Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

~Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!

Overview

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

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General Information

Release Date: 1990-05-03
Budget: $3500000
Revenue: $16324573
Runtime: 93 min

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