"Tales from the Darkside" Halloween Candy (1985)

Director:

Tom Savini

Writer:

Michael McDowell (written by)

TV Series:

"Tales from the Darkside" (1983)

Original Air Date:

27 October 1985 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Nasty old Mr Killup uses Halloween to taunt kids. This year, he's in for a surprise, from which even his long-suffering son Michael cannot save him. |

Plot Keywords:

Dark Humor | Cult TV | Anthology | Monster | Supernatural

Cast

Roy Poole	...	Mr. Killup
Tim Choate	...	Michael Killup
David Varnay	...	Medical Examiner (as David K. Varnay)
John Edward Allen	...	Goblin
Gary Pratt	...	Children
Paul Sparer	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Tom Savini

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael McDowell		written by

Produced by
Jerry Golod	....	executive producer
George A. Romero	....	executive producer
Richard P. Rubinstein	....	executive producer
Jan Saunders	....	associate producer
William Teitler	....	producer

Cinematography by
Jon Fauer

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Wolf

Casting by
Leonard Finger

Set Decoration by
Carla Gerona

Costume Design by
Jeanette Oleksa		(as Oleksa)

Makeup Department
Joanna Robinson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Doon Allen	....	unit manager
Oren Rudavsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julia Cort	....	second assistant director
Katarina Wittich	....	assistant director

Art Department
John Arnone	....	visual consultant
John Griffith	....	construction coordinator
James Guld	....	second props
Peggy Parker	....	property master
Barbara Robins	....	set dresser
Anne Stuhler	....	second scenic
Chas. C. Williams	....	first scenic artist

Sound Department
Robert Cardelli	....	sound editor
Tommy Louie	....	boom operator
Brian O'Hara	....	assistant sound editor
Rick Waddell	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special effects
Ed French	....	additional special effects makeup
Gregory Nicotero	....	special effects
Tom Savini	....	special effects makeup

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Abraham	....	assistant camera
John F. Cassidy	....	key grip
Evan Estern	....	second assistant camera
Gary Hildebrand	....	gaffer
Katherine Kolbert	....	still photographer
Felix Rivera	....	best boy
Steven Schwab	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margaret Yule	....	wardrobe assistant (as Maggi Yule)

Editorial Department
Diana Dru Botsford	....	post-production coordinator
Edmund Ferrell	....	assistant editor
Dee Balson Mollett	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Michael Gibbs	....	composer: theme music
Erica Lindsay	....	composer: title music
Donald Rubinstein	....	composer: title music

Other crew
Jessica Abrams	....	assistant production accountant
Tom Allen	....	creative consultant
Donna Amos	....	assistant to producer
Tina Carbonell	....	production coordinator
Charles S. Carroll	....	production accountant
Anne Nevin	....	production office coordinator
Elizabeth J. Nevin	....	assistant production office coordinator
Cosmo Ohms	....	studio manager
Jackie Pine	....	script supervisor

Directed by
Bob Balaban		(episode "Trick or Treat")
Timna Ranon		(episode "Bigalow's Last Smoke, " "Mookie and Pookie, " "Dream Girl")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Franco Amurri		(episode "Trick or Treat")
Scott D. Jackson		writer
George A. Romero		(episode "Trick or Treat") (episode "Devil's Advocate, The") (episode "Baker's Dozen") (episode "Circus")

Original Music by
Ken Mazur

Makeup Department
Tyler Smith	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Diana Dru Botsford	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neil Kinsella	....	second assistant director (1984)

Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Scott D. Jackson	....	foley editor
Scott D. Jackson	....	foley walker

Special Effects by
Joe LaPenna	....	special effects

Distributors

• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Goofs:

Continuity: Though the front door's deadbolt is clearly locked right after the "trick or treater" shows up, the door is opened without unlocking it a few seconds later.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trick 'r Treat (2007)

One of the scariest episodes.

Directed by: Tom Savini.

A lot of episodes of TftD feel very made for TV. This episode feels like a mini movie. It was so well directed, well acted and well done. Monster make-up guy Tom Savini directs this episode about a cranky old man living with his son. His son goes out until morning, and leaves the old man home alone on Halloween night. Of course this old man is rude to all the kids, all until he gets an unexpected visitor. A weird demon type creature stalks him. It is a genuinely scary episode, and though it really doesn't make a lot of sense it's so stylish. Just odd little pictures of random obscurities were thrown in while this man was dreaming. It's the little things that made this a perfect Darkside episode!! My rating: Perfect episode. 21 mins,