The series, which began in the early ’80s, was started by George Romero and Laurel Entertainment. It concluded in 1988 and paved the way for a feature film, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, in 1990. With an opening narrated by Paul Sparer, each episode ran 30 minutes in length and told various tales of the macabre.
Joe Hill (“Heart-Shaped Box,” “Locke & Key,” “Horns” and Stephen King’s son) is attached as a writer and he spoke to MTV via e-mail about the proposed series – which has yet to get the official green light (it’s still in the pilot order stage).
He wanted to clarify a few things…
“Well, for starters, the show is just called ‘Darkside,’ ” Hill told MTV News via e-mail. “And it really is a reinvention, not a reboot. My feeling is, in the wake of shows like ‘The X-Files’ and ‘Fringe,’ the days when you could do a straightforward horror anthology are over.”
Should the show get picked up, a variet of writers will contribute to the series with Hill “curating.” Says MTV…
That doesn’t mean the show won’t embrace some of the anthology aspects of the original. In particular, “Darkside” will still draw on short stories for some of its structure and plots. Hill notes the creators have already discussed authors Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, and C. Robert Cargill, though no official offers have gone out.
