Tales from the Darkside Episode 23: The False Prophet

Technical Specs Director: Jerry Cotts Writer: Jule Selbo Cast: Ronee Blakley, Justin Deas, Ann Hillary, Bill Fiore, and Paul Sparer Composer: Steve Gruskin Air Date: 8/4/1985   Overview Hoping to meet her “Sagittarius,” Cassie Pines (Ronee Blakley) follows the advice of an astrology machine known as Prophet Madame X and takes a bus to Texas. […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 22: Grandma’s Last Wish

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Technical Specs Director: Warner Shook Writer: Jule Selbo Cast: Jane Connell, Paul Avery, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Kelly Wolf, Greg Itzin, and Paul Sparer Composer: Tom Pile Air Date: 6/16/1985   Overview Unwilling to tolerate the oblivious behavior of a deteriorating grandmother (Jane Connell), the Rollins (Paul Avery, Kate McGregor-Stewart, and Kelly Wolf) decide to relocate their […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 21: Bigalow’s Last Smoke

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Technical Specs Director: Timna Ranon Writer: Michael McDowell Cast: Richard Romanus, Sam Anderson, Howard Dayton, Catherine Battistone, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 6/9/1985   Overview Upon awakening in a simulacrum of his apartment, chain-smoker Frank Bigalow (Richard Romanus) finds himself tortured by an enhanced smoke alarm when he attempts to light […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 20: It All Comes Out in the Wash

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Technical Specs Director: Frank De Palma Writer: Harvey Jacobs Cast: Vince Edwards, James Hong, Ellen Winthrop, Phil Roth, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 5/26/1985   Overview Having received a tip from his friend Sam Larchmont (Phil Roth), shady real estate developer Henry Gropper (Vince Edwards) visits a laundromat owned by Chow […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 19: Levitation

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Technical Specs Director: John Harrison Writer: David Gerrold Cast: Joseph Turkel, Brad Cowgill, Cynthia Frost, Anthony Thompkins, John Marzilli, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 5/19/1985   Overview A young man named Frank (Brad Cowgill) takes his friend Ernie (Anthony Thompkins) to a magic show featuring the great Kharma (Joseph Turkel)—the only […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 18: If the Shoes Fit…

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Technical Specs Director: Armand Mastroianni Writers: N. Ward and Armand Mastroianni Cast: Dick Shawn, Harry Goz, John Zarchen, Catherine A. Hayes, and Paul Sparer Composer: Tom Pile Air Date: 5/12/1985   Overview Believing that a good politician must flatter and entertain his voter base in order to achieve popularity, gubernatorial candidate Bo Gumbs (Dick Shawn) […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 17: Madness Room

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Technical Specs Director: John Hayes Writer: Thomas Epperson Cast: Stuart Whitman, Nick Benedict, Therese Pare, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 5/5/1985   Overview While finalizing the will of Edward Osbourne (Stuart Whitman), attorney Michael Fox (Nick Benedict) decides to help search for a haunted room after receiving instructions from a ghost […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 16: The Tear Collector

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Technical Specs Director: John Drimmer Writers: John Drimmer and Geoffrey Loftus Cast: Jessica Harper, Victor Garber, Linda Lee Johnson, Eric Bogosian, Kay Walbye, John Rothman, and Paul Sparer Composer: Tom Pile Air Date: 2/24/1985   Overview Unable to control her incessant crying fits, a woman named Prudence (Jessica Harper) believes she may have found the […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 15: Answer Me

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Technical Specs Director: Richard Friedman Writer: Michael McDowell Cast: Jean Marsh and Paul Sparer Composer: Steve Gruskin Air Date: 2/17/1985   Overview In this loose remake of The Twilight Zone’s “Night Call,” struggling actress Joan Matlin (Jean Marsh) finds herself troubled by the incessant ringing of a neighbor’s telephone. Unsettled by the late-night noises emanating […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 14: Snip, Snip

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Technical Specs Director: Terence Cahalan Writers: Howard Smith and Tom Allen Cast: Carol Kane, Bud Cort, Ed Kenney, Paul Micale, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 2/10/1985   Overview After Abe North (Bud Cort) fails to win the lottery with his devilish combination, the math professor turned warlock decides to steal the […]