Review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) by Jay V — 14 Jun 2007

All the stories are great, and it has some pretty decent actors. All around a great film full of short story horror.

This review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) was written by Jay V on 14 Jun 2007.

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

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Very good compilation of three stories put together for the fourth and finial ending! Scared me as a child but I love the film now…

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