series. For the most part "Tales From Darkside" is an interesting supernatural series that has been overlooked, but is usually just as potent as "The Twilight Zone" or "The X-Files". The series was popular enough to spawn a theatrical movie in 1990, but the movie falls far short of the original television episodes. Overall I give the series 4 out of 5 stars.