Tales from the Darkside Episode 3: Pain Killer

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Technical Specs Director: Armand Mastroianni Writer: Haskell Barkin Cast: Farley Granger, Peggy Cass, Lou Jacobi, Fay Sappington, and Paul Sparer Composer: Wells Christie Air Date: 10/14/1984   Overview Mechanic Harvey Turman (Lou Jacobi) complains of chronic back pain, which Dr. Roebuck (Farley Granger) attributes to the constant badgering of Harvey’s wife Nadine (Peggy Cass). After […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 2: I’ll Give You a Million

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Technical Specs Director: John Harrison Writers: Mark Durand and David Spiel Cast: Keenan Wynn, George O. Petrie, Michael Freeman, Brad Fisher, Catherine Battistone, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 10/7/1984   Overview Hoping to cheat his longtime acquaintance, businessman Duncan Williams (Keenan Wynn) offers Jack Blaine (George O. Petrie)—a staunch atheist—one million […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 1: The New Man

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Technical Specs Director: Frank De Palma Writer: Mark Durand Cast: Vic Tayback, Chris Hebert, Kelly Jean Peters, Paul Jenkins, Billy Jacoby, Jon Jacobs, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 9/30/1984   Overview Having overcome his alcohol addiction, Alan Coombs (Vic Tayback) is greeted by Jerry (Chris Hebert)—a mysterious boy claiming to be […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 0: Trick or Treat

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Technical Specs Director: Bob Balaban Writer: George A. Romero Cast: Barnard Hughes, I.M. Hobson, Max Wright, Joe Ponazecki, Knowl Johnson, Brenda Currin, Eddie Jones, Patrick Wilcox, Eevin Hartsough, Nancy Ellen Sutherland, Jessica Carroll, Joshua Miller, Frances Chaney, Bill McNulty, Ed French, and Paul Sparer Composers: Donald Rubinstein and Erica Lindsay Air Date: 10/29/1983   Overview […]