Darkroom
Darkroom
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Darkroom

Enter a New Dimension of Chilling Suspense ... Enter the Darkroom

7.2 / 10 · 11 votes
TV-14
1981
~1h / ep
1 season
16 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama

'You're in a house. Maybe your own... maybe one you've never seen before. You feel it. Something evil. You run, but there's no escape... nowhere to turn. You feel something beckoning you... drawing you into the terror that awaits you in the Darkroom!' Darkroom is an American horror/thriller anthology broadcast on ABC from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. Similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery, each hour-long episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a different story and a different cast, but James Coburn hosts all the wraparound segments.

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Darkroom 1981 TV Series Anthology Intro (ABC-TV 7)

Cast

Seasons

  • Closed Circuit

    1.Closed Circuit

    27-11-19811h

    Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he's being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance and behavior.

  • Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

    2.Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

    27-11-19811h

    Charlie Miller discovers that his crystal radio is in contact with the German U-boat that sunk the ship his father died on during WWII 30 years ago. Should he change the course of...

  • The Bogeyman Will Get You

    3.The Bogeyman Will Get You

    04-12-19811h

    Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire.

  • Uncle George

    4.Uncle George

    04-12-19811h

    When their Uncle George dies, Bert and Margo Haskell convince a homeless man to pose as their late relative in order to keep receiving his pension checks.

  • Needlepoint

    5.Needlepoint

    11-12-19811h

    A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge.

  • Siege of 31 August

    6.Siege of 31 August

    11-12-19811h

    After buying his son a military playset, a Vietnam veteran-turned-farmer keeps hearing sounds of war in the night and discovers that his son's toy soldiers are alive.

  • A Quiet Funeral

    7.A Quiet Funeral

    18-12-19811h

    A gangster is in for an unwelcome surprise when he attends the funeral of his ex-partner, a forger who he robbed and left for dead.

  • Make-Up

    8.Make-Up

    18-12-19811h

    Down-and-out Paddy buys a makeup case from an actor's widow, who claims that when the makeup is applied, its wearer instantly becomes the character. When Paddy puts on the makeup,...

  • The Partnership

    9.The Partnership

    25-12-19811h

    As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse.

  • Daisies

    10.Daisies

    25-12-19811h

    Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson develops a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.

  • Catnip

    11.Catnip

    25-12-19811h

    After accidentally killing an old woman said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat.

  • Lost in Translation

    12.Lost in Translation

    08-01-19821h

    Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.

  • Ep 13

    13.Guillotine

    08-01-19821h

    A 19th-century Frenchman is aided by his lover to exploit a loophole in the law when he is sentenced to die by guillotine. Should the executioner die on the day of the execution, t...

  • Exit Line

    14.Exit Line

    15-01-19821h

    Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince highly influential critic Miss Alexis St. Clair to revise her negative opinion about his performance.

  • Who's There?

    15.Who's There?

    15-01-19821h

    Barry finds his upstairs neighbor Steve waiting in the dark with a gun for his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, to come home.

  • The Rarest of Wines

    16.The Rarest of Wines

    15-01-19821h

    Following the death of his mother, Frederick inherits her old house and its contents, while his sister Pamela inherits the company, much to Frederick's displeasure.

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