Tag: Tales From The Darkside
Horror History: Sunday, November 30, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Deliver Us From Goodness” 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.
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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”Horror History: Sunday, November 16, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Serpent’s Tooth” 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 This forces her children to obey her; her son studies to be a dentist, while her daughter is forced to dress in outdated and feminine styled clothes.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”Horror History: Sunday, November 9, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Heretic” 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”Horror History: Sunday, November 2, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Black Widows” premiered
Season 3 Episode 6
On her wedding night, a young woman discovers the reason for her mother’s mysterious reclusiveness and a dark family secret.
Written by Michael McDowell and guest-starring Theresa Saldana.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 2, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Black Widows” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, October 26, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Geezenstacks” 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”Horror History: Sunday, October 19, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Florence Bravo” 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.
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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”Horror History: Sunday, October 5, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “I Can’t Help Saying Goodbye” 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.
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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”Horror History: Sunday, July 13, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Casavin Curse” 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”Horror History: Sunday, February 23, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Last Car”
Season 2 Episode 19
A young woman on her way home from college rides the last car of a train and discovers bizarre passengers.
Written by Michael McDowell.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 23, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Last Car””Horror History: Sunday, February 16, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Old Soft Shoe” premiered
Season 2 Episode 18
A salesman hits on an attractive woman at a motel and is subsequently pursued by another angry, jealous woman.
Written by Art Monterastelli and guest-starring Paul Dooley.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 16, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Old Soft Shoe” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, February 9, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Shrine” premiered
Season 2 Episode 17
A woman competes against a little girl for the affection and attention of her own mother.
Written by Jule Selbo from a story by Pamela Sargent and guest-starring Lorna Luft.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 9, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Shrine” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, February 2, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Printer’s Devil” premiered
Season 2 Episode 16
A writer learns that his new agent can make his novels succeed, and all he needs is a small sacrifice involving animals.
Written and directed by John Harrison, based on a story by Ron Goulart and guest-starring Larry Manetti.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 2, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Printer’s Devil” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, January 26, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A New Lease on Life” premiered
Season 2 Episode 15
A man gets the modern, fully equipped apartment of his dreams in exchange for providing his new landlady with lots of garbage.
Written by Harvey Jacobs and Michael McDowell. Guest-starring Marie Windsor.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 26, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A New Lease on Life” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, January 19, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Dream Girl” premiered
Season 2 Episode 14
A theatrical director finds herself acting out the dreams of a meek stagehand along with her co-workers. Written and directed by Timna Ramon, based on a short story by Barbara Paul.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 19, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Dream Girl” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, January 12, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Comet Watch” premiered
Season 2 Episode 3
A man and his henpecking wife gets unexpected guests when Sir Edmond Halley and a young lady from the long-ago past on the night Halley’s Comet appears. Written by Harvey Jacobs and Jule Selbo. Guest-starring Fritz Weaver and Anthony Heald.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 12, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Comet Watch” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, December 22, 1985: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Monsters in My Room” premiered
Season 2 Episode 12
A little boy who fears an octopus, a living buzz saw, and a demon are in his room finds they are all too real.
Written and directed by James Sadwith and guest-starring Seth Green.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, December 22, 1985: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Monsters in My Room” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, December 8, 1985: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Effect and Cause” premiered
Season 2 Episode 11
A woman learns she can change the world around her at random, but soon loses control of events. Written by Michael P. Kube-McDowell.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, December 8, 1985: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Effect and Cause” premiered”