Tales from the Darkside Episode 47: The Casavin Curse

Tales from the Darkside The Casavin Curse

General Information Director: Frank De Palma Writer: Edithe Swensen Cast: Joe Cortese, Catherine Parks, Scott Lincoln, Julie Ariola, John Brandon, and Paul Sparer Composer: Ken Lauber Air Date: 7/13/1986   Overview After the brutal homicide of her boyfriend, Gina Casavin (Catherine Parks)—cousin of the wealthy Nicholas Casavin (Joe Cortese)—blames the murder on a curse inherited […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 46: Fear of Floating

Tales from the Darkside Fear of Floating

General Information Director: John Lewis Writer: Donald Wollner Cast: Howard Sherman, Anne Lange, Leon Russom, Yeardley Smith, John Ridge, and Paul Sparer Composer: Richard Einhorn Air Date: 5/25/1986   Overview Seeking shelter at an Army recruiting station, Arnold Barker (Howard Sherman)—a man who levitates when telling lies—requests protection from Mr. Cooper (John Ridge) and his […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 45: The Unhappy Medium

Tales from the Darkside The Unhappy Medium

General Information Director: Dusty Nelson Writer: Edithe Swensen Cast: Connie Stevens, Carolyn Clark, Richard Kuhlman, Peter Miller, and Paul Sparer Composer: Ken Lauber Air Date: 5/18/1986   Overview Following the death of televangelist Farley Bright (Peter Miller), founder of the Church of the Bright Tomorrow, greedy relatives Jenny (Carolyn Clark), Jonathan (Richard Kuhlman), and Caroline […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 44: Strange Love

Tales from the Darkside Strange Love

General Information Director: Ted Gershuny Writer: Edithe Swensen Cast: Harsh Nayyar, Marcia Cross, Patrick Kilpatrick, and Paul Sparer Composer: Irwin Fisch Air Date: 5/11/1986   Overview In the year 1935, Dr. Philip Carrol (Patrick Kilpatrick) makes a house call for Edmund and Marie Alcott (Harsh Nayyar and Marcia Cross). Complications arise when Edmund, revealed to […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 43: A Choice of Dreams

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General Information Director: Jerry Smith Writer: James Houghton Cast: Abe Vigoda, David Chandler, Ralph Monaco, David Glen, Tracy Kolis, Dominic Chianese, and Paul Sparer Composer: Donald Rubinstein Air Date: 5/4/1986   Overview Jake Corelli (Abe Vigoda), a vile mob boss with tremendous power over others, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Thereafter, Corelli is approached by […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 42: The Last Car

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General Information Director: John Strysik Writer: Michael McDowell Cast: Begoña Plaza, Mary Carver, Louis Guss, Scooter Stevens, Bert Williams, and Paul Sparer Composers: Ken Lauber and Kevin Maloney Air Date: 2/23/1986   Overview Traveling home for Thanksgiving, attractive college student Stacey (Begoña Plaza) boards a train occupied by an old man (Louis Guss), a little […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 41: The Old Soft Shoe

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General Information Director: Richard Friedman Writer: Art Monterastelli Cast: Paul Dooley, John Fiedler, Kathy McLain, Dorothy Parke, Patrick Farrelly, and Paul Sparer Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 2/16/1986   Overview Lingerie salesman Chester “Soft Shoes” Caruso (Paul Dooley) rents a hotel room from Arthur (John Fiedler), a stern but oddball manager. Upon settling down […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 40: The Shrine

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General Information Director: Christopher T. Welch Writer: Jule Selbo Cast: Lorna Luft, Coleen Gray, Virginia Keehne, Janet Wood, Larry Gilman, and Paul Sparer Composers: Ken Lauber and Kevin Maloney Air Date: 2/9/1986   Overview After recovering from a nervous breakdown, Christine Matthews (Lorna Luft) returns home for the first time in years. Christine later discovers […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 39: Printer’s Devil

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General Information Director: John Harrison Writer: John Harrison Cast: Larry Manetti, Charles Knapp, Kate Charleson, Tony Montesian, Michael Freeman, Catherine Battistone, and Paul Sparer Composer: Ken Lauber Air Date: 2/2/1986   Overview Desperate to promote his novels, author Junior P. Harmon (Larry Manetti) responds to an ad from Alex Kellaway (Charles Knapp)—an eccentric, morbidly obese […]

Tales from the Darkside Episode 38: A New Lease on Life

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General Information Director: John Strysik Writers: Harvey Jacobs and Michael McDowell Cast: Marie Windsor, Robert Rothman, Ben Frank, Robert Sutton, Patricia Pelham, and Paul Sparer Composer: Ken Lauber Air Date: 1/26/1986   Overview At a bargain price, Archie Fenton (Robert Rothman) rents a room at the St. George apartment block. When his neighbor Helen Tanner […]