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{{quote|''"Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality.''<br />
''But, there is, unseen by most, an underworld --''<br />
''a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit... '''A DARKSIDE'''."''|'''[[Opening Narration]]'''}}
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''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'' is an anthology TV series from [[The Eighties]] produced by George A. Romero. Similar to ''[[The Twilight Zone (TV)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[Rod Serling (Creator)|Rod Serling]]'s [[Night Gallery (TV)|Night Gallery]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (TV)|The Outer Limits]]'' and ''[[Tales Fromfrom the Crypt]]'', each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. Unlike these other series, ''Tales from the Darkside'' centered mostly on horror stories. However, some episodes would more likely be considered science fiction or fantasy-based, and other episodes were more comical and lighthearted in tone. It's also known for its [[Cruel Twist Ending|Cruel Twist Endings]].
 
Also had [[The Movie]].
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=== Tropes in this series: ===
 
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* [[Affably Evil]]: The couple in "Anniversary Dinner" who {{spoiler|kill and then [[I'm a Humanitarian|eat their guest]].}} They continue acting like sane people while doing so.
* [[Aliens Steal Cable]]: "Distant Signals"
* [[And I Must Scream]]: The end of "A Choice of Dreams" has a [[Asshole Victim|mobster's]] brain [[Brain In Aa Jar|being kept alive after it's removed]] and forced to experience nightmares forever.
** The end of "Levitation". Just imagine... having the levitation trick done on you... {{spoiler|only for the magician to have a heart attack, and can't bring you down... and prevent you from floating into the sky...}}
* [[Asshole Victim]]: {{spoiler|Timmy's dad from "Monster In My Room."}}
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* [[Creepy Doll]] / [[The Doll Episode]]: "The Geezenstacks." The dolls themselves don't do anything, but the [[Uncanny Valley]] is in full effect.
* [[Cruel Twist Ending]]: HOO boy...
* [[Deal Withwith the Devil]]: "I'll Give You A Million", "Printer's Devil", "The Deal."
* [[Does Not Like Men]]: Florence Bravo, from the episode of the same name.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: A hallmark of various supernatural beings on the series, but more so with a certain episode. "Halloween Candy" is a story about a rather grumpy old man who refuses to give out candy on Halloween. He is frightened to death by a malevolent being that he refused to give candy to. I know he wasn't exactly the nicest guy, but wow, killing someone for not giving candy?
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*** On the other hand, the jerk was having a lot of laughs scaring and taunting those poor kids half to death with his haunted house.
** In [[The Movie]], the "Cat From Hell" not only goes after some people who made millions on a drug that was fatally tested on thousands of cats, but also a servant who merely happened to work for them.
*** Your milagemileage may vary. Some may feel like it was justified.
* [[Everything's Worse Withwith Bears]]: "Ursa Minor"
* [[Expy]]: One episode centers around a small family obviously themed after the family from ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
* [[Going Native]]: In fact, the episode was called ''Going Native'', about an alien disguised as a human doing research on earth culture but finding herself experiencing more emotions uncommon to her people.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: A staple in most episodes, with such examples as ''Trick or Treat'', but the most flagrant examples being ''Baker's Dozen'' and ''Seasons of Belief''.
* [[Mama Bear]]: From "Ursa Minor." The mother, learning that her daughter's teddy bear is terrorizing the house, stabs the bear to death. The trope repeats, however, when {{spoiler|the bear's mother attacks.}}
* [[The Movie]]: Sometimes referred to as ''Creepshow 3''.
* [[Murderous Mannequin]]: Appeared in at least one episode.
* [[Orifice Invasion]]: The "Cat From Hell" sketch in the movie, based on a [[Stephen King]] story, where a cat forces itself into a hitman through his mouth. But it does kind of fall apart when you look past [[Rule of Scary]].
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* [[Pretty in Mink]]: One episode started with a lady in a fox coat (might overlap with [[Fur and Loathing]], but the fur was real).
* [[Satan]]: Appears in a few episodes. Depending on the overall tone of the story, he'll either be portrayed tongue-in-cheek or genuinely sinister.
* [[Second -Person Attack]]: In the movie, we see the cat lunging at his victim, with the camera going right to the victim's mouth just to make it clear that it's an [[Orifice Invasion]].
* [[Together in Death]]: Episode "Miss May Dusa", although way more cruel.
* [[Your Mind Makes It Real]]: ''Possibly'' the case in "Seasons of Belief," though it's pretty hard to tell if it's this trope at work, or if the creature always existed and the parents didn't know.
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{{quote| ''"The Darkside is always there--waiting for us to enter, waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight."''}}
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