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Tales from the Darkside is an anthology TV
series from the 1980s produced by George A. Romero. Similar to
The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, each episode was an
individual short story that ended with a plot twist. Unlike
these other series, Tales from the Darkside centered mostly
around horror stories. However, the series contained some
episodes which would more likely be considered science fiction
or fantasy-based, as well as some episodes which were more
comical in tone.
As in the case of The Twilight Zone and The
Outer Limits, the series begins each episode with a menagerie of
images - in this case, several shots of a forest and countryside
- accompanied by a narrator's foreboding voice-over. The
following is the voice-over from Tales from the Darkside as
given by the show's narrator, Paul Sparer:
Man lives in the sunlit world of what
he believes to be reality. But....there is, unseen by most, an
underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly
lit....a dark side.
Each episode would also end with a second voice-over:
The dark side is always there, waiting
for us to enter; waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to
enjoy the daylight.
The opening/closing theme to the series was
performed by Donald Rubinstein (who co-wrote the theme with
Erica Fox). Donald (The brother of Laurel Productions' founder,
Richard P. Rubinstein) had worked on scores for Laurel
Productions in the past, such as the films Martin and
Knightriders. His previous works qualified him to try his hand
at the theme for Tales from the Darkside, and the haunting
composition helped define the series as a separate entity from
Creepshow.
DISC 1
0. Trick or Treat
1. The New Man
2. I'll Give You a Million
3. Pain Killer
4. The Odds
5. Mookie and Pookie
6. Slippage
7. Inside the Closet
8. The Word Processor of the Gods
9. A Case of the Stubborns
10. Djinn, No Chaser
DISC 2
11. All a Clone by the Telephone
12. In the Cards
13. Anniversary Dinner
14. Snip, Snip
15. Answer Me
16. The Tear Collector
17. Madness Room
18. If the Shoes Fit...
19. Levitation
20. It All Comes Out in the Wash
DISC 3
21. Bigalow's Last Smoke
22. Grandma's Last Wish
23. The False Prophet
24. The Impressionist
25. Lifebomb
26. Ring Around the Redhead
27. Parlor Floor Front
28.Halloween Candy
29. The Satanic Piano
30. The Devil's Advocate
DISC 4
31. Distant Signals
32. The Trouble with Mary Jane
33. Ursa Minor
34. Effect and Cause
35. Monsters in My Room
36. Comet Watch
37. Dream Girl
38. A New Lease On Life
39. Printer's Devil
40. The Shrine
DISC 5
41. The Old Soft Shoe
42. The Last Car
43. A Choice of Dreams
44. Strange Love
45. The Unhappy Medium
46. Fear of Floating
47. The Casavin Curse
48. The Circus
49. I Can't Help Saying Goodbye
50. The Bitterest Pill
DISC 6
51. Florence Bravo
52. The Greezenstacks
53. Black Widows
54. Heretic
55. A Serpent's Tooth
56. Baker's Dozen
57. Deliver Us from Goodness
58. Seasons of Belief
59. Miss May Dusa
60. The Milkman Cometh
DISC 7
61. My Ghostwriter- the Vampire
62. My Own Place
63. Red Leader
64. Everybody Needs a Little Love
65. Auld Acquaintances
66. The Social Climber
67. The Swap
68. Let the Games Begin
69. The Enormous Radio
70. Beetles
DISC 8
71. Mary, Mary
72. The Spirit Photographer
73. The Moth
74. No Strings
75. The Grave Robber
76. The Yattering and Jack
77. Seymourlama
78. Sorry, Right Number
79. Payment Overdue
80. Love Hungry
DISC 9
81. The Deal
82. The Apprentice
83. The Cutty Black Sow
84. Do Not Open This Box
85. Family Reunion
86. Going Native
87. Hush
89. Barter
90. Basher Malone
Complete 1-91; 9 DVD's
Quality =
7-7.5 out of 10
Full Screen in English, no subtitles, no commercials. Not all
episodes will have the full opening & closing voiceovers.
Some have only part of it or are missing them completely. Set
was made from VHS. Quality varies with some eps. Some are very
good while others are about 6.5/10. That is why I have rated
them at 7.5 overall. I have not been able to come across a set
with better quality. I have however come across some where the
quality was much worse.
Price $34.50USD
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