Season 4 Episode 6
Jake Purly is campaigning on a platform to rid the world of pornography, but after his brother is discovered making a pornographic film, the press is suddenly beating down Jake’s door. To make matters worse, the actress in the film opens a flood gate of memories that Jake would rather not remember.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, March 24, 1987: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Doctor’s Orders” premiered”Season 4 Episode 5
Two escaped convicts hide out in a model home that just happens to be occupied and while the one, a true psychopath, wants to get rid of the inhabitants of the house, the younger one is torn between loyalty toward his ‘brother’ and saving innocent lives.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, March 17, 1987: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Homebodies” premiered”Season 4 Episode 4
A tabloid reporter hooks up with a hot young woman he meets at a club only to be drawn into a world of drugs and debauchery.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, March 10, 1987: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Why Are You Here?” premiered”Season 3 Episode 19
A young shoemaker’s assistant finds that he can actually live other people’s lives by walking in their shoes.
Written by Ellen Sandhaus
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, March 8, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Social Climber” premiered”Season 4 Episode 3
Luther is an eccentric sculptor who has no problem putting his models through the wringer — literally. When Cal breaks into his house one night, Luther sets him up to model with spunky blonde Arielle. When the two try to break free, Luther makes sure they find out that no one ever walks away from him.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, March 3, 1987: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Dead Heat” premiered”Season 3 Episode 18
Two ancient witches fight over an amulet yet again.
Written by Edithe Swensen.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, March 1, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Auld Acquaintances” premiered”Season 4 Episode 2
A man obsessed with order encounters trouble on a road trip to Sunnyvale with his wife.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, February 24, 1987: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Minuteman” premiered”Season 3 Episode 17
A divorced and lonely man talks to and dotes over a mannequin he calls Estelle, while his friend begins to get concerned about his mental stability. Based on the short story by Robert Bloch, adapted and directed by John Harrison (as John Sutherland), and guest-starring Jerry Orbach.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 22, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Everybody Needs a Little Love” premiered”Season 4 Episode 1
Photographer Simon Hopper is considered a genius in the art world, but the demands for his models are always insanely hard to meet. Christina will do anything to be the model in his next project. But when she does get her chance, it turns out that Simon has raised the bar to a new level.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, February 17, 1987: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Perfect Order” premiered”Season 3 Episode 16
A wealthy and unscrupulous businessman strikes a deal with the Devil.
Written by Edithe Swensen.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 15, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Red Leader” was released in theaters”Season 3 Episode 15
A yuppie gets his first apartment – with an unexpected roommate.
Written and directed by Ted Gershuny, co-written by and guest-starring Perry Lang.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 8, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “My Own Place” premiered”Season 3 Episode 14
A horror writer discovers a real vampire in the coffin he bought for inspiration, and makes a deal with him to provide material for his novels.
Story by Scott Edelman, adapted by Peter O’Keefe.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 1, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “My Ghostwriter – The Vampire” premiered”Season 3 Episode 13
A milkman (whom no one has ever actually seen) grants wishes to people if they leave him a note with their discarded bottles. To the horror of one man, he learns the milkman can mix up the meaning of the wishes if they’re written metaphorically. This comes to haunt him when his wife (previously barren after their first child) gives birth again.
Written by Donald Wollner, based on the short story “Temperature Days on Hawthorne Street” by Charles L. Grant. Guest-starring Robert Forster and Chad Allen.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 25, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Milkman Cometh” premiered”Season 3 Episode 12
A woman who has no memory of her past befriends a saxophone player and slowly uncovers the truth behind the deaths she’s accidentally caused everywhere she’s been. Written and directed by Richard Blackburn.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 18, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Miss May Dusa” premiered”Season 3 Episode 11
Two rowdy kids who don’t believe in Santa Claus demand a story during Christmas, and their mean parents decide to tell them a different kind of Christmas story, a horrific tale of the monstrous “Grither.”
Written and directed by Michael McDowell, story by Michael Bishop and guest-starring E.G. Marshall and Jenna Von Oy.
Read more “Horror History: Monday, December 29, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Seasons of Belief” premiered”Season 3 Episode 10
A saintly woman tires of her goodness and seeks a fall from grace. Story by Suzette Haden Elgin, written by Jule Selbo.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 30, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Deliver Us From Goodness” premiered”Season 3 Episode 9
A voodoo witch opens a bakery, sells magic cookies and partners up with an unscrupulous advertising agent. Written by George A. Romero and guest-starring Mabel King.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 23, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Baker’s Dozen” premiered”Season 3 Episode 8
A controlling mother is given the title item by a friend, causing her warnings and metaphors to come true. This forces her children to obey her; her son studies to be a dentist, while her daughter is forced to dress in outdated and feminine styled clothes. After she accidentally turns her daughter’s boyfriend into a slice of bread, her children snap at her. The episode ends with the mother now a pilar of salt after saying to be turned into one if she was a terrible mother. Written by Edithe Swensen and guest-starring Renee Taylor.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 16, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Serpent’s Tooth” premiered”Season 3 Episode 7
A thief sells a stolen painting from the Spanish Inquisition to a wealthy art collector, who soon regrets his purchase when he discovers the world within the painting. Written by Edithe Swensen.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 9, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Heretic” premiered”Season 3 Episode 5
A little girl is given a dollhouse by her uncle, who tells her that he found it when the previous owners suddenly abandoned their home, leaving only the dollhouse behind. The girl’s father soon notices that whatever happens to the new dolls happens to their family. The ending displays a unique variation on the Droste effect. Based on the short story by Frederic Brown and adapted by Nancy Doyne.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 26, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Geezenstacks” premiered”Season 3 Episode 4
A couple moves into an old house in which a woman murdered her cheating husband. The spirit of the woman has been seeking company to ease her loneliness, so she decides to recreate the events by having the female real estate agent feel weak, forcing the husband to take her home. Pressured by the ghost, the wife overhears her husband talking to the woman the next day, mistaking their conversation as one about cheating on her; in reality, he decided the house is giving the wife’s imagination too much to work with. When he tries explaining things to her, she is now fully under the ghost’s sway and kills him in exactly the same spot as the ghost’s husband. Written by Edithe Swensen.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 19, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Florence Bravo” premiered”Season 3 Episode 3
The uncle of a mistreated boy develops a miraculous pill which increases brain power and memory, and comes to the boy’s parents for financing; the boy takes the prototype and finally gets power over his parents. Based on the short story “The Richest Man in Levittown” by Frederik Pohl, adapted by Michael P. Kube-McDowell.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 12, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Bitterest Pill” premiered”Season 3 Episode 2
Libby and her fiance Max notice that people keep dying after Libby’s little sister Karen says goodbye to them; apparently, she can sense the impending death. In anger, they tell her not to say good-bye to anyone ever again. Written by Jule Selbo, guest-starring Alison Sweeney and Brian Benben.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 5, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “I Can’t Help Saying Goodbye” premiered”Season 3 Episode 1
An investigative journalist who enjoys debunking tales of the strange and bizarre investigates a circus that offers monsters on display. Written by George A. Romero and guest-starring William Hickey.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, September 28, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Circus” premiered”Season 2 Episode 24
A family learns that their great-grandfather murdered his wife, resulting in a curse upon the family line. Written by Edith Swensen.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, July 13, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Casavin Curse” premiered”Season 2 Episode 23
A man who levitates whenever he lies tries to enlist in the Army, while hotly pursued by a young pregnant girl and her angry father.
Written by Donald Wollner from a story by Scott Edelman and guest-starring Yeardley Smith and Howard Sherman.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 25, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Fear of Floating” premiered”Season 2 Episode 22
A recently deceased preacher leaves a video-taped will which tells his family that he will send them a sign.
Written by Edithe Swensen. Guest-starring Connie Stevens.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 18, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Unhappy Medium” premiered”Season 2 Episode 21
A doctor makes a late-night house call to fix a woman’s leg and discovers that his patient and her husband are vampires.
Written by Edithe Swensen and guest-starring Marcia Cross.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 11, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Strange Love” premiered”Season 2 Episode 20
A mob boss with a terminal illness is offered the chance to experience his dreams after death.
Written by James Houghton from a story by Edward F. Shaver. Guest-starring Abe Vigoda.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 4, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Choice of Dreams” premiered”Season 3 Episode 13
Miranda and Sean are two desperate songwriters trying to make a career in the record business. When record executive Robbie shows interest in one of their songs, they think they are on their way. Miranda becomes a ruthless businesswoman and must face the alter ego she has created for the video.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, April 22, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “One Last Prayer” premiered”
