Tales From The Darkside (1983 - 1988)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 29 October 1983 - 23 July 1988
Number of Seasons: 4
Total Number of Episodes: 90
Average Episode Running Times: 25 mins
Format: colour
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PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Laurel Entertainment / Tribune Entertainment
Executive Producers: George A. Romero, Richard P. Rubinstein
Producer: Jerry Golub
Associate Producer: Erica Fox

An anthology of short horror stories.

An under-rated anthology show that featured some pretty poor episodes towards the end but which also boasted many that were well above the average for this sort of thing. At its best it was certainly rather better than the lacklustre rehash of The Twilight Zone (1985 - 1988).

EPISODES

Pilot
Trick Or Treat (29 October 1983)

Season One (1984-1985)
The New Man (30 September 1984)
I'll Give You A Million (7 October 1984)
Pain Killer (14 October 1984)
The Odds (21 October 1984)
Mookie And Pookie (4 November 1984)
Slippage (11 November 1984)
Inside The Closet (18 November 1984)
The Word Processor Of The Gods (25 November 1984)
A Case Of The Stubborns (2 December 1984)
Djinn, No Chaser (13 January 1985)
All A Clone By The Telephone (20 January 1985)
In The Cards (27 January 1985)
Anniversary Dinner (3 February 1985)
Snip, Snip (10 February 1985)
Answer Me (17 February 1985)
The Tear Collector (24 February 1985)
Madness Room (5 May 1985)
If The Shoes Fit... (12 May 1985)
Levitation (19 May 1985)
It All Comes Out In The Wash (26 May 1985)
Bigalow's Last Smoke (9 June 1985)
Grandma's Last Wish (16 June 1985)
The False Prophet (4 August 1985)

Season Two (1985-1986)
The Impressionist (September 29 1985)
Lifebomb (6 October 1985)
Ring Around The Redhead (13 October 1985)
Parlor Floor Front (20 October 1985)
Halloween Candy (27 October 1985)
The Satanic Piano (3 November 1985)
The Devil's Advocate (10 November 1985)
Distant Signals (17 November 1985)
The Trouble With Mary Jane (24 November 1985)
Ursa Minor (1 December 1985)
Effect And Cause (8 December 1985)
Monsters In My Room (22 December 1985)
Comet Watch (12 January 1986)
Dream Girl (19 January 1986)
A New Lease On Life (26 January 1986)
Printer's Devil (2 February 1986)
The Shrine (9 February 1986)
The Old Soft Shoe (16 February 1986)
The Last Car (23 February 1986)
A Choice Of Dreams (4 May 1986)
Strange Love (11 May 1986)
The Unhappy Medium (18 May 1986)
Fear Of Floating (25 May 1986)
The Casavin Curse (13 July 1986)

Season Three (1986-1987)
The Circus (28 September 1986)
I Can't Help Saying Goodbye (5 October 1986)
The Bitterest Pill (12 October 1986)
Florence Bravo (19 October 1986)
The Greezenstacks (26 October 1986)
Black Widows (2 November 1986)
Heretic (9 November 1986)
A Serpent's Tooth (16 November 1986)
Baker's Dozen (23 November 1986)
Deliver Us From Goodness (30 November 1986)
Seasons Of Belief (29 December 1986)
Miss May Dusa (18 January 1987)
The Milkman Cometh (25 January 1987)
My Ghostwriter - The Vampire (1 February 1987)
My Own Place (8 February 1987)
Red Leader (15 February 1987)
Everybody Needs A Little Love (22 February 1987)
Auld Acquaintances (1 March 1987)
The Social Climber (8 March 1987)
The Swap (3 May 1987)
Let The Games Begin (10 May 1987)
The Enormous Radio (17 May 1987)

Season Four (1987-1988)
Beetles (27 September 1987)
Mary, Mary (4 October 1987)
The Spirit Photographer (11 October 1987)
The Moth (18 October 1987)
No Strings (25 October 1987)
The Grave Robber (1 November 1987)
The Yattering And Jack (8 November 1987)
Seymourlama (15 November 1987)
Sorry, Right Number (22 November 1987)
Payment Overdue (14 February 1988)
Love Hungry (21 February 1988)
The Deal (28 February 1988)
The Apprentice (1 May 1988)
The Cutty Black Sow (8 May 1988)
Do Not Open This Box (15 May 1988)
Family Reunion (22 May 1988)
Going Native (19 June 1988)
Hush (10 July 1988)
Barter (17 July 1988)
Basher Malone (23 July 1988)

USA
Television Distributors: LBS Communications / Paramount Television / Worldvision Enterprises Inc

anthologies

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009