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Is this the series with...

posted 8 years ago by Naughty-God
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I am looking for an Anthology Horror series show that featured 2 half-hour episodes much in the same vein as Tales from the Dark Side, Night Gallery, and Twilight Zone.

The one episode I am seeking involves a small town that has a run down and temporarily closed amusement park managed by an old man who has the same look and personality of Andy Devine or Slim Pickens and he has friends at the local bar where he likes to share tall tales and show off his latest clothing attire. In this particular episode he's wearing some brand new cowboy boots that impress his friends and he tells them that they were a gift.

The episode later plays out like a flashback I believe and we see a young fugitive (possibly a prison escapee) who is seeking shelter and somehow assumes a new identity along the way (probably by mugging and stealing money, ID, and clothing from a traveler). He befriends the old man in the small town pretending to be a hitchhiker seeking some work. The old man then gives him a job in one of the rides at the park (I think it was the funhouse) and the young man eagerly obliges the offer. When the old man tells him to go to the part of the ride that involves an underwater lake the young man takes the trolley/cart down to that section where he is killed by an animatronic lake monster that kills him. The next scene shows us that the old Man killed the young man on purpose to steal from him and take his shiny new boots.

Does this sound familiar to anyone and if it's not this series can you steer me towards the correct one?

[–] misbegotten 8 years ago

Well, Nightmares wasn't a TV show, it was a movie released in cinemas. The story you've described doesn't appear in it. Afraid I can't help you regarding that story's true location.

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[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 8 years ago

The stories you describe sound interesting, but they don't appear in this one. However, if you find out which series or movie it was, let me know.

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

[–] runemesa (197) 4 years ago

That story/episode (which is called "The Partnership", and starred Pat Butram and David Carradine) is from a show called "Darkroom". It had some great episodes, but also some mediocre ones.

My favorite episodes were called "Daisies" (which was only a 4-minute long episode) and "Uncle George". One called “Catnip” was pretty good, too. It’s kinda reminiscent of the final story in Creepshow 2, but with a cat instead. And, just like the werewolf story from the movie “Deadtime Stories”, it ends with a popular catchphrase mirroring what just happened to the main character. The show was hosted by James Coburn and it came out in 1981.

Another story is a lot like the movie Frequency, though it came out many years after this episode.

A story called “Needlepoint” had about the most lame-looking voodoo doll I’ve ever seen.

A story called “The Siege of 21 August” is reminiscent of the Stephen King story “Battleground”, and it has some good forced perspective FX.

Billy Crystal was in one about a magical makeup case.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Intriguing. I have never heard of this series.

Do u know of a source? I searched youtube but didn't find any actual eps, just references to the promos.

[–] runemesa (197) 4 years ago

I can make a copy for you if you don’t mind paying the shipping. [email protected]

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Thanks, but it's not a 'must see' thing for me.

I was just curious about it... was hoping you knew of an online source. Hopefully it'll pop up in some obscure corner of the interwebs and I can check it out.

[–] TommyJarvis82 (2586) 3 years ago

I remember one time in the early 90s, TBS accidentally showed Night Gallery instead of this.