Series · 1981
Darkroom
Enter a New Dimension of Chilling Suspense ... Enter the Darkroom

The series
'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.
Episodes
Season 1 · 16 episodes · 1981
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Episode 127 Nov 19811h 0m
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.
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Episode 227 Nov 19811h 0m
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?
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Episode 34 Dec 19811h 0m
The Bogeyman Will Get You
Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire.
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Episode 44 Dec 19811h 0m
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.
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Episode 511 Dec 19811h 0m
Needlepoint
A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge.
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Episode 611 Dec 19811h 0m
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.
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Episode 718 Dec 19811h 0m
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.
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Episode 818 Dec 19811h 0m
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…
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Episode 925 Dec 19811h 0m
The Partnership
As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse.
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Episode 1025 Dec 19811h 0m
Daisies
Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson develops a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.
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Episode 1125 Dec 19811h 0m
Catnip
After accidentally killing an old woman said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat.
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Episode 128 Jan 19821h 0m
Lost in Translation
Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.
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Episode 138 Jan 19821h 0m
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.
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Episode 1415 Jan 19821h 0m
Exit Line
Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince highly influential critic Miss Alexis St. Clair to revise her negative opinion about his performance.
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Episode 1515 Jan 19821h 0m
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.
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Episode 1615 Jan 19821h 0m
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.
