A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five 20-minutes tales were all taken from the Tales from the Darkside TV series and strung together as a video feature.
Two young hecklers goad once-great circus magician into reviving his legendary wireless levitation trick, which he abandoned years ago because it went horribly wrong.
In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
Soft-hearted Catherine makes a living as a tarot card reader but faces a crisis of conscience in the process.
Given one last wish to enliven her days before she is moved into the Tranquil Gardens retirement home, elderly Grandma sees to it that her self-centered family finds out what it's like to grow old.
Bookie never refuses a bet. Bettor only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Bookie's latest bet is that bettor will die of natural causes by 8:00 am tomorrow.
A man suffers from both back pain and his nagging wife. Doctor finds nothing physically wrong, concludes that the problem is caused by latent anger toward wife, & suggests uxoricide to kill all the pain.
When graphic designer fails to receive timely news about the outcome of a job interview, he begins to discover that he is slowly ceasing to exist.
Gubernatorial candidate's belief that politics is nothing more than entertainment, is helped at a hotel where the bellboy and maid help him get ready to show the public his true colors.
A young woman depends on an astrology machine to help her make all her decisions.
Not even death can sever the bond that exists between the two siblings when the knowledge of technology follows one of them into the afterlife.
Wily millionaire engages his longtime acquaintance in a cat & mouse game ... by offering him one million dollars for his mortal soul.
An English actress is unable to get any rest - being constantly annoyed by the sound of a ringing phone from the apartment next door.
A wealthy couple finds an extra room in their house with the help of a Ouija board.
A reformed alcoholic is visited by his young son, but he doesn't have a son called Jerry.
A young woman who can't stop crying meets a mysterious man who collects tears.
