Tales from the Darkside
Drama • Series

Tales from the Darkside

7.3/10 1984 4 Seasons 89 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4

Season 2 Episodes

S2E1
E1
The Impressionist
22 min 1985

An impressionist, "Mr. Personalities," is brought in by the government to try to help them communicate with an alien. Mr…

S2E2
E2
Lifebomb
22 min 1985

Ben Martin, a rich businessman, is contacted by a special medical firm, "Lifebomb" which offers him an expensive policy …

S2E3
E3
Ring Around the Redhead
22 min 1985

As Billy is waiting to be executed in the electric chair, he relates the bizarre tale of how he came to be in his predic…

S2E4
E4
Parlour Floor Front
22 min 1985

A woman becomes concerned when she discovers that a man that she and her husband rent a room to has been practicing vood…

S2E5
E5
Halloween Candy
22 min 1985

A mean old man harboring an intense hatred for the celebration of Halloween is left alone by his son to hand out candy t…

S2E6
E6
The Satanic Piano
22 min 1985

Pete Bancroft is a talented pianist who has lost his inspiration, but is contacted by a mysterious inventor who gives hi…

S2E7
E7
The Devil's Advocate
22 min 1985

A hate-style radio host, Mandrake, spews out venom at anyone who calls in. He soon discovers, however, after receiving c…

S2E8
E8
Distant Signals
22 min 1985

A famous director is surprised when he is approached by a mysterious investor who wants him to finish up a "Fugitive"-li…

S2E9
E9
The Trouble with Mary Jane
22 min 1985

Two occultists are offered $50,000 if they can rid a girl of the multiple demons possessing her, but they soon find them…

S2E10
E10
Ursa Minor
22 min 1985

When Joan finds a new teddy bear in her son's room no one seems to know where it came from. Then night after night huge …

S2E11
E11
Effect and Cause
22 min 1985

Kate wakes up and discovers that for unknown reasons, her life is now running backwards.

E12
Monsters in My Room
22 min 1985

A little boy, Timmy, tries to convince his skeptical parents that there is a horrible monster beneath his bed - they lea…

S2E13
E13
Comet Watch
22 min 1986

Englebert Ames, an astronomer, is watching Hailey's Comet and is in for a shock when Sir Edmond Hailey himself arrives -…

S2E14
E14
Dream Girl
22 min 1986

A group of people find themselves trapped in a scenario with Otto, only to discover that he is a stagehand and they are …

S2E15
E15
A New Lease On Life
22 min 1986

A man is overjoyed to find a nice apartment with all the modern conveniences at an incredibly cheap price. The eccentric…

S2E16
E16
Printer's Devil
22 min 1986

Junior Harman is a third-rate writer who discovers that his new agent, Mr. Kellaway, can make things happen for him. All…

S2E17
E17
The Shrine
22 min 1986

A young woman, Christine, returns home to find her mother cold and distant, and living isolated from everyone else. The …

S2E18
E18
The Old Soft Shoe
22 min 1986

Salesman Chester checks into a motel and makes an off-hand pass at a woman. She rejects him, but soon another, jealous w…

S2E19
E19
The Last Car
22 min 1986

Stacey is on her way home from college and rides the last car on a train. She is soon perplexed by the bizarre behavior …

S2E20
E20
A Choice of Dreams
22 min 1986

A mob boss suffering from a terminal illness is visited by an odd man who claims that he has the ability to offer the dy…

S2E21
E21
Strange Love
22 min 1986

Dr. Carrol visits the Alcotts and discovers that they are vampire and that wife Marie wants an escape.

S2E22
E22
The Unhappy Medium
22 min 1986

The family of a dead preacher show up for a reading of the will but discovers he left them nothing specific. Rather, he …

S2E23
E23
Fear of Floating
22 min 1986

A hapless yokel, Arnold, runs into an Army recruiting office and asks for help, claiming to float. It turns out that he'…

S2E24
E24
The Casavin Curse
22 min 1986

A family finds themselves cursed because of their great grandfather killing his wife, and the curse won't die until they…

Cast

Paul Sparer
Paul Sparer
Narrator (voice)

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