Tales from the Dark Side
| Tales from the Darkside | |
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| Genre |
Horror Fantasy Science fiction Drama |
| Created by | George A. Romero |
| Narrated by | Paul Sparer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 89 (+ 1 pilot) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | George A. Romero Richard P. Rubinstein Jerry Golod |
| Running time | 30 min. (w/ commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
Laurel Entertainment Jaygee Productions Tribune Entertainment |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated |
| Original release |
Pilot: October 29, 1983 Official: September 30, 1984 – July 24, 1988 |
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| Related shows | Monsters |
Tales from the Darkside is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero; it debuted in 1983. Each episode was an individual short story that often 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.
The moderate success of George A. Romero's horror anthology film Creepshow led to initial inquiries about the possibilities of a Creepshow series. Because Warner Brothers owned certain aspects of Creepshow, Laurel Entertainment, which produced the film, opted to take their potential series into a similar, yet separate, direction, including changing the name to Tales from the Darkside. The new name reflected Creepshow's focus, that of a live-action EC-based horror comic book of the 1950s like Tales from the Crypt or The Vault of Horror, though the series would not carry the trappings of a comic as Creepshow did.
Some episodes of the series were written by or adapted from the works of famous authors. Stephen King's short stories "Word Processor of the Gods" and "Sorry, Right Number" were amongst them. Works by Frederik Pohl, Harlan Ellison, Clive Barker, Michael Bishop, Robert Bloch, John Cheever, Michael McDowell and Fredric Brown were also featured.
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