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'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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Closed CircuitNovember 27, 1981—Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he's being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance - S01E02
Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right BackNovember 27, 1981—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 ye - S01E03
The Bogeyman Will Get YouDecember 4, 1981—Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire. - S01E04
Uncle GeorgeDecember 4, 1981—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 p - S01E05
NeedlepointDecember 11, 1981—A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge. - S01E06
Siege of 31 AugustDecember 11, 1981—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 - S01E07
A Quiet FuneralDecember 18, 1981—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. - S01E08
Make-UpDecember 18, 1981—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 ch - S01E09
The PartnershipDecember 25, 1981—As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse. - S01E10
DaisiesDecember 25, 1981—Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson develops a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies. - S01E11
CatnipDecember 25, 1981—After accidentally killing an old woman said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat. - S01E12
Lost in TranslationJanuary 8, 1982—Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll. - S01E13GuillotineJanuary 8, 1982—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 execut
- S01E14
Exit LineJanuary 15, 1982—Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince highly influential critic Miss Alexis St. Clair to revise her negative opinion about his p - S01E15
Who's There?January 15, 1982—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. - S01E16
The Rarest of WinesJanuary 15, 1982—Following the death of his mother, Frederick inherits her old house and its contents, while his sister Pamela inherits the company, much to
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