Reviews

Some episodes are dull, some you will keep forever in memory and some will make you check under the bed (or in the closet, ha!) I used to watch this when I was younger and even the beginning intro scared me. Re-watching it again, it is still good but no where near "horror". Tales From the Darkside is more of a Twilight Zone type of show instead of something along the lines of Tales From the Crypt. I will not show nudity, sex or extreme gore but it still gets the point across and the story is told. I give it an 8 out of 10 only because some episodes I will forever be wondering what happened? What was THAT about? Some I absolutely loved. If you want to try it out, I have recommendations for a few episodes. If you are a horror lover, a scary story fan... watch season 1, "Inside the Closet". It's about an old teacher who lets a student sublet a room inside his creepy house. However, there's a catch. A small closet is in her room with the door bolted. She hears noises at night and almost obsesses over it. The conclusion to what's in the closet will make you re-check what's in there. If you are a mystery lover, like The Twilight Zone, watch "The Madness Room". A ghost story with a twist I never saw coming.

I used to sneak downstairs in my parents house when I was little to watch this show, late on Wednesday nights. I recently re-watched all 7 seasons again. Every show deals with the morals human beings go through each day, also every episode ends with a twist only M. Night Shyamalan could only wish to write (and if you thought the Sixth Sense had a great twist, you will love Tales From The Crypt) Maybe not exactly scary, but entertaining nonetheless. Some episodes are downright funny (The Assassin) to creepy (Only Skin Deep) and totally clever (Last Respects). The first few seasons are really worth watching, whereas the last 2 seasons seemed to recycle old story lines... how many times can a dead body get revenge? I only wish this show would return to it's home on HBO. We haven't seen television like this since it was off-air. And I know I'm not alone in wanting to hear "Hello boils and ghouls!" one more time around.