Tales from the Darkside
(1983–1988)
Young Jamie receives, and takes seriously, a deathbed warning from his great-grandmother to guard against the legendary Cutty Black Sow.
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Title: The Cutty Black Sow (08 May 1988)
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| Huckleberry Fox | ... | Jamie | |
| Paula Trueman | ... | Great Grandma | |
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Mary Griffin | ... | Gloria (as Mary Alison Griffin) |
| Timothy Landfield | ... | Father | |
| Sharon Ullrick | ... | Mother | |
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Paul Sparer | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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Young Jamie receives, and takes seriously, a deathbed warning from his great-grandmother to guard against the legendary Cutty Black Sow.
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Composed by Donald Rubinstein
Written by Erica Lindsay
Co-written by Donald Rubinstein
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The initials for the Cutty Black Sow are CBS. The show aired on the channel CBS. See more »Soundtracks
Tales from the Darkside ThemeComposed by Donald Rubinstein
Written by Erica Lindsay
Co-written by Donald Rubinstein
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8 May 1988 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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I've never really found a lot of the Tales from the Darkside episodes scary, with the exception of this one and a few others (Inside the Closet and Geezenstacks) The plot line is pretty simple. A little boy vows to protect his dying grandmother from a Celtic monster called "The Cutty Black Sow." The visual effects are unsettling, including the surprise-twist ending (I won't bother to spoil anything else.) After seeing it several times, it never ceases to creep me out. I'd highly recommend this, probably my favorite in the entire series along with "The Apprentice," which isn't particularly a scary episode but I just like it.
8 outta 10