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{{quote|''"Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality.''
''But, there is, unseen by most, an underworld --''
''a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit... '''A DARKSIDE'''."''
|'''[[Opening Narration]]'''}}
''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'' is an anthology TV series from [[The Eighties]] produced by George A. Romero. Similar to ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[Rod Serling]]'s [[Night Gallery]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' and ''[[Tales from 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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* [[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"
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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
* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: "Ursa Minor"
* [[Expy]]: One episode centers around a small family obviously themed after the family from ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
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* [[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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* [[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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