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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 1

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  Wickedly atmospheric and consistent trio of stories in this spooky anthology film. Had a blast with the wraparound segment as well. Can't go wrong with this as a slice of campfire fun.

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  Review by nathaxnne [hiatus: blast injury] ★★★½

  Watching Tales From The Darkside: The Movie made me wish that more directors would exploit Steve Buscemi's Nerd Rage in Lovecraftian Summoning/Supernatural Revenge movies because the first segment here, Lot 249 wherein he plays opposite Christian Slater and Julianne Moore and a scroll-activated mummy is by far the best of the three segments and one I wouldn't have minded spending more time with, even as a full-length feature. It had the coziness, the gross-out KNB fx, the hi-gloss sheen and properly transposed Victorianaic Horror for a perfect Halloween movie experience. The other two are not bad either. David Johansen was clearly born to play a dapper, sarcastic hit man, and James Remar and Rae Dawn Chong made for a lovely…

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  Review by belial_carboni ★★★½ 3

  As far as horror anthologies go Tales From the Darkside The Movie is pure 90s comfort food. A glorious display of campy theatrics and schlocky goodness. Despite it's larger budget and star studded cast it still manages to capture a lot of the imaginative ideas and low budget charm of the television series. A much overdue revisit and perfect Sunday afternoon kinda flick!

  The wraparound story involves a little boy who is chained up in a dungeon as he's about to be eaten by an evil witch. The little boy reads the various stories as he attempts to prolong his fate! We are hurled into several gory and entertaining stories including creepy mummies, killer cats, and a stone gargoyle that…

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  Review by Ian West ★★★½

  Tales from the Darkside: the movie aka the real Creepshow III. All of these segments work for me, I usually kick off spookyseason with this!

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  Review by haley ★★★½ 1

  there's a young steve buscemi, gargoyles, a killer cat, and plenty of gore. what's not to love?

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  Review by 📀 Cammmalot 📀 ★★★ 2

  Stephen’s King’dom Marathon: Film #22

  ”What the hell was that?”
  “I don’t want to know.”

  This spiritual companion to Creepshow, brings us three new stories, including Stephen King’s “Cat from Hell” which was originally meant for Creepshow 2.

  James Remar struggles to keep a gargoyle’s secret.

  David Johansen plays a game of cat & mouse and ends up with one hell of a feline feast.

  Julianne Moore receives an internal flower delivery and Christian Slater threatens to roast Steve Buscemi’s nuts by an open fire.

  Much like Creepshow and Cat’s Eye the mileage on these stories vary, but overall it’s a decent anthology with a better then average wrap-around story.

  ”Don’t you just love happy endings?”

  
  Cinematic Playlist – Stephen King Ranked

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  Review by SpaghettiNoir ★★★½ 2

  One of the better horror anthologies I've seen. Every story is solid and well paced; if anything this could use another segment. The makeup & gore, courtesy of KNB and Dick Smith, are exceptional - the cat gag alone makes this worth a watch. And I'm always a sucker for a mummy on the loose, but more so when it's chasing Julianne Moore.

  Intro/Wraparound: ⭐️⭐️ 1/2

  Lot 249: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  Cat From Hell: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  Lover's Vow: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

  
  HoopTober 9: 5/31
  Starring a Musician - Debbie Harry

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  Review by Comicbookfan ★★★½

  An entertaining anthology film with segments written by George romeo and Stephen king. All three stories and the wraparound are all entertaining, there not a boring segment among them. The film has excellent effects, some gory moments, twists at the end of each story and a cast of famous faces. The gargoyle segment is probably my favourite.

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  Review by Jake Boston ★★★½

  While I liked more of these shorts then I didn’t like the main reason why I’m rating this as highly as I am is because of the amazing practical effects that are on display. The Cat From Hell short was by far the worst one and had me wanting to fast forward through it but the ending pulling off what it does had me in awe and turned a bad short into a memorable one.

  Same can be said for the final short. I am
  usually terrible at predicting how a movie ends but I called this one from very early on. Instead of rolling my eyes at the final reveal I was mesmerized by the body horror on display. God I love practical effects. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Out Of 5.

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  Review by Middle-Aged Hate Eternal Enthusiast ★★★★ 17

  Absolutely goddamn delightful. I saw this at the Village 4 theater with a buddy of mine in 1990 when I was 13 and remember we had a blast with it. I don’t recall the last time I gave it a spin, but it’s been too long. Tales From The Darkside is going for the same thing Creepshow 2 did, but is wildly more successful, thanks largely to John Harrison’s skilled direction putting Gornick to shame and just frankly better stories across the board. 

  Lot 249 is a fun, simple Mummy yarn. It’s basically Old Chief Wooden Head, but with more impressive acting firepower and a leaner runtime. The Mummy design and makeup is really damn good, with strong physical presence…

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  Review by 8 b i t m u r d e r b o t ∆ ∆ ★★★★ 3

  I've been having agonizing and extremely personal nightmares, as of late. I woke up and put this on to get my mind off the running, dodging and disappointing I've been doing a great deal lately, evidently. Fuck the subconscious.

  Darkside feels just right to me, in many ways. The score and wraparound have a lite charm that tickles and warms the cockles in a witches oven. Debbie Harry is 45 years old and looks elegant as hell in contrast to the little 90's Lawrence brother. The setup is a reach and a scratch, but it somehow works.

  "Open, Tat. Open, Nap. Open his eyes... eater of shadows."
  
  Lot 249 isn't really my bag, per say. Mummy mischief. It did add…

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  Review by Geoff T ★★★½

  Geoff T's Hoop-Tober 5.0 Challenge
  "Creepshow" Double Bill #2
  Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

  A.K.A the REAL Creepshow 3, not that rancid POS that was made in 2006 just to cheaply cash-in on Romero's legacy.

  Well actually, this is a feature length adaptation of the Romero-produced anthology TV series of the same name, but I'd say it has far more right to call itself a successor to the first two Creepshow films. After all, it still pretty much uses the format established by those and other anthology fare, with a series of horrific short stories along with a wraparound in between.

  This one more or less gets your attention from the get go, as a modern day witch…