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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.
Episode 22 : The Enormous Radio
May. 17,1987
Irene and Jim discover that a new radio they buy lets them overhear the neighbors, but Irene soon turns paranoid as she wonders whether they can hear her.
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Episode 21 : Let the Games Begin
May. 10,1987
When Harry Carson has a heart attack, an angel and a devil fight for who will get his soul and it's up to Harry to make the right choice.
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Episode 20 : The Swap
May. 03,1987
Anna Belle's plot to murder her husband to gain his money backfires with unpleasant results.
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Episode 19 : The Social Climber
March. 08,1987
A shoemaker's apprentice discovers a strange power when he finds he can step into other peoples' lives simply by putting on their shoes.
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Episode 18 : Auld Acquaintances
March. 01,1987
Two long-lived witches, Elizabeth and Mary, vie once more over an amulet in the modern day that they agreed to share hundreds of years ago.
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Episode 17 : Everybody Needs a Little Love
February. 22,1987
Robert, a lonely divorced man, fixated on a mannequin, but the question soon becomes - is the mannequin alive?
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Episode 16 : Red Leader
February. 15,1987
A crooked tycoon makes a deal with the Devil in return for power and wealth.
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Episode 15 : My Own Place
February. 08,1987
Laura, a desperate woman, tries to get an apartment by herself but is forced to take in Ram, an immigrant from Calcutta. When Ram dies partly due to her involvement, Laura finds that she has inherited an entire family of ghostly Hindus.
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Episode 14 : My Ghostwriter: The Vampire
February. 01,1987
Hack writer Peter, writing worse and worse vampire stories, buys a coffin for inspiration and finds it occupied by Count Draco. Peter manages to protect himself, and the two strike a deal: Draco will supply new inspiration based on his life experiences, and Peter will write the books. Peter becomes wealthy, but refuses to share the proceeds. With the aid of Peter's secretary, Draco manages to get the drop on the writer and kill him, and the vampire and secretary strike up a new arrangement.
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Episode 12 : Miss May Dusa
January. 18,1987
A robber accidentally brings a mannequin to life - its gaze turns him into a statue. The now-living mannequin flees into the night, unaware of her powers or the harm she can bring.
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Episode 10 : Deliver Us from Goodness
November. 30,1986
Valeria is a saint - literally - and finds it more then she can bear. She seeks out a way to fall from Grace but is unable to do so no matter how hard she tries.
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Episode 9 : Baker's Dozen
November. 23,1986
Ruby Cuzzins, a New Orleans baker, sells ""magic"" cookies and gives unscrupulous Henry adman a sample of her wares. Convinced, Henry tries to get her to go into business with him but gets his comeuppance when she refuses.
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Episode 8 : A Serpent's Tooth
November. 16,1986
A kibbitzing mother, Pearl, warns her unlistening family but her warnings start to come true.
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Episode 6 : Black Widows
November. 02,1986
Audrey Webster is concerned about her reclusive mother, but when she pursues the matter discovers exactly why her mother stays away from others, and what awaits Audrey on her own upcoming wedding night.
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Episode 5 : The Geezenstacks
October. 26,1986
A little girl, Audrey, discovers she can control her family by manipulating her doll family, the Geezenstacks, within her dollhouse.
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Episode 4 : Florence Bravo
October. 19,1986
The ghost of a feminist torments the woman who buys her home.
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Episode 3 : The Bitterest Pill
October. 12,1986
A boy treated poorly by his parents gets the upper hand when an eccentric uncle shows up and tries to convince the parents to finance him to develop his newest invention - a pill that increases brain power and memory. He has a stroke and dies but not before the boy swallows the one and only prototype, and soon puts his parents into the same position he was before.
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Episode 2 : I Can't Help Saying Goodbye
October. 05,1986
A young girl develops a talent for seeing the fate of those about to die and develops the habit of saying ""Goodbye"" to them when she does, and her family grows increasingly upset as a result.
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