TFTD: Black Widows!
Okay, I’m pretty sure I ran this particular episode of Tales from the Darkside a few years ago, but I can’t help myself. It’s one of my favorites.
This third-season episode, Black Widows, exemplifies everything that was great about the show. It’s low-fi, weirdly casual, pretty ridiculous, quietly haunting, and oh yeah, the chief characters are actually giant spiders who eat people. It’s not a “good” episode by conventional measures, but that permeating rough-around-the-edges feel is such a big part of TFTD’s charm.
I’m not promising that you’ll love it, but I hope you’ll agree that it’s the perfect thing to watch when you’re hanging out in the secret part of a website late at night. Enjoy!
The Unsolved Mysteries Halloween Special!
Hey, why not?
From October 1988, here’s the Unsolved Mysteries HALLOWEEN SPECIAL — that being a regularly-scheduled episode that made use of its late October airdate with an ALL-GHOST theme.
As some of you may remember, I wrote about this special several years ago. It’s mostly notable for the inclusion of the Tallman’s Ghost segment, widely considered to be *the* scariest ghost segment in the history of the series.
PS: This vid might pair well with the latest Purple Stuff Podcast. Check the main page. We’re talking about witches!
A New Thread Rises.
Can I just say how much I love the fact that Dino Drac After Dark quietly chugs along, even without any attention from me, or really from anything?
I know there’s a banner that magically appears on the main page after midnight, but in the social media age, with most traffic going directly to articles, I don’t think there’s that much main page traffic in the wee hours. Yet, here you are.
It’s pretty awesome. I know the lack of updates can be frustrating, but they’ve had the neat side effect of turning After Dark into pretty much what I always wanted After Dark to be. A hidden, hopefully-pleasant escape not just from real life, but from internet life.
Some nights, that’s exactly what you need. Hell, lately, I’ve needed a few of them myself.
That said, you’ve waited long enough for a new thread. So here ya go.
As a video component, I’m including a playlist full of 1990s movie trailers. “1990s” seems to be the only tie that binds the selected films, which run the full genre gamut. Come for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, stay for Volcano.
1980s Cartoon Intros!
Since the latest Purple Stuff episode was all about TV themes, I thought this would be a fitting video for After Dark:
Enjoy an immense collection of over 100 cartoon intros from the 1980s, ranging from Inspector Gadget to Rainbow Brite. So much good stuff, so many great songs!
