Movies Like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 comedy, fantasy, horror, thriller film from John Harrison with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with V/H/S/Halloween and Patient Seven.

Comedy Fantasy Horror Thriller

V/H/S/Halloween

2025

A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

6.3

MagicScore

Patient Seven

2016

Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist, has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.

5.2

MagicScore

Gallery of Horror

1967

John Carradine narrates five horror tales, each with a comically predictable surprise ending. In the first, "The Witches Clock," the Farrells have purchased an old mansion in Salem Massachusetts and are warned by the town doctor of the history of witches in the community. The second story, "King of the Vampires," deals with a slight-figured killer called the King of the Vampires by Scotland Yard. The third, "Monster Raid," is about a man turned zombie when he ODs on his experimental drug. "Spark of Life" deals with a doctor Mendell obsessed with the experiments of a thrown-out professor named Erich von Frankenstein. "Count Alucard" is a variation on the Dracula story, with the Count acquiring the deed to Carfax Abbey from Harker as vampiresses and dead bodies start turning up.

4.5

MagicScore

Trick 'r Treat

2007

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

7.0

MagicScore

Creepshow

1982

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

6.9

MagicScore

Bad Candy

2021

On Halloween night in New Salem, Radio DJs Chilly Billy and Paul tell a twisted anthology of terrifying local myths. Residents of the small-town experience horrifying paranormal encounters that lead them to a grim end.

4.5

MagicScore

Deadtime Stories

1986

A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror stories: about a killer witch; Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf; and Goldi Lox and the three bears.

4.9

MagicScore

Arnold

1973

Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his coffin. Meanwhile, various oddball relatives after Arnold's wealth are being killed in a creative variety of ways.

5.0

MagicScore

Re-Animator

1985

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

1964

Those who have interfered with the Tomb of Ra-Antef are in terrible danger. Against expert advice, American showman and financial backer of the expedition, Alexander King, plans a world tour exhibiting this magnificent discovery from the ancient world but on the opening night the sarcophagus is void of its contents. The mummy has escaped to fulfill the dreadful prophesy and exact a violent and bloody revenge on all those who defiled his final resting place.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Sleepless

2001

An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Hunchback of the Morgue

1973

A hunchback working in a morgue falls in love with a sick woman. He goes berserk when she dies and seeks help from a scientist to bring her back from the dead.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Attack of the Crab Monsters

1957

A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

1973

After the death of Victor Frankenstein, two figures vie for control of his monster and the radical technology that created him: the scientist's daughter, and an immortal wizard assisted by a blind bird-woman with an unquenchable thirst for blood.

5.0

MagicScore

#16

Gargoyles

1972

After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Return to Horror Hotel

2019

Return to Horror Hotel is an anthology feature with 4 segments. One is about giant a bedbugs, one is about a magical charm that turns girls beautiful, one is about a WWII sailor who hasn't aged and one is about a terrorizing severed hand.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Southbound

2015

The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Kuso

2017

Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, this story is tangled up in the aftermath of Los Angeles's worst earthquake nightmare. Travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Holidays

2016

An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.

4.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie?

The top films similar to Tales from the Darkside: The Movie by MovieMagicScore are V/H/S/Halloween (6.3), Patient Seven (5.2), Gallery of Horror (4.5). Each shares comedy/fantasy/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tales from the Darkside: The Movie worth watching?

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 407 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tales from the Darkside: The Movie?

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) is a comedy, fantasy, horror, thriller film directed by John Harrison, starring Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, David Forrester.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie?

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About movies like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

This ranked list pairs Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), a comedy and fantasy and horror and thriller film from John Harrison, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Debbie Harry take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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