Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Summary: To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.
Release Date: May 04, 1990
Director:
John Harrison
Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,500,000
Domestic: $ 16,324,573
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