As of July 2026, Tales from the Darkside Season 3 aired in 1986 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Tales from the Darkside Season 3

1986 22 Episodes Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy ⭐ 7/10

Tales from the Darkside Season 3 has built a real following among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 92 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Paul Sparer's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Tales from the Darkside Season 3 is worth clearing space for. What makes Tales from the Darkside Season 3 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Season 3 of Tales from the Darkside includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1986 to May 1987. This season stars Paul Sparer. Paul Sparer leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1986. The rules of Tales from the Darkside Season 3's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Tales from the Darkside Season 3 a chance. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Watch for Paul Sparer in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.

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🎬 Tales from the Darkside Season 3 — Episode Guide

E1
The Circus
1986-09-28
A skeptical journalist travels on assignment to a sideshow. Seated in a small theatre, he is greeted by a perverse caretaker/M.C. who promises (in seemingly generic fashion) to unearth strange, horrible, and presumably fake creatures. The journalist nevertheless feels disgusted when he sees a demo...
E2
I Can't Help Saying Goodbye
1986-10-05
A young girl develops a talent for seeing the fate of those about to die and develops the habit of saying "Goodbye" to them when she does, and her family grows increasingly upset as a result.
E3
The Bitterest Pill
1986-10-12
A boy treated poorly by his parents gets the upper hand when an eccentric uncle shows up and tries to convince the parents to finance him to develop his newest invention - a pill that increases brain power and memory. He has a stroke and dies but not before the boy swallows the one and only prototyp...
E4
Florence Bravo
1986-10-19
The ghost of a feminist torments the woman who buys her home.
E5
The Geezenstacks
1986-10-26
A little girl, Audrey, discovers she can control her family by manipulating her doll family, the Geezenstacks, within her dollhouse.
E6
Black Widows
1986-11-02
Audrey Webster is concerned about her reclusive mother, but when she pursues the matter discovers exactly why her mother stays away from others, and what awaits Audrey on her own upcoming wedding night.
E7
Heretic
1986-11-09
A rich art collector buys a stolen painting from a thief. The painting portrays a man before the Spanish Inquisition. The collector, Harte, is soon visited by a mysterious man who begs him to repent of his sins and give up the wrongfully-gained picture. Harte ignores the warnings and finds himself s...
E8
A Serpent's Tooth
1986-11-16
A kibbitzing mother, Pearl, warns her unlistening family but her warnings start to come true.
E9
Baker's Dozen
1986-11-23
Ruby Cuzzins, a New Orleans baker, sells "magic" cookies and gives unscrupulous Henry adman a sample of her wares. Convinced, Henry tries to get her to go into business with him but gets his comeuppance when she refuses.
E10
Deliver Us from Goodness
1986-11-30
Valeria is a saint - literally - and finds it more then she can bear. She seeks out a way to fall from Grace but is unable to do so no matter how hard she tries.
E11
Seasons of Belief
1986-12-29
On Christmas Eve, a couple decide to preoccupy their restless children by telling them a fable concerning a massive, winged creature called "The Grither". The children initially balk at the story, which describes the creature as a proud, hateful beast who becomes enraged when it hears its name being...
E12
Miss May Dusa
1987-01-18
A robber accidentally brings a mannequin to life - its gaze turns him into a statue. The now-living mannequin flees into the night, unaware of her powers or the harm she can bring.
E13
The Milkman Cometh
1987-01-25
A man, Garry, hears from his neighbor a bizarre tale of how the unseen neighborhood milkman grants wishes to anyone who leaves their request in the empty bottles to be picked up. Garry tries it for himself and soon finds his every wish granted. His final wish is for a daughter, and his curiosity is ...
E14
My Ghostwriter: The Vampire
1987-02-01
Hack writer Peter, writing worse and worse vampire stories, buys a coffin for inspiration and finds it occupied by Count Draco. Peter manages to protect himself, and the two strike a deal: Draco will supply new inspiration based on his life experiences, and Peter will write the books. Peter becomes ...
E15
My Own Place
1987-02-08
Laura, a desperate woman, tries to get an apartment by herself but is forced to take in Ram, an immigrant from Calcutta. When Ram dies partly due to her involvement, Laura finds that she has inherited an entire family of ghostly Hindus.
E16
Red Leader
1987-02-15
A crooked tycoon makes a deal with the Devil in return for power and wealth.
E17
Everybody Needs a Little Love
1987-02-22
Robert, a lonely divorced man, fixated on a mannequin, but the question soon becomes - is the mannequin alive?
E18
Auld Acquaintances
1987-03-01
Two long-lived witches, Elizabeth and Mary, vie once more over an amulet in the modern day that they agreed to share hundreds of years ago.
E19
The Social Climber
1987-03-08
A shoemaker's apprentice discovers a strange power when he finds he can step into other peoples' lives simply by putting on their shoes.
E20
The Swap
1987-05-03
Anna Belle's plot to murder her husband to gain his money backfires with unpleasant results.

🎭 Cast of Tales from the Darkside Season 3

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Paul Sparer
Narrator (voice)

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