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 4 Episodes

S4E1
E1
Beetles
22 min 1987

An Egyptologist working on a sarcophogus ignores a curse and meets a horrific fate when he ignores it.

S4E2
E2
Mary, Mary
22 min 1987

A woman who lives with mannequins because she is unable to deal with real people gets a rude awakening.

S4E3
E3
The Spirit Photographer
22 min 1987

Despite the discouragement of his friend, a middle-aged photographer, Algernon, tries to captures spirits on film.

S4E4
E4
The Moth
22 min 1987

Sybil, a woman on the verge of death, is obsessed with the thought that after she dies her soul will dwell within a moth…

S4E5
E5
No Strings
22 min 1987

A mobster who has finally defeated his old rival hires a reluctant puppeteer to string up his rival and make it dance fo…

S4E6
E6
The Grave Robber
22 min 1987

In this comedic episode, two treasure hunters discover a lost Egyptian tomb and accidentally revive a mummy. The mummy, …

S4E7
E7
The Yattering and Jack
22 min 1987

A normal, everyday, plain-as-day man, Jack Polo, lives a normal, everyday life...despite the fact that strange poltergei…

S4E8
E8
Seymourlama
22 min 1987

Much to his parents' frustration, a spoiled young boy, Seymour, is declared the High Lama by a group of monks.

S4E9
E9
Sorry, Right Number
22 min 1987

Katie receives a mysterious phone call from a woman warning about her husband's death...but he isn't dead yet. Katie ign…

S4E10
E10
Payment Overdue
22 min 1988

Michael, a heartless collection agent, finds out that Jeanette doesn't quite understand the rules of going into debt, an…

S4E11
E11
Love Hungry
22 min 1988

Betsy, an overweight woman, receives an anonymous package with an earpiece that will supposedly help her diet. It transm…

S4E12
E12
The Deal
22 min 1988

Screenwriter Tom Dash unwittingly makes a deal with the Devil and finds he must get out of it by finding a new victim or…

S4E13
E13
The Apprentice
22 min 1988

Jane is hired by a Puritan museum but ends up mysteriously going back in time where she is forced to work as a near slav…

S4E14
E14
The Cutty Black Sow
22 min 1988

On her deathbed, Jamie's great grandmother tells him the tale of a Celtic demon, the Cutty Black Sow, that comes to clai…

S4E15
E15
Do Not Open This Box
22 min 1988

An aged inventor and his wife come into possession of a box marked "Do not open this box." The wife opens it and finds i…

S4E16
E16
Family Reunion
22 min 1988

Janice, a young mother, swears to a social worker, Trudy, that her husband Robert kidnapped their son Bobby six months a…

S4E17
E17
Going Native
22 min 1988

An alien is sent to Earth to study the nature and behavior of human beings. The alien, who resembles a normal Earth fema…

S4E18
E18
Hush
22 min 1988

A babysitter is called in to take care of a sick boy. As a game, the two make up a pretend creature out of household par…

S4E19
E19
Barter
22 min 1988

A mother tries to get a reprieve from her noisy drums-practicing son by making a deal with an ammonia-seeking alien. Spo…

S4E20
E20
Basher Malone
22 min 1988

A wrestler seeking one great opponent finds himself tricked into fighting a demon from Hell.

Cast

Paul Sparer
Paul Sparer
Narrator (voice)

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