Darkroom
Darkroom is an American television thriller series which ABC transmitted from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Each 60-minute episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a new story and a new cast, but each of the episode wraparound segments was hosted by James Coburn. Among the performers who appeared on the series were Steve Allen, Esther Rolle, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, David Carradine, Billy Crystal, and June Lockhart.
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Seasons
1.Closed Circuit
27-11-198160mA TV newsman (Robert Webber) finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.
2.Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back
27-11-198160mA man (Lawrence Pressman) discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.
3.The Bogeyman Will Get You
04-12-198160mA teenager (Quinn Cummings) believes she's discovered a vampire (Randolph Powell).
4.Uncle George
04-12-198160mA poor couple (Claude Akins, June Lockhart) try to find someone to pose as their late uncle, whose pension they can't afford to lose.
5.Needlepoint
11-12-198160mA woman (Esther Rolle) uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.
6.Siege of 31 August
11-12-198160mA farmer (Ronny Cox) is tormented by his memories of war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.
7.A Quiet Funeral
18-12-198160mA quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.
8.Make Up
18-12-198160mA magic makeup case transforms a loser (Billy Crystal) into a winner.
9.The Partnership
25-12-198160mAn old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.
10.Daisies
25-12-198160mA filandering botanist develops a machine that reads the thoughts of daisies. His wife, finding out from the daisies about the affair with his assistant, shoots him to death.
11.Catnip
25-12-198160mA ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat.
12.Lost in Translation
08-01-198260mAn archaeology professor (Andrew Prine) seeks power over others through a magic formula.
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13.Guillotine
08-01-198260mA 19th-century Frenchwoman tries to save her lover from the guillotine.
14.Exit Line
15-01-198260mAn aspiring actor (Stan Shaw) takes revenge on an acerbic critic (Samantha Eggar).
15.Who's There?
15-01-198260mA husband (Michael Lembeck) sets a trap for his unfaithful wife (Dianne Kay).
16.The Rarest of Wines
15-01-198260mSon (Henry Polic II) is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.
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