Watch TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE MARATHON Hosted by RICH LITTLE with Commercials

WGN Channel 9 promo:

In a Halloween Special that aired in September/October of 1986, Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor Rich Little hosted a TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE marathon where four previously aired episodes where shown with Little doing celebrity impressions in between them.

I tried to recreate the broadcast with the videos in this post. The info about the special I wrote here is taken from the video descriptions and comments posted. Some info was wrong but I updated the post with itzmurda's corrected comment below. Thanks for commenting!

This first video was recorded from WPIX 11 in New Jersey or New York and contains commercials, political ads and ends with Rich Little's impression of Alfred Hitchcock as he intros the marathon.

This second video contains the same Alfred Hitchcock intro as above plus Rich Little's impression of Vincent Price (pictured in the 1st photo in the TV Guide ad at top) presenting the first episode which was “INSIDE THE CLOSET.” Little also appears as Bela Lugosi's Dracula (2nd pic) introducing the second episode "STRANGE LOVE," both eps have been edited out. I embedded both full episodes below the following video.

This video is the TFTD full episode “INSIDE THE CLOSET” without ads watch below or at dailymotion.com:

...and TFTD episode "STRANGE LOVE" below:

This fifth video was recorded on October 31th, 1986 over WGN-TV on a Friday night at 8pm EST. Little's remaining wraparounds are in this video which also includes several Chicago-centric ads and nine o'clock news footage. All other recordings on this tape were from local Denver TV and all date to within a month or two of the broadcast.

Rich Little imitates Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance from 1980 film The Shining (3rd pic down in the TV Guide ad at top) as he hosts the episode "MONSTERS IN MY ROOM." He also appears as Boris Karloff to intro/outro the final episode "TRICK OR TREAT," then closes out the marathon as himself. Both eps were also edited out and are posted below.

Watch the full TFTD "MONSTERS IN MY ROOM" episode:

@garbage_pail_flix remixed this video that contains TFTD episode "TRICK OR TREAT" edited with commercials and Rich Little's Boris Karloff impression taken from the above videos. Watch below or at archive.org.

Or watch the full TFTD "TRICK OR TREAT" episode without ads below. I created the custom VHS cover above using artwork by Abrar Ajmal at www.aaillustrations.co.uk:

Watch the other 2 TFTD episodes that also take place on Halloween below, first is "HALLOWEEN CANDY"...

...Followed by "THE CUTTY BLACK SOW":

Halloween and more episodes streaming on Shudder promos:

The official Volume 7 VHS release of TFTD (vhs cover above) contains "TRICK OR TREAT" plus the following two episodes, "IN THE CARDS", though the video below is labeled the wrong episode title, it's not "All a Clone by the Telephone"...

...and "A CASE OF THE STUBBORNS" also labeled wrong episode title, it's not "The Word Processor of the Gods"...

...or watch any episode from all 4 seasons of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE at: https://www.dailymotion.com/search/tales from the darkside/videos

WHERE TO WATCH:  https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/tales-from-the-darkside

MICHAEL, FREDDY, JASON, SAM, HALLOWEEN III, ALIEN, SLIMER, THE SHINING Commercials

Michael Myers commercials

A real promo for Halloween II airing on WKBD Channel 50 but I love the opening. It looks like it's homemade or put together with props found in a local TV station:


A Nike commercial but a chainsaw is The Shape's weapon of choice in this one, and the mask looks a lot like the one in the above promo:


Actor portraying John Carpenter from 1981 with flashes of Michael Myers in this Budweiser commercial:


Fan made Halloween Pepsi ad with Michael Myers:

Halloween III commercials

Little Billy: HALLOIIIEEN Promo #1 (2018) with Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry:


Little Billy: HALLOIIIEEN Promo #2 (2018) with McDonalds Halloween Pails McPunk'n, McGhost and McWitch:


Little Billy: HALLOIIIEEN Promo #3 (2018) with the Silver Shamrock Halloween III Masks:


Little Billy: HALLOIIIEEN Promo #4 (2018) a recreation of Halloween III's opening scene with all the characters from the first 3 promos, donate and receive a t-shirt:


N.O.M.A.D.I.C. Horror Time Masks Halloween Ad, an homage to the Silver Shamrock Novelties commercial:


The Wonder Goblin Toy Company presents their Halloween 3 inspired curio, The Magic Pumpkin! Find out how to order at wondergoblin.com. Don't miss it. The clock is ticking!

Trick 'r Treat commercials

Principal Wilkins hands out treats to Sam from Trick 'r Treat, plus kids and zombies in this German Lidl commercial:


A slight variation of the same commercial but with a group of tricker treating kids at the end instead of zombies:


Half-English half-Swedish commercial but with Green Slime instead of blood or puke on Principal Wilkins shirt:

Jason Voorhees commercials

Jason Wears a Mask in New York PSA:


Fan Made Mentos Commercial Parody with Jason:


Jason's eHarmony Commercial:


Jason at RadioShack:


Axe Body Spray Parody Spoof:


Commercial for Stihl easy 2 start Chainsaw with a Jason type masked killer also holding his machete:


Hershey's Kit Kat Commercial with another Jason type masked killer with a chainsaw:


Jason with a chainsaw in this Reebok Pumps commercial:


Spanish DirecTV commercial with a frightened Jason carrying an axe:

Freddy Krueger commercials

Freddy Knives Commercial parody:


Freddy Krueger Visits The Exchange in this Web Commercial:


German Freddy Krueger Halloween Kostüm ♥ @maskworld.com:


Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund himself) Slashes Up The Goldbergs Promo #1:


Freddy Krueger and The Goldbergs Promo #2:


Freddy, Goldbergs Promo #3:

Miscellaneous commercials

Angus Scrimm in Fangoria Magazine Promo (1988):


Pepsi Commercial with Xenomorph Alien (1 minute version):


Pepsi Commercial with Xenomorph Alien (30 second version):


A collection of QuickBooks Happy Business: Ghostbusters Commercials featuring Janine and Slimer:


Bryan Cranston as Jack Torrance and Tracee Ellis Ross as Wendy Torrance from The Shining Mountain Dew commercial:

Bryan Cranston as the Grady Twins from The Shining Mountain Dew commercial:


Grain Belt Beer Ad Spoof of The Shining:

FRIDAY, HALLOWEEN, NIGHTMARE, PSYCHO, EVIL, LIVING, DEAD, SCREAM, MASSACRE Newspaper Articles Part 1

Artwork/prints from etsy.com that resemble newspaper articles featuring horror movies: It (2017), Friday the 13th films, Halloween films, Nightmare on Elm Street films, The Shining (1980), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Evil Dead films, From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Psycho (1960), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and Scream films.

Update 2022: This is Part 1 check out more horror movie newspapers artwork in Part 2, that I posted in Sept. 2022.

Newspaper Art Prints by cultclippings.myshopify.com:

Newspaper Display Art by FrontPageFreePress at etsy.com:

Mock Newspaper Art Prints by GiftShopofHorrors at etsy.com:

Newspaper Articles by NostalgicDesignz at etsy.com:

Newspaper posters by ShopofNostalgia at etsy.com:

Check out more Newspaper artwork/posters I posted at: https://www.thehorrorsofhalloween.com/2022/09/halloween-horror-movies-newspapers-artwork-by-shaun-watson.html

Watch RISE OF THE BOOGEYMEN Short Film

An unbelievable mashup of horror movie clips by YouTuber Antonio Da Silva, featuring the following horror villains: MICHAEL VS JASON VS FREDDY VS ASH VS CHUCKY VS PINHEAD VS CREEPER plus more. Definitely a horror fan’s wet dream. Follow on AMDS Films on Twitter.

SYNOPSIS: There is a town where all the boogeymen live together in deadly harmony. This town is HELLOWEEN, and tonight they are all out.



Alternate version of opening song:

Michael Myers Custom LEGO minifigure from Minifigs.me

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