

Darkroom
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.
Cast

James Coburn
Host
Seasons

E1Closed Circuit
Nov 27, 1981
Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he's being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance and behavior.

E2Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back
Nov 27, 1981
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?

E3The Bogeyman Will Get You
Dec 4, 1981
Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire.

E4Uncle George
Dec 4, 1981
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.

E5Needlepoint
Dec 11, 1981
A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge.

E6Siege of 31 August
Dec 11, 1981
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.

E7A Quiet Funeral
Dec 18, 1981
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.

E8Make-Up
Dec 18, 1981
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.

E9The Partnership
Dec 25, 1981
As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse.

E10Daisies
Dec 25, 1981
Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson develops a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.

E11Catnip
Dec 25, 1981
After accidentally killing an old woman said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat.

E12Lost in Translation
Jan 8, 1982
Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.
E13Guillotine
Jan 8, 1982
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.

E14Exit Line
Jan 15, 1982
Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince highly influential critic Miss Alexis St. Clair to revise her negative opinion about his performance.

E15Who's There?
Jan 15, 1982
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.

E16The Rarest of Wines
Jan 15, 1982
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.
Storyline
'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.
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