Description
An anthology horror/thriller series, along the same lines as "Twilight Zone" or "Night Gallery". Each week features a new story and a new cast, and was hosted by white-maned James Coburn. The 60-minute episodes feature two or three short tales, each with a twist in the ending.
Directed by John McPherson and Rick Rosenthal.
Cast includes: James Coburn (Narrator), Helen Hunt, Anne Lockhart, Mary Frann, Samantha Eggar, Rue McClanahan, Brian Dennehy, Ronny Cox, David Carradine, Billy Crystal, and many more.
Episodes written by: Robert Bloch, Alan Brennert, Richard Levinson, Robert R McCammon, William F. Nolan, George K. Siegel, and more.
2 DVD Set, Complete Series, 16 Episodes, Running Time Approximate 752 Minutes, Fullscreen, Color, Region 0, 1981, Stereo.
Additional Information
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There's No Escape From The Terror That Awaits You In The ...DARKROOM. |
1 Review
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A rare classic
For those of you who might not be familiar, Darkroom is a horror anthology series that ran for one season on ABC TV in the early 80s. The Sci-Fi Channel and the USA Network showed reruns of the series from time to time in the mid to late 90s. Each episode runs an hour and is broken up into two separate stories with James Coburn acting as the host in opening and closing scenes. Darkroom is a very fun show and has been very hard to find in the last twenty years or so. Like any anthology series there are some episodes that are better than others but for the most part fans of the genre will find something to like in at least one of the individual stories per episode. One of the things I love about this series is that the cast is literally a who's who of 70s and 80s TV, with appearances by Claude Akins, Richard Anderson, June Lockhart, Ronny Cox etc.. It is also great to see actors before they became superstars like Helen Hunt and Billy Crystal. Darkroom is far more closely aligned with 60s classics like The Twilight Zone or One Step Beyond than Creepshow or Tales From the Darkside. Darkroom is well worth a look.