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Writers:

Franco Amurri (writer) (episode)
Scott D. Jackson (writer)
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Contact:

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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list

Release Date:

30 September 1984 (USA) more

Plot:

Each episode of this TV series depicts a short, strange tale...with a twist! With eerie stories vaguely... more

Awards:

2 nominations more

User Comments:

great series..worth watching at least once a week! more (31 total)


Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 2 of 22)
Catherine Battistone ... Telephone Voice / ... (8 episodes, 1984-1988)
John Marzilli ... Gad / ... (4 episodes, 1985-1987)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

30 min (92 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | Iceland:16 | UK:PG (some episodes)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The series originally aired as a pilot in October 1983 as "Trick Or Treat" starring Barnard Hughes. Apparently, this was before it became "Tales From The Darkside". The original broadcast wasn't intended as a episode of it until the "Tales From The Darkside" intro was tacked on future repeats of it. more

Quotes:

[closing narration]
Narrator: The Darkside is always there waiting for us to enter; waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993) more


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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
great series..worth watching at least once a week!, 31 March 2003
Author: (uboat96@yahoo.com) from RHODE ISLAND

Although I was in my early teens when I watched tales from the darkside, if left an impression on me. As a matter of fact, I still remember the first TFDS episode. The Halloween episode in which a rich old, whom everone in the town owns money to, has fun with his debtor's children by making them search for the outstanding notes in his creepy mansion. If a child found the outstanding-notes, that families debts would be wiped off. Of course, none of the children every found them...running out of the house scared out of their minds....until a real witch shows up! Needless to say, the old miser is paid a visit by the devil himself! I still rmemeber it to this day. Anyway, TFDS has dozens of episodes with eerie endings. If you like the late 80's tv series MONSTERS, you would also enjoy "tales from the darkside". It is just too bad that they don't show it any more....

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