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Darkroom

Darkroom
★ 7.2/10•1981•1h 0m•TV-14•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Mystery•Drama
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Enter a New Dimension of Chilling Suspense ... Enter the Darkroom

'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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 27, 1981

Episodes

Episode 1 - Closed CircuitE160m

Closed Circuit

Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he's being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance and behavior.

Nov 27, 1981

Episode 2 - Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right BackE260m

Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

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 years ago. Should he change the course of history and save his father?

Nov 27, 1981

Episode 3 - The Bogeyman Will Get YouE360m

The Bogeyman Will Get You

Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire.

Dec 4, 1981

Episode 4 - Uncle GeorgeE460m

Uncle George

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 pension checks.

Dec 4, 1981

Episode 5 - NeedlepointE560m

Needlepoint

A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge.

Dec 11, 1981

Episode 6 - Siege of 31 AugustE660m

Siege of 31 August

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's toy soldiers are alive.

Dec 11, 1981

Episode 7 - A Quiet FuneralE760m

A Quiet Funeral

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.

Dec 18, 1981

Episode 8 - Make-UpE860m

Make-Up

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 character. When Paddy puts on the makeup, he becomes whatever character is inscribed on the container. So he sets out to get back at the bookie who owes him.

Dec 18, 1981

Episode 9 - The PartnershipE960m

The Partnership

As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse.

Dec 25, 1981

Episode 10 - DaisiesE1060m

Daisies

Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson develops a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.

Dec 25, 1981

Episode 11 - CatnipE1160m

Catnip

After accidentally killing an old woman said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat.

Dec 25, 1981

Episode 12 - Lost in TranslationE1260m

Lost in Translation

Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.

Jan 8, 1982

E1360m

Guillotine

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 executioner die on the day of the execution, the prisoner will walk free.

Jan 8, 1982

Episode 14 - Exit LineE1460m

Exit Line

Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince highly influential critic Miss Alexis St. Clair to revise her negative opinion about his performance.

Jan 15, 1982

Episode 15 - Who's There?E1560m

Who's There?

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.

Jan 15, 1982

Episode 16 - The Rarest of WinesE1660m

The Rarest of Wines

Following the death of his mother, Frederick inherits her old house and its contents, while his sister Pamela inherits the company, much to Frederick's displeasure.

Jan 15, 1982

Actors

James Coburn

James Coburn

Host

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