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Tales from the Darkside: Season 2

24 episodes · first aired Sep 29, 1985

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1 The Impressionist Sep 29, 1985 · 22m An impressionist, "Mr. Personalities," is brought in by the government to try to help them communicate with an alien. Mr. Personalities is at first stumped but finally makes "contact." The…
2 Lifebomb Oct 6, 1985 · 22m Ben Martin, a rich businessman, is contacted by a special medical firm, "Lifebomb" which offers him an expensive policy that will let him live forever. They give him an implanted device…
3 Ring Around the Redhead Oct 13, 1985 · 22m As Billy is waiting to be executed in the electric chair, he relates the bizarre tale of how he came to be in his predicament at the hands of an attractive woman.
4 Parlour Floor Front Oct 20, 1985 · 22m A woman becomes concerned when she discovers that a man that she and her husband rent a room to has been practicing voodoo. Although the man is good intentioned and kind, the woman regards…
5 Halloween Candy Oct 27, 1985 · 22m A mean old man harboring an intense hatred for the celebration of Halloween is left alone by his son to hand out candy to the neighborhood children. The old man initially ignores the…
6 The Satanic Piano Nov 3, 1985 · 22m Pete Bancroft is a talented pianist who has lost his inspiration, but is contacted by a mysterious inventor who gives him a piano that lets him play as never before simply by thinking of…
7 The Devil's Advocate Nov 10, 1985 · 22m A hate-style radio host, Mandrake, spews out venom at anyone who calls in. He soon discovers, however, after receiving calls across all of time that he is dead but that the "Boss," has…
8 Distant Signals Nov 17, 1985 · 22m A famous director is surprised when he is approached by a mysterious investor who wants him to finish up a "Fugitive"-like series that he had done twenty years ago that was cancelled…
9 The Trouble with Mary Jane Nov 24, 1985 · 22m Two occultists are offered $50,000 if they can rid a girl of the multiple demons possessing her, but they soon find themselves in over their heads.
10 Ursa Minor Dec 1, 1985 · 22m When Joan finds a new teddy bear in her son's room no one seems to know where it came from. Then night after night huge claw marks are found on the walls and the sounds of something very…
11 Effect and Cause Dec 8, 1985 · 22m Kate wakes up and discovers that for unknown reasons, her life is now running backwards.
12 Monsters in My Room Dec 22, 1985 · 22m A little boy, Timmy, tries to convince his skeptical parents that there is a horrible monster beneath his bed - they learn too late that he is telling the truth.
13 Comet Watch Jan 12, 1986 · 22m Englebert Ames, an astronomer, is watching Hailey's Comet and is in for a shock when Sir Edmond Hailey himself arrives - he's been riding "his" comet all these years trying to elude Sarah…
14 Dream Girl Jan 19, 1986 · 22m A group of people find themselves trapped in a scenario with Otto, only to discover that he is a stagehand and they are a theater group all trapped in his dream.
15 A New Lease On Life Jan 26, 1986 · 22m A man is overjoyed to find a nice apartment with all the modern conveniences at an incredibly cheap price. The eccentric landlady asks nothing more than for the man to provide her with…
16 Printer's Devil Feb 2, 1986 · 22m Junior Harman is a third-rate writer who discovers that his new agent, Mr. Kellaway, can make things happen for him. All it requires is a little blood - a few animals, the occasional…
17 The Shrine Feb 9, 1986 · 22m A young woman, Christine, returns home to find her mother cold and distant, and living isolated from everyone else. The woman soon discovers that her mother has summoned up...Chrissie…
18 The Old Soft Shoe Feb 16, 1986 · 22m Salesman Chester checks into a motel and makes an off-hand pass at a woman. She rejects him, but soon another, jealous woman shows up to haunt him.
19 The Last Car Feb 23, 1986 · 22m Stacey is on her way home from college and rides the last car on a train. She is soon perplexed by the bizarre behavior of her fellow passengers, including a woman who knows her name…
20 A Choice of Dreams May 4, 1986 · 22m A mob boss suffering from a terminal illness is visited by an odd man who claims that he has the ability to offer the dying a choice of dreams after death. The mob boss is skeptical at…
21 Strange Love May 11, 1986 · 22m Dr. Carrol visits the Alcotts and discovers that they are vampire and that wife Marie wants an escape.
22 The Unhappy Medium May 18, 1986 · 22m The family of a dead preacher show up for a reading of the will but discovers he left them nothing specific. Rather, he warns them on his video-taped will that he will send them a sign.
23 Fear of Floating May 25, 1986 · 22m A hapless yokel, Arnold, runs into an Army recruiting office and asks for help, claiming to float. It turns out that he's telling the truth, but then Mr. Cooper and his pregnant daughter…
24 The Casavin Curse Jul 13, 1986 · 22m A family finds themselves cursed because of their great grandfather killing his wife, and the curse won't die until they all die too and there is no one else to carry on his name.