Tales from the Darkside Season 3 Episode 1 The Circus 1986
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A skeptical journalist travels on assignment to a sideshow. Seated in a small theatre, he is greeted by a perverse caretaker/M.C. who promises (in seemingly generic fashion) to unearth strange, horrible, and presumably fake creatures. The journalist nevertheless feels disgusted when he sees a demonic vampire devour an actual lamb. He chastizes the caretaker for endorsing such horrific ""entertainment"". However, when fully realizing that these are actual CREATURES, the startled journalist attempts to flee the circus and unknowingly retreats into the arms of the vampire. The caretaker subsequently transforms him into a new exhibit, currently on display for the faithful flock of sideshow attendants who DELIGHT in being frightened.
- Released: 1986-09-28
- Runtime: 20 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Stars: Paul Sparer
- Director: George A. Romero
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1. The Circus 1986-09-28
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2. I Can't Help Saying Goodbye 1986-10-05
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3. The Bitterest Pill 1986-10-12
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4. Florence Bravo 1986-10-19
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5. The Geezenstacks 1986-10-26
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6. Black Widows 1986-11-02
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7. Heretic 1986-11-09
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8. A Serpent's Tooth 1986-11-16
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9. Baker's Dozen 1986-11-23
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10. Deliver Us from Goodness 1986-11-30
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11. Seasons of Belief 1986-12-29
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12. Miss May Dusa 1987-01-18
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13. The Milkman Cometh 1987-01-25
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14. My Ghostwriter: The Vampire 1987-02-01
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15. My Own Place 1987-02-08
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16. Red Leader 1987-02-15
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17. Everybody Needs a Little Love 1987-02-22
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18. Auld Acquaintances 1987-03-01
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19. The Social Climber 1987-03-08
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20. The Swap 1987-05-03
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21. Let the Games Begin 1987-05-10
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22. The Enormous Radio 1987-05-17
