What was long thought of as an unofficial "Creepshow 3," the "Tales from the Darkside" movie proves to be little more than a poor man's "Creepshow" in all things but its all-star casting. You may best remember "Tales from the Darkside" as the anthology horror series from the 1980s that was most often confused with HBO's "Tales from the Crypt." Without a wisecracking, decomposing creep to narrate the stories, the lesser-known, PG-rated "Darkside" was regarded as more of a cult classic. To make a comparison to an earlier decade with a similar run of shows, "Darkside" was the "Outer Limits" whereas "Crypt" was more "Twilight Zone."
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
What was long thought of as an unofficial "Creepshow 3," the "Tales from the Darkside" movie proves to be little more than a poor man's "Creepshow" in all things but its all-star casting. You may best remember "Tales from the Darkside" as the anthology horror series from the 1980s that was most often confused with HBO's "Tales from the Crypt." Without a wisecracking, decomposing creep to narrate the stories, the lesser-known, PG-rated "Darkside" was regarded as more of a cult classic. To make a comparison to an earlier decade with a similar run of shows, "Darkside" was the "Outer Limits" whereas "Crypt" was more "Twilight Zone."