Originally published: December 12, 1991
Last updated: January 7, 2021
Compiled by Loren Heisey
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Series notes
Show type: Horror/Supernatural anthology
Show was syndicated
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 1 | October 29, 1983 |
| 1 | 23 | September 30, 1984 to August 4, 1985 |
| 2 | 24 | September 29, 1985 to July 13, 1986 |
| 3 | 22 | September 28, 1986 to May 17, 1987 |
| 4 | 20 | September 27, 1987 to July 24, 1988 |
After the series ended Tales from the Darkside: The Movie was made which had three stories bookended by a fourth tale. The show was released on DVD which contained two bonus episodes made by the production company which were not used in the original series. The DVD release also had an audio commentary by producer George Romero for the episode Trick or Treat.
| Media | Segments/Episodes | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Movie | 4 | May 4, 1990 |
| DVD | 2 | October 19, 2010 |
Episodes
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| Season | Season episode # | Series episode # | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | Trick or Treat | 10/29/1983 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | The New Man | 09/30/1984 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | I'll Give You a Million | 10/07/1984 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Pain Killer | 10/14/1984 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | The Odds | 10/21/1984 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Mookie and Pookie | 11/04/1984 |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Slippage | 11/11/1984 |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Inside the Closet | 11/18/1984 |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | The Word Processor of the Gods | 11/25/1984 |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | A Case of the Stubborns | 12/02/1984 |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | Djinn, No Chaser | 01/13/1985 |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | All a Clone by the Telephone | 01/20/1985 |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | In the Cards | 01/27/1985 |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | Anniversary Dinner | 02/03/1985 |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | Snip, Snip | 02/10/1985 |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | Answer Me | 02/17/1985 |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | The Tear Collector | 02/24/1985 |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | Madness Room | 05/05/1985 |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | If the Shoes Fit... | 05/12/1985 |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | Levitation | 05/19/1985 |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | It All Comes Out in the Wash | 05/26/1985 |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | Bigalow's Last Smoke | 06/09/1985 |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | Grandma's Last Wish | 06/16/1985 |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | The False Prophet | 08/04/1985 |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | The Impressionist | 09/29/1985 |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Lifebomb | 10/06/1985 |
| 2 | 3 | 26 | Ring Around the Redhead | 10/13/1985 |
| 2 | 4 | 27 | Parlour Floor Front | 10/20/1985 |
| 2 | 5 | 28 | Halloween Candy | 10/27/1985 |
| 2 | 6 | 29 | The Satanic Piano | 11/03/1985 |
| 2 | 7 | 30 | The Devil's Advocate | 11/10/1985 |
| 2 | 8 | 31 | Distant Signals | 11/17/1985 |
| 2 | 9 | 32 | The Trouble with Mary Jane | 11/24/1985 |
| 2 | 10 | 33 | Ursa Minor | 12/01/1985 |
| 2 | 11 | 34 | Effect and Cause | 12/08/1985 |
| 2 | 12 | 35 | Monsters in My Room | 12/22/1985 |
| 2 | 13 | 36 | Comet Watch | 01/12/1986 |
| 2 | 14 | 37 | Dream Girl | 01/19/1986 |
| 2 | 15 | 38 | A New Lease on Life | 01/26/1986 |
| 2 | 16 | 39 | Printer's Devil | 02/02/1986 |
| 2 | 17 | 40 | The Shrine | 02/09/1986 |
| 2 | 18 | 41 | The Old Soft Shoe | 02/16/1986 |
| 2 | 19 | 42 | The Last Car | 02/23/1986 |
| 2 | 20 | 43 | A Choice of Dreams | 05/04/1986 |
| 2 | 21 | 44 | Strange Love | 05/11/1986 |
| 2 | 22 | 45 | The Unhappy Medium | 05/18/1986 |
| 2 | 23 | 46 | Fear of Floating | 05/25/1986 |
| 2 | 24 | 47 | The Casavin Curse | 07/13/1986 |
| 3 | 1 | 48 | The Circus | 09/28/1986 |
| 3 | 2 | 49 | I Can't Help Saying Goodbye | 10/05/1986 |
| 3 | 3 | 50 | The Bitterest Pill | 10/12/1986 |
| 3 | 4 | 51 | Florence Bravo | 10/19/1986 |
| 3 | 5 | 52 | The Geezenstacks | 10/26/1986 |
| 3 | 6 | 53 | Black Widows | 11/02/1986 |
| 3 | 7 | 54 | Heretic | 11/09/1986 |
| 3 | 8 | 55 | A Serpent's Tooth | 11/16/1986 |
| 3 | 9 | 56 | Baker's Dozen | 11/23/1986 |
| 3 | 10 | 57 | Deliver Us from Goodness | 11/30/1986 |
| 3 | 11 | 58 | Seasons of Belief | 12/29/1986 |
| 3 | 12 | 59 | Miss May Dusa | 01/18/1987 |
| 3 | 13 | 60 | The Milkman Cometh | 01/25/1987 |
| 3 | 14 | 61 | My Ghostwriter: The Vampire | 02/01/1987 |
| 3 | 15 | 62 | My Own Place | 02/08/1987 |
| 3 | 16 | 63 | Red Leader | 02/15/1987 |
| 3 | 17 | 64 | Everybody Needs a Little Love | 02/22/1987 |
| 3 | 18 | 65 | Auld Acquaintances | 03/01/1987 |
| 3 | 19 | 66 | The Social Climber | 03/08/1987 |
| 3 | 20 | 67 | The Swap | 05/03/1987 |
| 3 | 21 | 68 | Let the Games Begin | 05/10/1987 |
| 3 | 22 | 69 | The Enormous Radio | 05/17/1987 |
| 4 | 1 | 70 | Beetles | 09/27/1987 |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Mary, Mary | 10/04/1987 |
| 4 | 3 | 72 | The Spirit Photographer | 10/11/1987 |
| 4 | 4 | 73 | The Moth | 10/18/1987 |
| 4 | 5 | 74 | No Strings | 10/25/1987 |
| 4 | 6 | 75 | The Grave Robber | 11/01/1987 |
| 4 | 7 | 76 | The Yattering and Jack | 11/08/1987 |
| 4 | 8 | 77 | Seymourlama | 11/15/1987 |
| 4 | 9 | 78 | Sorry, Right Number | 11/22/1987 |
| 4 | 10 | 79 | Payment Overdue | 02/14/1988 |
| 4 | 11 | 80 | Love Hungry | 02/21/1988 |
| 4 | 12 | 81 | The Deal | 02/28/1988 |
| 4 | 13 | 82 | The Apprentice | 05/01/1988 |
| 4 | 14 | 83 | The Cutty Black Sow | 05/08/1988 |
| 4 | 15 | 84 | Do Not Open This Box | 05/15/1988 |
| 4 | 16 | 85 | Family Reunion | 05/22/1988 |
| 4 | 17 | 86 | Going Native | 06/19/1988 |
| 4 | 18 | 87 | Hush | 07/10/1988 |
| 4 | 19 | 88 | Barter | 07/17/1988 |
| 4 | 20 | 89 | Basher Malone | 07/24/1988 |
| DVD | 1 | 90 | Akhbar's Daughter | 10/19/2010 |
| DVD | 2 | 91 | Attic Suite | 10/19/2010 |
| Movie | 1 | 92 | film intro/epilogue | 05/04/1990 |
| Movie | 2 | 93 | Lot 249 | 05/04/1990 |
| Movie | 3 | 94 | Cat from Hell | 05/04/1990 |
| Movie | 4 | 95 | Lover's Vow | 05/04/1990 |
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