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Description: Tales from the Darkside is an American anthology horror TV series that debuted in October of 1983 with a pilot episode. The series was then picked up for syndication in September of 1984, running for 4 seasons through July of 1988. Originally aired late at night, each episode was an individual short story that often ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and while many episodes were gory and quite horrific in nature, some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes. In 1990, a feature-length movie was produced that followed a similar anthology format, all tied together by a single tale containing them all.
Description: In 1988, the crime rate in the United States rises four hundred percent. The once great city of New York becomes the one maximum security prison for the entire country. A fifty-foot containment wall is erected along the New Jersey shoreline, across the Harlem River, and down along the Brooklyn shoreline. It completely surrounds Manhattan Island. All bridges and waterways are mined. The United States Police Force, like an army, is encamped around the island. There are no guards inside the prison, only prisoners and the worlds they have made. The rules are simple: once you go in, you don't come out.
