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!