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Tales from the Darkside

  • TV Series
  • 1983–19881983–1988
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
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7.5/10
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Tales from the Darkside (1983)
Tales From The Darkside
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A horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.A horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.A horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,305
495
  • Stars
    • Paul Sparer
    • Catherine Battistone
    • John Marzilli
  • Stars
    • Paul Sparer
    • Catherine Battistone
    • John Marzilli
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    • 17Critic reviews
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    Paul Sparer
    Paul Sparer
    • Narrator
    Catherine Battistone
    • Person on Telephone…
    John Marzilli
    John Marzilli
    • Gad…
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    • Lina Hagstrom…
    Neil Kinsella
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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • Self - Host (only UK version)
    Vic Tayback
    Vic Tayback
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    Fritz Weaver
    Fritz Weaver
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    Harsh Nayyar
    Harsh Nayyar
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    Larry Manetti
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    Kate McGregor-Stewart
    Kate McGregor-Stewart
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    Paula Trueman
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    Carolyn Seymour
    Carolyn Seymour
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    Richard Kuhlman
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    • 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

      [closing narration]

      Narrator: The Darkside is always there waiting for us to enter; waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight.

    • Connections
      Featured in Scream Greats, Volume I: Tom Savini (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Tales from the Darkside Theme
      Composed by Donald Rubinstein

      Written by Erica Lindsay

      Co-written by Donald Rubinstein

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    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....
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      • October 29, 1983 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Laurel Entertainment Inc.
      • Tribune Entertainment
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    • 30 minutes
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      • Mono

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