Classic Horror TV shows

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 2nd, 2006, 07:20 PM

Ive been on a kick lately, trying to find all the horror tv shows I watched as a kid and young adult. Below I list some I have found lately, list any that you remember that I have over looked so I may find them also!

Tales from the Dark Side (see sig) also check out the 1990 movie, has a great cast: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore and others.

Tales from the Crypt ( a favorite of mine) http://www.cryptdvd.com/index2.htm

Monsters (still have not found this one out yet) http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/511-monsters/

Night Gallery http://www.nightgallery.net/index.html?title.html&0

Twilight zone (50's-60's and 80's version) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/

Amazing Stories http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/8849/

Friday the 13th series http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Star...91/f13home.htm

The Hitchhiker http://www.thehitchhiker.com/series/ not really horror but cool

**Dingo Xavier** · January 2nd, 2006, 08:13 PM

I know Sci-Fi channel use to play Tales from the Dark Side re-runs about 10 or 15 years ago. I loved that show, I thought it had much more disturbing stories than tales from the crypt ever had.

I wish there were just a Horror channel that showed nothing but scary shows and movies. Hell they have one for romance and westerns, so I don't see why not.

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 2nd, 2006, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Dingo Xavier

I know Sci-Fi channel use to play Tales from the Dark Side re-runs about 10 or 15 years ago. I loved that show, I thought it had much more disturbing stories than tales from the crypt ever had.

I wish there were just a Horror channel that showed nothing but scary shows and movies. Hell they have one for romance and westerns, so I don't see why not.

There is a horror channel and I think its owned by the Sci Fi channel as well. I can't get it here either.

I wish Tales from the Darkside was released on DVD but it can only be found on VHS. There are a few sites selling bootleg DVD's

**pimpinaman** · January 2nd, 2006, 08:18 PM

is Elvira included in your seaching Mel? :)

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 2nd, 2006, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by pimpinaman

is Elvira included in your seaching Mel? :)

I know who she is but I'm not aware of any shows she may have hosted. I'll have to look into those,err - ya know what I mean.

**shawners** · January 2nd, 2006, 09:21 PM

El Vira did do a couple horror shows, but mostly narated and was there before and after coming back from commercials.. She had alot of weird stuff on that defines logic. I cant remember some of the stories or plots, but it was really gruesome at that time =)

**Potato** · January 2nd, 2006, 09:53 PM

Did you happen to catch SciFi at all on New Year's Eve? They aired Twilight Zone episodes all day long!!!! I think they do this every year.

**Lord_of_the_Dense** · January 2nd, 2006, 10:01 PM

A prefect reason to avoid it every year.

Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh...

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 2nd, 2006, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Potato

Did you happen to catch SciFi at all on New Year's Eve? They aired Twilight Zone episodes all day long!!!! I think they do this every year.

I did watch it a lot new years day. I love those old shows.

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:26 AM

I have not been able to find the Monsters TV series anywhere but looking on ebay turns up this http://search.ebay.com/search/search...rclo=&saprchi=

Seems like they are selling bootlegs but I may buy them anyways. Its about the only choice I see.

**Excrement_Cranium** · January 3rd, 2006, 01:12 AM

What about night gallery, and the nightmare on elmstreet tv series... freddy's nightmares.

Been keepin up with masters of horror mels?

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 3rd, 2006, 01:25 AM

I listed Night Gallery up top, always was a weird show, Ive got a few of those to watch. I don't remember Freddy's nightmares, I'll have to look into that one. Was it any good?

I have seen some of the Masters series but not all. So far its been pretty good. The gore effects have been top notch. I only wish the Crypt was brought back from the dead, at least some specials or something

**Excrement_Cranium** · January 3rd, 2006, 01:48 AM

They didn't get much "critical" acclaim, but most horror fans love anything horror:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094466/

http://nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com...homevideo.html

**Mels_Smileys45** · January 3rd, 2006, 02:55 AM

I do now vaguely recall this show. Never got into it. I bet it will be hard as hell to find.

I just got the new twilight Zone episode "The Once and Future King". This show is really kick ass!

"Gary Pitkin, an Elvis impersonator, is serious about his job. He's in it for the music, but even his agent, Sandra, doesn't take him seriously. She actually met Elvis at a Las Vegas concert when she was 18 and Elvis was close to his death; he picked her out of a crowd and talked to her for hours. About his paranoia, and how he was sure someone was after him, in his dreams.

Sandra has booked Gary into a Las Vegas hotel lounge, but Gary doesn't want to go anywhere near Las Vegas. It killed Elvis. He quits and gets in his car, but where he's going isn't clear. On the road, Gary's car is hit by a drunk driver, and it turns over. When Gary wakes up, he's okay but the car is totaled. He starts walking, carrying his guitar, and is offered a ride in an old pickup. But the driver looks just like Elvis! Gary gets in, and picks up a paper off the floor. The date is July 2, 1954. Gary realizes that he's gone back in time and ended up with the real Elvis.

Elvis takes Gary to the electrician's company where he works, and the boss yells at him for taking a hitchhiker. But, he'll let it go this time, seeing as how it's his brother. Elvis looks at Gary and says, "I don't have a brother," and Gary just smiles. Gary tells Elvis that he can help him. And Elvis becomes convinced that Gary is his dead twin brother, Jesse. The next day, Gary meets Elvis at the electrician's office, where he's going to help him get ready for his audition with Sam Phillips. Elvis sings a slow song, but Gary tells him he's the king of rock and roll, and he has to grab them. Gary sings "That's All Right, Mama," and Elvis says he's not going to sing a trashy song. They argue, and Gary calls Elvis a "dumb son of a bitch." Elvis turns on him for calling his mama that name, and says that "You ain't my brother, and you ain't no friend of mine." Now they get into a real fistfight, and during the scuffle Elvis is accidentally killed. Gary buries Elvis secretly, and during the process he decides to take Elvis' place and live Elvis' life just as he remembers it. He changes clothes with the dead Elvis.

The next day Gary goes into Sam Phillip's place and cuts the record that launched Elvis on the rock and roll scene. Cut to Sandra's meeting with Elvis when she was 18, which we now know was not quite so random as she thought. Gary-as-Elvis tells her the whole story, and she thinks he's crazy but she adores him just the same. He gives her a scarf, and she runs out. We see Gary, living the life that he made for the dead Elvis, getting ready to put on the white Vegas jumpsuit of death. Gary knows the end is near for Elvis, but he's still determined to live Elvis' life as he remembers it, even though he'll die young, just like the real Elvis did."

http://www.steveandmarta.com/new%20t...g_synopsis.htm

This is one of the best episodes Ive ever seen and that even includes from the first series.