Tales from the Darkside (1983)

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (7,571 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

6.22 avg 24 episodes 7.0 → 4.8 25 min avg

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Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Trick or Treat (Pilot)	7.0	764
1	The New Man	5.9	664
2	I'll Give You a Million	6.4	602
3	Pain Killer	6.0	549
4	The Odds	7.1	594
5	Mookie and Pookie	5.6	551
6	Slippage	6.3	536
7	Inside the Closet	7.8	788
8	The Word Processor of the Gods	7.1	658
9	A Case of the Stubborns	7.3	651
10	Djinn, No Chaser	4.7	485
11	All a Clone by the Telephone	5.2	442
12	In the Cards	6.5	461
13	Anniversary Dinner	7.2	501
14	Snip, Snip	6.3	452
15	Answer Me	5.9	449
16	The Tear Collector	5.5	425
17	Madness Room	6.9	429
18	If the Shoes Fit...	4.7	412
19	Levitation	7.1	434
20	It All Comes Out in the Wash	5.7	393
21	Bigalow's Last Smoke	6.9	410
22	Grandma's Last Wish	5.3	382
23	The False Prophet	4.8	396

Season 2 (1985)

6.11 avg 24 episodes 5.4 → 5.8 26 min avg

Rebound
Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Impressionist	5.4	360
2	Lifebomb	5.6	329
3	Ring Around the Redhead	5.9	358
4	Parlour Floor Front	6.3	349
5	Halloween Candy	7.7	547
6	The Satanic Piano	5.4	352
7	The Devil's Advocate	7.3	417
8	Distant Signals	6.9	385
9	The Trouble with Mary Jane	5.9	336
10	Ursa Minor	6.6	354
11	Effect and Cause	5.6	315
12	Monsters in My Room	6.9	393
13	Comet Watch	5.3	317
14	Dream Girl	3.9	302
15	A New Lease on Life	6.8	325
16	Printer's Devil	6.3	293
17	The Shrine	5.7	299
18	The Old Soft Shoe	6.3	324
19	The Last Car	7.6	477
20	A Choice of Dreams	6.4	300
21	Strange Love	6.5	325
22	The Unhappy Medium	5.1	277
23	Fear of Floating	5.4	285
24	The Casavin Curse	5.8	282

Season 3 (1986)

6.03 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 5.9 27 min avg

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Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Circus	7.0	318
2	I Can't Help Saying Goodbye	6.4	322
3	The Bitterest Pill	4.6	287
4	Florence Bravo	5.9	275
5	The Geezenstacks	7.5	365
6	Black Widows	6.2	294
7	Heretic	5.6	259
8	A Serpent's Tooth	6.0	341
9	Baker's Dozen	6.6	285
10	Deliver Us from Goodness	4.7	283
11	Seasons of Belief	7.9	480
12	Miss May Dusa	6.4	299
13	The Milkman Cometh	6.5	300
14	My Ghostwriter - The Vampire	6.5	260
15	My Own Place	5.0	250
16	Red Leader	5.3	243
17	Everybody Needs a Little Love	6.7	267
18	Auld Acquaintances	5.6	238
19	The Social Climber	5.9	238
20	The Swap	5.3	238
21	Let the Games Begin	5.2	236
22	The Enormous Radio	5.9	246

Season 4 (1987)

5.97 avg 20 episodes 5.8 → 4.3 27 min avg

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Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Beetles	5.8	260
2	Mary, Mary	5.3	256
3	The Spirit Photographer	5.7	249
4	The Moth	6.5	280
5	No Strings	6.6	263
6	The Grave Robber	5.8	259
7	The Yattering and Jack	6.3	294
8	Seymourlama	4.6	255
9	Sorry, Right Number	7.0	382
10	Payment Overdue	6.0	241
11	Love Hungry	6.6	285
12	The Deal	5.6	229
13	The Apprentice	6.5	250
14	The Cutty Black Sow	7.3	332
15	Do Not Open This Box	7.1	305
16	Family Reunion	7.3	311
17	Going Native	5.1	245
18	Hush	6.5	286
19	Barter	3.6	251
20	Basher Malone	4.3	247