Review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) by Astrid J — 16 Dec 2009

Excellent horror anthology that is superior to the overrated Creepshow. A fantastic cast of 80s stars, improves the stories also.

This review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) was written by Astrid J on 16 Dec 2009.

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 21 Oct 2012

Suffers from being a very grim and bleak anthology film with a narrative structure that never lives up to the innovation of Creepshow…

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By Jarrad B (134) on 26 Dec 2012

Its sad that a bevy of great actors in Tale from the Darkside: The Movie can't save the boring and laughably non-frightening stories within…

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By Corey W (745) on 26 Dec 2012

Its sad that a bevy of great actors in Tale from the Darkside: The Movie can't save the boring and laughably non-frightening stories within…

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By Sean Michael S (76) on 26 Dec 2012

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By Charles E (169) on 14 Oct 2012

Cat from Hell made me laugh my ass off. Reminds me of my crazy cat. Except hes not killing people…

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One of my favorite memories from growing up in the 80s is seeing this movie with my best friend. Fun horror movie…

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By Raul V (68) on 28 Aug 2016

One of my favorite anthologies from when I was a kid. Not for the Squamish, very violent but very fun…

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By Brandon L (411) on 04 Oct 2016

Loads of talented people acting in some very moronic tales. Nothing about this film is scary…

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