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''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 (TV)|~~The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[~~Rod Serling (Creator)|~~Rod Serling]]'s [[~~Night Gallery (TV)|~~Night Gallery]]'', ''[[~~The Outer Limits (TV)|~~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]].

''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"

* [[And I Must Scream]]: The end of "A Choice of Dreams" has a [[Asshole Victim|mobster's]] brain [[Brain In A Jar|being kept alive after it's removed]] and forced to experience nightmares forever.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: The end of "A Choice of Dreams" has a [[Asshole Victim|mobster's]] brain [[Brain In a 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 ~~With~~ the Devil]]: "I'll Give You A Million", "Printer's Devil", "The Deal."

* [[Deal with 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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** 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 milage may vary. Some may feel like it was justified.

* [[Everything's Worse ~~With~~ Bears]]: "Ursa Minor"

* [[Everything's Worse with 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.