Tales from the Darkside

TV-14

89 episodes4 seasons

US Release

Overview:

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

Created by:

George A. Romero

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

9/30/1984

Last air date:

7/23/1988

Key words:

anthology
horror anthology

Seasons

Specials

4 Episodes

Season 1

23 Episodes

Season 2

24 Episodes

Season 3

22 Episodes

Season 4

20 Episodes

Cast

Paul Sparer

~ as ~

Narrator (voice)

Catherine Battistone

~ as ~

Person on Telephone (voice) and 6 more

John Marzilli

~ as ~

Motu (voice) and 3 more

Neil Kinsella

~ as ~

Delivery Man and 2 more

Alison Sweeney

~ as ~

Karen

Vic Tayback

~ as ~

Alan Coombs and 1 more

John Rothman

~ as ~

Jim and 1 more

Bradley Fisher

~ as ~

Nicky and 1 more

Jon Jacobs

~ as ~

Roger and 1 more

Thomas Newman

~ as ~

Quentin Karp and 1 more

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Reviews (1)

GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
Yeah, I do like the Anthology thing, I like the flexibility that it gives and the fact that, when you sit down, you really don't know what kind of episode you are going to get and what characters you are going to meet.

But, honestly, it was never really as good as Tales From the Crypt of the Hitch Hiker was it? But than that could come down to the channels they were on and the money the producers decided not to spend on it.

I think the movie came across a little better visually and a lot worse story wise, but what The Outer Limits and the Twilight Zone revivals did, Tales from the Darkside did with a more horrific note. It was made to be scary, it was made to be frightening... but the special effects got in the way and left you with a Halloween: Season of the Witch feeling to it.

But, who cares, the stories were great.